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A seated man on a silver-and-red throne with carved wooden screens behind him presses his palms together in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange robe and a long marigold garland with a yellow flower garland. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange head cloth kneels before a brick homa fire pit with a bright flame, offering items beside it. Brass kalasha pots, bananas, and pink flower petals sit on striped mats. Stone pillars and a fan frame the open night-time ashram hall. The seated figure is the appearance-based probable Swamiji: long hair, orange ritual robe, and ceremonial garland, depicted in a ritual setting.

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April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a courtyard homa ceremony at night. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a red rug wears an orange-red robe and a white tripundra, hands folded in his lap. In front of him, a priest in orange-red cloth, bare-chested with white markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala, leans over a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame and reaches toward a metal bowl. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and offerings with fruit, flowers and decorated bundles sit nearby. An orange turban and a wooden carved cabinet appear in the background.2018-05-29April 26 20182018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA courtyard ritual with a square yellow-plastered fire pit in the foreground, its flames burning, with a small bowl of offering set over the fire. On the left, a seated man in reddish-brown robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushioned rug. To the right, a standing man with bare upper body, a saffron-orange head wrap, pearl and rudraksha malas, and sacred ash marks tends the homa, holding a small bell-like vessel. Fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a decorated kalasha-style arrangement with white and purple ribbons sit on the floor beside the fire, on striped rugs. Carved wooden doors and a brick wall form the backdrop.2018-05-29Night outdoor ritual photograph. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a rust-orange turban, with white markings on his arms and chest and a white-beaded mala, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a fire pit with burning wood and offerings of fruit and flowers on a striped mat. Seated on a white-and-red throne, a man in orange-red robes and a gold necklace presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them stand several people in white and orange clothing, a standing fan, and a stone wall. Watermarked archive photo.2018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copies