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A bearded man with a long dark hair bun wrapped in a black and white leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament sits cross-legged in rust-brown saffron robes with gold border, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets and a beaded waist belt. He is seated before a silver Nandi bull statue garlanded with white flowers, silver vessels and a brass lamp with a flame, and a wooden bowl of smoking offerings nearby. Smoke drifts in the background.

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A seated man in a rust-red draped garment with gold-bordered edges and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant sits near a silver bull figure garlanded with white flowers. He wears a leopard-print headwrap with a white crescent ornament and a dark dreadlocked hairstyle, and he is looking downward with eyes closed. Beside him are silver vessels, small oil lamps, and a clay bowl of burning sticks and herbs emitting smoke. Two dark metal deity figures stand on a silver stand, and a striped cloth covers the floor.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A bearded man with long dreadlocks sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-backed chair, wearing a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, rust-red saffron-toned cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and beaded red armbands. He holds a small wooden implement and looks down at a tray of silver covered bowls and a brass vessel. Before him are an oil lamp with a tall silver stand, a brass bowl of offerings, a silver bull figure garlanded with white flowers, and a brass deity figure at right. The setting is a temple-like space with golden pillars and rising smoke over a striped cloth.2017-10-08A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with gold-bordered edges and a leopard-print turban fastened with a white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair during a ritual. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, and red beaded armbands, and holds a stick over a clay vessel of burning offerings. Before him are silver lidded containers on a silver tray, an oil lamp, and a brass figure of a deity, with a silver bull figure behind him and a striped cloth underfoot. Smoke rises from the offering. a person: long dreadlocked hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace consistent with the page's identification of a person as present at this event.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a leopard-print turban with a small crescent ornament and long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe with gold border, a heavy gold bead necklace and a large gold pendant, and red beaded armbands. He points with one hand toward silver ritual vessels and a silver kalasha-like pot arranged on a striped cloth. A lit oil lamp and a small fire burn in a stone bowl beside him, with silver lamps and a silver bull figure in the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in ritual setting with distinctive turban, saffron-orange robe and ornate gold necklace.2017-10-08A smiling man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver throne. He wears rust-orange robes with gold borders, a gold bead necklace, red coral bracelets and a gold belt. He holds a silver staff and a rudraksha-style mala in one hand, while beside him are a silver Nandi figure, silver vessels, an oil lamp and a mortar with a pestle. Probable Swamiji cues: long dreadlocks, leopard turban, saffron-orange robes and gold ornaments, seated in a ceremonial setting.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in rust-orange sacred robes with gold-banded edges sits on an ornately engraved silver seat, his long dreadlocks falling over his shoulders. He wears a leopard-print headband topped with a white crescent ornament, a dark tilak on his forehead, a heavy gold bead necklace, red coral bead armbands and a matching beaded belt. He holds a silver staff with his left hand while fingering a rudraksha mala with the right. Nearby stand a silver bull statue draped with white flowers, silver ritual vessels with lids, a silver lamp stand and a stone mortar with a black pestle on a striped cloth.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08