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Photo of a man seated on an ornate silver throne-chair outdoors at night, dense dark foliage behind him. He wears long swept-back dark hair with a crescent ornament on top, a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on the forehead, dark rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash. A microphone stand is visible at upper right. In front of him is a small black stone platform holding a yellow-stained object, with a brass bowl, a silver tray, a coconut, bananas, mounds of yellow powder, green leaves and a wicker basket of herbs. A small brass figure of a deity with raised hand stands at right. Swamiji (probable) in the seated figure, based on the long hair, crescent, rudraksha malas and saffron-red clothing; the ritual setting with herbs and oblations matches the page's aushadha preparation.