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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped high on his head, a crescent ornament on top, and a horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and matching red-orange dhoti-style garment, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a gold pendant necklace. He sits eyes closed on a silver-backed chair, hands holding a mala, a microphone nearby. In front of him are a stone mortar and pestle, a dark wooden block, herbs in a bowl, and a yellow-edged ritual table. Dim reddish hall background.

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A man seated on a silver-backed chair with a microphone near his face, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top and matching red trousers with gold trim, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold pendant. His hair is wound into a tall dark turban with a white crescent ornament, and he has a red tilak on his forehead with eyes closed. He holds rudraksha beads in his hands over a stone mortar with a pestle, a small pot and a plate beside him, and a red cloth on a green mat. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back dark hair under a crown-like turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's description of him preparing aushadha.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver chair with a tiger-striped cushion, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. He wears a tall black braided turban with a white crescent ornament, a vertical white and red forehead mark, rust-orange robes, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold pendant. He holds a rudraksha mala in his hands. Before him is a dark stone yajna/abhishekam platform with a small brown lingam, plant leaves, a stone mortar and pestle, a silver tray with a white shivalinga and rows of dark clay lamps, bowls, and a brass deity murti on a pedestal at right. The ground is covered with colourful striped cloths, and a microphone stand is visible behind him.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual photo. A man with long swept-back dark hair under a silver crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold necklace sits on an ornate silver-backed throne. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and dhoti with red-brown rudraksha malas across his chest, arms and wrists, and holds a rudraksha mala in his hands. In front of him are a wooden stand, a silver staff-like object, a stone, plates of yellow powder, green herbs and a basket. To the right stands a brass deity figure holding a bowl, beside a silver tray with flowers. A microphone stand appears at upper right against dark foliage.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man with eyes closed grinds herbs in a black stone mortar on a low table, his hands holding a pestle beside a heap of yellow powder. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top, a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha armbands, a gold chain and a leopard-print waist sash. Dreadlocked hair is wrapped in a turban with a small crescent ornament, and a tilak is marked on his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver chair with a tiger-striped cushion. Green leaves, woven baskets, clay bowls and drifting smoke surround the scene, with a microphone stand visible at right.2017-09-14