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A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits cross-legged on a silver-framed seat before a yellow-brick fire pit where a flame burns, raising his right hand over the fire in a ritual gesture. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace with rudraksha malas and a bare upper torso draped in orange cloth. Behind him, a large ornate gold throne-backdrop frames a printed portrait of a figure in an orange turban and gold necklaces seated on a red cushion with a striped tiger-skin cloth. Offerings of fruit, a brass vessel and a striped rug surround the homa area. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ritual with a fire pit and offerings. a person: the seated man has a long beard and saffron turban with rudraksha and gold necklaces, but the visible cues are only moderately distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.

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March 09 20182018-03-09A 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.2018-03-03Photo 11722991 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange robe with gold-edged border and a long gold-bead necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a carved wooden screen in a stone-walled room. A dark turban-style head covering and a white vertical mark on his forehead are visible. A square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks holds a burning fire in the foreground, with a silver kalasha-like vessel, brass plates and small oil lamp nearby. A red shag rug with petals lies beneath the throne, and a striped cloth covers the floor around the homa area.2018-06-04June 23 20172017-06-23May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-orange robe and a tall black turban wrapped with red beads sits before a small stone fire pit with a lit flame. He wears layered rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold pendant, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. Silver and gilt kalasha vessels and a silver ritual object sit on a tray at right, with a striped woven cloth beneath. The scene looks like a homa or yagna. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-red sannyasi garb, turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant match the page's description of him performing the ritual.2018-03-03December 20 20172017-12-20December 10 20172017-12-10A homa fire ritual in a decorated temple-like hall. In the foreground, a young priest with dreadlocks under an orange turban and an orange robe, wearing a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, feeds offerings into a small burning fire pit ringed with yellow marigold garlands and petals. A brass bowl stands at his left and brass oil lamps appear on the right. Behind him, a seated figure in a red-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace, with a white tilak, sits on an ornate silver throne framed by a large arch of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. Two people are visible: the priest and the seated figure, with a third person partly hidden behind the priest.2018-04-27A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless tunic and matching red dhoti sits on a silver-framed chair with a tiger-striped cushion, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a black dreadlocked turban with a small crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, and red rudraksha bands on his arms and wrist, with a leopard-print waist sash. In front of him a small fire burns in a brass vessel, beside a stone mortar, pestle, bowls of yellow powder, green herbs and a brass lamp. A standing metal figure and a silver throne decorated with white flower garlands stand to the right, under a night setting with greenery and a microphone on a stand.2017-09-14 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03