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A man with curly dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead sits with eyes closed in a red-draped throne backed by an ornate gold carved chair. He wears a red-orange robe with a dark shawl over his shoulders and holds a hand near a lit oil lamp flame, with incense smoke rising beside him. A golden trident and a golden kalasha-topped staff stand at right, and a faint figure sits in the dark background. a person by appearance cues: long hair, saffron-red robe and ornate gold throne setting, performing a lamp ritual.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 02 20172017-09-02Night-time photo of a seated man in a maroon-red robe on an ornate gilded and red-cushioned throne, holding a lit camphor or oil flame on a brass plate while looking down at it. A brass trident (trishul) stands behind him, and a second person in orange-gold clothing and a rudraksha mala stands at right, partly visible, presenting or tending the flame. Another person in white sits in the background beside a white appliance. Warm lens flare and smoke from the flame. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity from the cues visible here, so role is given as a seated priest or presider performing an aarti with a flame. The page does not indicate a person is present at this event.2016-09-11September 02 20172017-09-02A man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with his palms joined in front of his chest and eyes closed, performing a fire offering. He wears an orange-red ochre shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him a bright flame rises from a blue-and-white bowl of yellow ritual substance set on a small silver stand. Behind him a gold repoussé backdrop with carved openwork panels and a microphone stand are visible. a person, seated in a ritual setting during the aushadha process, with the flame and offering bowl as the focus.2017-09-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl sits on a silver-framed couch before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a long thin metal rod over a shallow blue bowl of yellow material on a small silver stand, from which a flame rises. A silver elephant motif decorates the couch and a microphone stand is visible. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, seated in a ceremonial setting, appears to be the central figure. The scene appears to show a fire-based ritual with a bowl and flame.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02November 04 20132013-11-04A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne before a gold repoussé backdrop, speaking into a clip microphone while raising one hand in an explanatory gesture. He wears an orange-red ochre robe draped over his shoulders, multiple tiered rudraksha malas, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. In front of him on a small silver stand is a blue bowl filled with yellow powder, with a flame burning from its surface. A silver elephant motif decorates the throne's armrest, and a maroon cushion rests at his side. a person is seated centrally, presiding over the demonstration with the flaming bowl.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A man sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed, wearing rust-orange cloth wrapped over his body and a coarse rudraksha-style mala draped across his shoulders. He has a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, and a full beard. His bare right arm rests near a shallow metal vessel at the bottom of the frame. Behind him are gold carved panels, a red cushion and a gold staff.2016-11-11 +1 copies