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Photo of a bearded man seated before a visible fire pit with bright flames at lower left, during a ritual setting. He wears a tall black turban wrapped with a rudraksha band, a tilak with red mark on his forehead, and a red-orange ochre robe draped over the shoulder. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads hang across his chest and wrists, and he holds his hand to his chin with eyes lowered in contemplation. Silver ritual vessels with ornate engraving sit in the lower right foreground, and red and gold fabric hangs behind him. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, matching the page's claim of his presence; the cues are the rudraksha malas, ochre robe and black turban.

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March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in saffron-red robes performs a homa at a fire pit, a flame rising from the offering bowl in front of him. He wears a tall black tied turban with a band of rudraksha beads, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas across his chest. He holds a mala in his right hand and rests his left on a silver ritual vessel. Silver kalasha-style pots stand to the right, with a red and white garland and a dark pillar behind him. a person: the turban, rudraksha malas and saffron robes match the page's claim, though the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2018-03-03A 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.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe and dhoti with gold border, wearing a black turban with red rudraksha beads, white and red forehead markings, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a gold pendant necklace. He sits on a red-cushioned ornate silver chair, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) in a silver dish while his eyes are closed. Behind him stand a small silver figure and a dark deity murti on a silver table, with a colourful woven rug on the floor.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 seated man in red-orange ceremonial dress tends a wooden frame over a bright fire, with smoke rising around him. He wears a tall piled hairstyle bound with rudraksha strands, a sacred ash mark on his forehead, a beard, and several rudraksha malas over a red-orange shawl with gold border. He sits on a red cushioned seat with ornate silver armrests. A deity murti stands in the background, and a hand reaches in from the right side near a metal vessel. The scene suggests a fire ritual.2018-03-03A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange robe with a tall black turban trimmed with rudraksha beads, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha malas across the chest and arms and a gold chain at the neck. He has a white tripundra with a red mark on the forehead and is feeding long straw or grass stalks into a small fire burning on a dark stone fire pit, which is a homa. Behind him hang yellow and red marigold garlands, a microphone is mounted on a stand, and a silver-decorated seat is visible on the left. A small brass deity murti stands at the lower left beside silver ritual vessels. The scene is a fire ritual during a satsang-style event. Appearance-based cues (turban, rudraksha malas, orange-red robe, gold chain) suggest Swamiji (probable), seated in a ritual role at the homa.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 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.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03