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Evening puja scene at an outdoor ashram setting. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim, hands resting on his lap, while garlands of marigolds and red flowers drape the throne. Below, a priest in white dhoti with a maroon border sits cross-legged on a mat at a low white platform, ringing a brass bell and tending oil lamps and brass vessels. Seated devotees in white, orange and yellow saris watch from behind, and a poster-style board with green diagrams hangs in the background. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure on the throne with rudraksha mala and gold pendant.

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Night homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a fire pit lit before a seated figure on a red and gold throne. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red border kneels before the fire, facing a microphone, with kalasha pots and brass plates of offerings in front. Garlands of red and yellow flowers decorate the throne and a green cloth hangs at left. Women in orange and yellow saris sit in the background, several with hands in prayer. A display board stands behind the fire.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Evening ritual outdoors at a garden shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits upright on an ornate red throne with gold trim and a gold crown finial, centred and gazing forward. Beside him, a man in saffron cloth kneels on the right, and a woman in a yellow sari stands in the background. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and white dhoti with red border sits with his back to the camera, facing a low stone platform laden with brass bowls, a lamp, flowers, fruit, coconut and banana leaves. Palms and flowering shrubs surround the scene at night. The seated figure on the throne has distinctive rudraksha and saffron cues, and the page identifies him as a person, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoor evening ceremony under a canopy of green leaf garlands, with a seated figure on a red and gold throne at centre. A person in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklace sits on the throne; the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments, consistent with Swamiji (probable). Around him, attendants in saffron and white dhotis stand and sit; a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, another in saffron stands at right, and a priest in white kneels at a low square fire pit in the foreground. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, fruits, flower garlands and a green silk cloth are arranged before the throne. Smoke rises from the pit, and devotees in yellow shawls sit on mats at right. Tall painted decorative poles flank the throne. This shows a homa/yagna-style ritual.2010-10-15 +1 copiesApril 24 20122012-04-24Evening homa at an outdoor ashram setting with a fire pit and flickering oil lamp. A seated priest bare-chested with a white dhoti and shawl bordered in red holds a tray of offerings above the fire pit, with smoke rising. In the background on the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on a red and gold throne, hands folded in meditation, with a bell and brass items in front. Behind them stands a white board with diagrams and a seated figure. Marigold garlands and a kalasha-type brass vessel lie in the foreground near a small golden bell.2012-04-23Outdoors at night, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim. Before him, a man kneeling in a white dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and holding a silver tray, offers something to him. In front of the throne a fire pit with flames and brass vessels is set up. A microphone stands at left, and a plant-themed sign is at the right edge. A rudraksha-adorned figure on a throne with a kneeling priest in white fits the description of a person by orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, while the kneeling figure is a priest. Several seated onlookers appear at the right edge.2012-04-23