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A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a leopard-print head wrap, with rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, performs a ritual preparation on a leopard-print cloth before a silver shrine holding a small deity murti and a garlanded image. Before him is a silver tray filled with red-orange liquid, a grey stone, and a cut lime or fruit, plus a bowl of green beans. Round silver plates hold smoking ash-like offerings in a homa-style setting, and a small brass oil lamp burns nearby. Another person in orange sits at the upper right, and a silver vessel stands beside the shrine. Two people are visible, the seated ritual performer and the partially visible person at the upper right.

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August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a ritual in progress on a bare floor. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a leopard-print headband, bare upper body, and an orange-saffron cloth draped at his waist holds a small lamp or flame near his mouth beside a silver ornate stand. The silver stand holds a small deity figure, a rudraksha mala with gold beads and a clay or stone object. Around him are shallow trays holding ash-like powder, red and yellow powders, and herbs, plus a bowl of green chilies and a red-coloured mixture in a wide dish. A large silver vessel decorated with embossed figures stands to the right, and another person in orange-red clothing sits at the top right. Microphone stands and cables are visible. The seated man has distinctive long hair, a leopard-print headband and rudraksha beads, so this is a probable match for Swamiji (probable) performing the Aushada preparation as a spiritual alchemy process.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a ritual preparation in a plain concrete-floored room. A person with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits cross-legged on the floor in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, working a red paste in a shallow stone tray. Before them stands an ornate silver shrine holding a small deity murti draped in a rudraksha and gold-bead garland. Around the floor are silver plates holding white powder, dark brown and red pastes, green chillies, and a silver pot with embossed panels. In the background another saffron-clad person sits on the floor near camera equipment and a red-cushioned seat.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29