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A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap and many rudraksha malas sits on a rug holding a long pipe-like stick toward his mouth, with a leopard-print turban on his head and a red forehead mark. Beside him are a pestle and mortar, grinding stones, small bowls and jars. In the foreground a square fire pit of yellow-painted bricks holds a small flame. A standing attendant in white dhoti with gold border and long braided hair leans over the pit, while a second attendant in red stands at left. Behind them a silver trishul, a silver bull statue, brass lamp stands, potted plants and a gold radiating backdrop frame the scene.

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A seated man in a rust-red robe and dark rudraksha malas sits on a mat before a golden floral backdrop and brass trishula staves, holding a long metal rod or spoon over a yellow brick fire pit with a small flame. A second man with long braided hair and a white dhoti with gold border kneels beside him, and a brass vessel is tilted at the left edge. Grinding stones, mortars and pestles, silver vessels, a wicker basket and small bottles sit on a striped cloth. The seated man wears a patterned headwrap, a tilak and bangles. Green stage lighting and potted plants fill the background.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a ritual courtyard. A bare-shouldered man in a maroon-red wrap and layered beaded malas sits on an ornate silver-white throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, with a gold necklace and red armbands; a dark turban is wrapped on his head, and a microphone stands nearby. Silver-decorated altar items with garlands and a small deity murti sit beside him. In the foreground, a priest in a maroon garment with a yellow sash bends over a square fire pit (homa/yagna) lined with yellow and white rangoli-style borders and piled with wood. Two white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas sit behind, and more people stand in the background. This appears to be a homa setting; the seated man matches several cues of the probable Swamiji profile (turban, malas, ornate clothing), so he is presented as an appearance-based candidate.2017-09-14A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with layered rudraksha malas and a leopard-print and black turban sits on a silver-backed seat before a golden backdrop. He holds a long rod or tool in one raised hand and is bare-chested with bracelets on his arms. Beside him a silver Nandi bull and a golden trishul stand on a wooden stand. A younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby, and a yellow-brick fire pit with a small flame sits in the foreground, with stone mortars and pestles on a cloth. Visible people: three, including a partly seen woman at upper left. Swamiji (probable) is shown by the saffron robe, rudraksha malas and ornate turban as the seated central figure, shown in-person.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with long rudraksha mala strands, a leopard-print headband over long dark hair, and white and red tilak on his forehead, works at a small wooden stand with a brass bowl over a fire. A younger bare-chested assistant in red cloth pours from a long brass ladle into the bowl, while a stone mortar and pestle sits nearby. Golden ornate decorations and a brass lamp stand fill the background, and a fire blazes in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual preparation of herbal medicine.2017-12-10March 16 20172017-03-16A seated man in a dark red-orange robe sits before a golden sunburst backdrop with trident stands and a silver Nandi figure beside him at a yellow-brick homa fire pit with flames rising from it. He wears a patterned saffron-and-cream head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, and he has his hands resting on a small box. Silver and brass vessels and a yellow-rimmed bowl sit nearby on striped mats. The scene reads as a ritual fire ceremony.2017-12-10 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of two men in maroon-red dhotis seated on a striped cloth in front of a yellow brick fire pit with a flame. The central man, wearing a leopard-print headband, a rudraksha mala and bead armbands, grinds or mixes something in a dark stone vessel. The second man, bare-chested and seen from behind, assists beside him. Around them are mortars, pestles, a woven basket, brass lamps and a silver vessel. Behind them stands a large golden sunburst backdrop with green lights and potted plants.2017-12-10