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A seated man with long dark hair, a red tilak, a white flower garland and layered rudraksha malas sits with palms pressed together on a gold-framed throne with red cushions, in a reddish-orange robe with gold ornaments. Nearby, a fire pit burns in front of a platter of flowers, and a dark-haired figure in white with a shawl sits at left. Around them, people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand and sit on green cloth; one man in a pink turban and white dhoti at right holds a ritual implement. a person: the seated figure's long swept hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold clothing and throne fit the appearance-based label, and the page links him to this satsang. The scene reads as a homa or yagna ritual before a fire.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on a green cloth-covered ground. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red shawl, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and bangles sits with palms pressed together on a gold and red throne, a white and gold garland around his neck; the figure has a person appearance. Before him a fire blazes in a fire pit surrounded by yellow-painted brick-like arrangements strewn with red flower petals. Men with shaved or bare heads in orange and white, bare-chested or in white dhotis, sit with backs to the camera; a woman in a white sari with a black border and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined at left. Behind them, robed devotees in orange and white stand, one holding a drum; a cameraman films.2016-07-03November 24 20152015-11-24January 02 20162016-01-02July 03 20162016-07-03July 03 20162016-07-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes, a white flower garland and a gold-beaded chain sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne behind a fire pit where flames rise from a wooden structure decorated with flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue border and a pink-turbaned priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth pour from a silver vessel and hold a ceremonial object near the fire. Behind them, several people in white dhotis, orange garments and saffron-and-red saris stand, some wearing rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be an outdoor courtyard with green mats and a fan at left. The seated figure has long hair and a shawl, which are appearance cues only, so identity remains uncertain.2016-07-03July 03 20162016-07-03A seated man with closed eyes sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a pink-and-white flower garland, an orange-red cloth, and a gold necklace. In front of him a fire burns on the floor. Beside him, a priest in orange-red robes with bare upper body and a rudraksha bracelet holds a lit aarti lamp with flames. Wooden carved screens stand behind, with striped mats on the floor. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the cues are limited to the orange cloth, garland and throne, so identity is uncertain.2018-05-10A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground, with a silver bowl and ladle beside it. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a deep red turban, red robes, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas, and offers an oblation with one hand. Around the throne, a bare-chested man in white dhoti, a shaved-headed priest in orange, and women in red saris with rudraksha necklaces attend the ritual. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the throne, identifiable by the red turban, gold necklace and rudraksha malas. Several women and men stand in the background under a red wall.2015-11-24July 03 20162016-07-03July 03 20162016-07-03A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a large arched backrest sits centrally in a temple hall at night, wearing a red-orange turban, rust-red robes with a gold-striped sash, a heavy beaded mala and a gold pendant necklace, with flower garland at his lap. Around him, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and an attendant in a red sari and rudraksha beads tend a fire pit with burning offerings in the foreground. a person: the seated central figure has a red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and the throne reflects a ceremonial role, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2015-11-24