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Outdoor fire ritual at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, eyes lowered, hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a brass kettle-shaped vessel on the ground. Smoke rises from shallow fire pits in sandy earth, with flames visible at left. Behind him a person in white clothes and a white shawl tends the fire, and another seated figure in white with a red cloth is at upper left. Probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues, seated in a homa-style fire ritual.

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June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala necklace, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor sandy yard. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left, and a small fire burns in a pit beside him with smoke rising. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirt bend over, tending wood and a brass plate. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, and the page names Swamiji for this event, so the identification is a. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual with attendants.2010-06-13July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area with his eyes closed and hands in a meditative mudra. A small flame burns beside him, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl sits in the background near a white stone platform garlanded with flowers. A man in white clothing stands at right holding an object. Ashes and fire embers lie on the earth. The central man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha necklace, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-06-13A photograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged on a wooden mat on bare ground, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits beside him. Behind him, small fires and smoke rise from fire pits, and a kneeling man in white clothes tends the ground. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated at a fire ritual in meditation.2010-06-13July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cloth and wooden seat at an outdoor ritual site with bare earth and fire-pit ash. He wears a sleeveless orange robe, a long orange shawl, and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Hands rest in his lap. To his left stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle and spout. Behind him, several people in white clothes sit in meditation on low stone platforms, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands in mudra.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene on bare ground with smoldering fire pits and wisps of smoke. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash sits with hand raised near his face. Behind them, other people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit in meditation near the fire pits, and a white pillar stands at right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left near the fire.2010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, a woman with light hair in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits with eyes closed, and another woman in cream clothes sits further back. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred embers. Some figures in the background appear to be practising meditation on the ashen ground.2010-07-07