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Outdoor fire-ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with green trees and a red-walled building behind. A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, a black head-wrap with a white band and long hair, sits on an ornate silver chair beside a sunken square fire pit where a fire burns with smoke rising. Two attendants kneel at left: one in red-brown cloth with a rudraksha mala, and one in an orange head-cloth and orange garment, both handling brass and silver vessels and small bowls set around the pit. A white carved deity murti with a silver offering stand sits at right. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues beyond clothing and seating, so the appearance-based label is uncertain. Ritual activity suggests a homa with Aushada preparation.

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August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31Night-time outdoor ritual at a fire pit. A seated man in a dark red-maroon dhoti and matching wrap, with rudraksha mala beads, a dark pendant on a cord, gold chain, beaded armlets and a patterned cloth headwrap, holds a long silver-tipped rod over the flames. Bright orange fire and rising smoke fill the stone fire pit, which is decorated with marigold petals. Nearby stand a silver footed tray with a lamp, a silver-framed deity murti on a silver pedestal, and a microphone stand. A person in an orange turban sits at the left edge with a small metal vessel and offerings in front of the pit.2017-08-31Outdoor ritual scene beside a red-walled building and green foliage. A man seated on a silver-white carved chair wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, gold pendant, leopard-print headband, and bracelets; he is the central figure and has a probable Swamiji appearance with long hair and distinctive ornaments, so this is an in-person candidate. Three men kneel at the left: one bare-chested with a garland, one in an orange headcloth, and one in red cloth, with bowls and metal cups before them. A small sacred fire burns in a yellow-tiled rectangular pit, and a fire also burns beside the seated man. A white carved shrine or murti stands at right beside a microphone stand.2017-08-31A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at a garden setting. A seated man in a rust-red robe with rudraksha malas and a crown-like white headpiece sits on a raised white seat behind a microphone stand, watching the fire. Two young assistants in the foreground kneel and reach toward a small fire and steel bowls of offerings; one wears an orange head cloth and orange cloth, the other a red cloth. A square stone fire pit with burning wood and a white ornate shrine-like altar stand beside them, with a red building and green foliage behind.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged in lotus-style posture on an ornate white silver-toned throne-like seat in an outdoor courtyard with tropical plants behind him. He wears a leopard-print headband, a long dark braid, a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain and matching red-gold armbands. Beside him stands a small white throne with a deity murti and garland. At right a flame rises from a fire pit, with a second person standing in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold adornments and saffron-red clothing, indicating a presiding teacher during the fire ritual.2017-08-31August 08 20172017-08-08A 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 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a ritual setting outdoors before a red-brick building. He sits cross-legged on a silver-decorated seat with his palms pressed together above his head, wearing a rust-red cloth wrap, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a gold pendant. A flaming fire pit with a smoking brass vessel burns in front of him, and a silver-rimmed bowl sits on a stand behind. Several women and children in saffron and colourful saris sit to the left watching, and a small brass figurine stands at the edge. a person is seated at the center with rudraksha malas, a rust-red wrap and ornate silver seat, performing the ritual. Visible cues are rudraksha malas, a rust-red wrap and a leopard-print headband.2017-08-31 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a ritual courtyard. A bare-shouldered man in a maroon-red wrap and layered beaded malas sits on an ornate silver-white throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, with a gold necklace and red armbands; a dark turban is wrapped on his head, and a microphone stands nearby. Silver-decorated altar items with garlands and a small deity murti sit beside him. In the foreground, a priest in a maroon garment with a yellow sash bends over a square fire pit (homa/yagna) lined with yellow and white rangoli-style borders and piled with wood. Two white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas sit behind, and more people stand in the background. This appears to be a homa setting; the seated man matches several cues of the probable Swamiji profile (turban, malas, ornate clothing), so he is presented as an appearance-based candidate.2017-09-14