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A photograph of an evening ritual fire ceremony. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange shawl, wearing a headset microphone, stretches his right arm forward, pointing a long ritual implement toward a fire. He holds an open small book in his left hand and wears heavy gold ornaments, a long gold necklace of leaf-shaped pendants, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and an armlet. A bald priest in an orange cloth sits at left beside the flames, and a crowd of devotees in white clothes sits in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire ritual.

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A seated figure in an orange-red turban and ornate gold necklaces holds an open book and a metal stylus-like object extended toward a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border, seated at the front. The central figure wears gold armbands, a rudraksha-style gold adornment and a golden shawl over a bare upper body, with a crowd of seated devotees in white behind. A gold-decorated throne panel is visible at right. a person cues are the ornate gold necklaces and orange turban presented as the central figure leading a ritual during a Guru Purnima gathering.2013-07-22A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange draped robe sits at a low altar beside an open flame. He wears clear-framed glasses, a long mala of dark and gold beads with a gold pendant, and a bracelet of dark beads. Ash markings are on his forehead and upper arm. He holds a small ladle over the fire, with a brass vessel to the left and a printed booklet at right. A dark background with a red pillar and a hanging yellow-and-teal textile. Appearance suggests a person (saffron turban, ornate gold-and-bead mala, ceremonial fire), but the identification is uncertain, so this is a priest or sannyasi performing a fire ritual.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-saffron robe reads from an open book beside a flame in a dark hall. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, a dark beaded mala with gold bead strands across his chest, and wrist beads, with white ash markings on his upper arm. Before him a brass dish holds a small flame, and a brass pot and offerings sit on a wooden platform. Behind him hangs a patterned cloth banner with tassels. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold beads fit the presentation described, and he is reading a text during the satsang.2015-11-18A homa fire ceremony at night with a large open flame in a stone fire pit at the lower left. Several saffron-robed priests sit around the fire, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. A man in a rust-and-gold shawl and matching turban sits on a low seat at right, wearing layered gold necklaces and gold bangles, holding an open book and a small ritual implement. Behind them, a seated audience in white shirts and white clothes fills the background, and brass lamps and ritual vessels sit near the fire. a person: the seated man at right in the rust turban, gold necklaces and bangles, is the appearance-based candidate for a person, presiding over the homa.2013-07-22May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown leather throne in a tented hall with white walls and red chairs. The central man wears a red-orange turban with a white feather, an orange-red robe with gold trim, a long beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, and holds a stick-like object while smiling. Seated around him are devotees in orange and white clothes, including a woman with a red tilak mark and a man in white with a red forehead mark. An older woman in pink and orange sits at left. The central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial adornments consistent with the page's reference, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated in the hall, with distinct cues of turban, feather, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold pendant.2015-10-23A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18December 23 20152015-12-23Night photograph of a man in a maroon-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a red-orange dhoti-style garment, wearing layered gold coin necklaces, a round gold pendant, a gold waist ornament and a gold armlet. Pink and white flower garlands hang over his shoulders. He holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, while smiling upward. Behind him, several people in white clothing with white forehead markings stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Dark palm foliage forms the background, and a wooden post stands at the left edge.2017-11-11 +1 copies