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A seated man in a tall black turban with a red bindi and tripundra marks leads a fire ritual beside a bowl of burning flames. He wears a red robe, many layers of rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and a silver-toned pendant. His right hand moves over the fire while he looks down, and silver ritual vessels with coconuts and offerings stand in the foreground. A silver-edged throne is behind him and a striped tripundra-marked backdrop with a red emblem is visible at upper right. The scene resembles a homa with a visible fire pit. The man is shown as an appearance-based Swamiji (probable), with long-style turban, saffron/red ceremonial robes and rudraksha malas as cues, performing the fire offering.

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A seated man in red ochre robes sits before a bright fire burning in a stone fire pit, performing a homa. He wears a black turban with a red and rudraksha-beaded band and a tilak on his forehead, a beard, and several long rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. His right hand rests on a silver staff with an ornate handle. Behind him stand silver kalasha vessels on a silver stand, red and white flower garlands, and a dark stone deity murti with a draped red and gold cloth. The man's appearance with a turban, saffron-red robes, and ceremonial rudraksha malas is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a ritual role at the fire.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Close photo of a bearded man in a black turban edged with rudraksha beads, wearing a red-orange shawl and many rudraksha malas. He has white forehead paste with a red central mark, eyes closed and smiling as he holds a metal lamp with a large flame in his hands. A gold chain with an ornate pendant hangs at his chest. The background is pale white and blurred. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the person in the foreground, based on the turban, rudraksha malas, orange-red clothing and gold necklace.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in a dark turban with rudraksha beads wrapped around it, wearing a deep red-orange wrap and multiple tiers of rudraksha mala necklaces, with rudraksha armbands on his upper arm and wrist. He sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, bowing his head over a small fire pit where flames rise from a clay-lined homa vessel. Silver vessels and an oil lamp sit nearby, with a yellow and red floral garland hanging at the top of the frame. Visible ritual setting suggests a fire ritual; the man is a candidate for the Swamiji (probable) based on the turban, rudraksha malas and saffron-red clothing cues.2018-03-03A bearded man in a tall black turban edged with red beads and rudraksha sits in a homa ritual, tending a fire in a stone fire pit beside silver kalasha vessels. He wears a red-orange saffron cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and a white tripundra with a red bindi. Behind him are a red and gold cloth, a white sheet and a garland of red and white flowers. a person performing the fire offering; the scene shows a fire ritual with ceremonial silver vessels.2018-03-03A bearded man in a black turban with a red rudraksha band sits cross-legged with eyes closed, seated on a silver-backed chair with a red cushion. He wears a red unstitched robe, multiple strands of brown rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, and a gold pendant necklace, with white and red sacred marks on his forehead. His right hand rests on a silver ritual staff while a small fire burns in a stone fire pit beside him, with silver kalasha-style vessels and brass items on the right.2018-03-03A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe performing a fire ritual at a stone fire pit with a visible flame. He wears a tall black turban wrapped with a red rudraksha band, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and multiple strands of rudraksha malas across his chest and upper arms, plus a gold pendant necklace. His eyes are closed as he reaches toward the flame. Behind him are ornate silver vessels, a silver staff and a carved wooden seat draped in red cloth. The scene suggests a homa or yagna, and the Swamiji (probable) cues are the turban, saffron-red clothing and rudraksha malas.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in a dark turban with rudraksha beads wrapped around it, wearing an orange-red robe and multiple long rudraksha malas over the chest, with rudraksha armbands. He has a white tilak on the forehead and a red dot between the brows, and sits with eyes closed beside a fire pit with open flames. Silver ritual vessels and a silver-handled implement stand nearby, and red and white flower garlands hang in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03