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A smiling man with a beard and a patterned turban decorated with a crescent ornament sits cross-legged on a low seat in front of a microphone stand. He wears a maroon-rust draped cloth with gold borders, a heavy gold-tone pendant on a beaded necklace, and matching beaded armlets. Smoke rises from a fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks, with a copper vessel and a small brass cup nearby. To the right stands a set of silver-finished ritual vehicles and figures, including a bull mount, a chariot-like shrine and a row of elephant figures, decorated with white and orange flower garlands. The setting is an outdoor ritual space with greenery behind.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 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.2017-10-08Night-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.2017-08-31October 08 20172017-10-08A man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped in a white and black leopard-print turban sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, wearing a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold beaded necklace with rudraksha-style red beads on his arm. He smiles while looking to his left. Behind him stands a red and white striped backdrop, with a silver nandi bull figure, a silver mandapa-style shrine and a small silver deity murti with flower garlands in the foreground, and a lamp at the lower edge.2017-10-08A man seated cross-legged on a silver-backed throne speaks into a microphone on a stage. He wears a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, a rust-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, a red-brown shawl draped over one shoulder, a long gold-bead necklace with a large gold pendant, rudraksha-style red armbands and a gold waist belt. A copper water vessel and small brass bowls sit on a striped multicoloured mat, and a silver chariot or palanquin with floral garlands is at right. Behind him are a red wooden structure and dark foliage. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair under a crown-like turban, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing, consistent with the page's reference to the Avatar seated for the Ask The Avatar session.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne covered with leopard-print cushions, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a reddish-orange robe, a tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of orange rudraksha beads, gold ornamental necklaces, orange armbands and a gold ring, with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a heavily embossed silver backdrop, and a red curtain hangs at the left. The robed figure matches a person appearance based on the long hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, and is seated in a discourse setting. No other people are visible in the frame.2017-10-15 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban with a white flower tucked at the side sits on an ornate silver chair beside a silver vessel emitting purple-tinged smoke. He wears maroon-red draped robes, a mala of rudraksha beads across his chest, a rudraksha armlet and bracelets, a gold chain, and a silver snake-shaped pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand rests near the smoke, and a microphone stand is visible at right. Background shows a red wall and blurred structures.2017-08-31