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A seated man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, rudraksha-style beaded malas and red bangles, performs a ritual with cupped hands above smoke and flame. Silver ornate arches and floral garlands surround a brass lamp and a small bronze figure beside him. Several people in red and orange robes sit behind in a dim, smoky hall.

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A seated man in a silver-and-white ornate throne with silver arched backrests and carved elephant figures is performing a ritual amid rising smoke. He wears a dark leopard-print turban with a crescent emblem, a saffron-orange wrap, a heavy gold necklace and a thick rudraksha-style bead mala, with a red beaded armband. He holds a lit lamp near offerings of white and yellow flower garlands. Behind him is a red-and-yellow banner, and on the left a woman with red-marked forehead, wearing red attire and beaded jewellery, stands beside a small brass oil lamp and a brass figure. Several devotees in red stand in the background.2017-10-08August 31 20172017-08-31October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with floral repoussé carving, eyes closed, holding a rudraksha mala in his right hand. He wears a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament, multiple heavy gold bead necklaces, red rudraksha armlets and wrist beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a silver ritual setup with a silver bull (Nandi) figure, a silver lamp with a lit oil flame, and small brass figures. Dark foliage forms the background. Per the page, the event is an Ask The Avatar session, but the candidate's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone; the saffron clothing, turban and gold necklaces are consistent with the Swamiji presentation, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person during a seated ritual setting.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament sits before a smoking homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick. He wears a long gold-and-bead necklace, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets and a wrap draped over one shoulder, and extends one hand toward the fire. To his right stands a row of silver ceremonial vahana and peetha pieces, including a silver bull and ornate silver arches decorated with white flower garlands and red floral offerings. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a copper cup sit nearby on a striped woven mat. A microphone stand is visible at left and dense greenery forms the background.2017-10-08Photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall. A man with a patterned leopard-print headband with a silver crescent ornament sits cross-legged on a striped mat, wearing an orange-red saffron garment and a heavy gold necklace, and tends a flame in a carved stone bowl with his hand. Behind him, a standing man in a red-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, and a bare-chested man with a mala kneels in the smoke. Silver ritual vessels, lamps with flames, polished silver platters and a silver peetha-like stand fill the foreground, with more devotees seated in the background.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a rudraksha mala with gold beads wraps his hands around the beads, holding them at his lap. He wears a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament and a red tilak on his forehead, and gold bracelets on his wrists. He sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair with a fan-shaped back, amid smoke or mist. In front are silver ritual objects: a small oil lamp, a silver kalasha-type vessel, silver lidded containers, a brass figurine, a white cup and a flower garland. Background is dark foliage.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08