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A seated man in a patterned saffron-and-white turban with a crescent ornament, wearing a rust-brown robe, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits on a white-draped seat before a microphone stand. He rests one hand on his chin and holds a silver staff. Beside him are two large orange and pink painted deity murti figures with multiple arms, flanking an orange wooden door. Brass vessels and yellow powder sit on the floor in front.

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September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets on his wrists, wearing a black-and-white patterned turban with a crescent ornament, grinding substances in a stone mortar with a pestle. Bowls of yellow turmeric, red kumkum and white powder surround him on a colourful cloth, with a silver vessel and a small brass bull figure at left. Two painted standing deity murti with multiple arms flank a large orange wooden door, and a microphone stands at right beside a garlanded silver tray. The setting suggests an aushadha preparation process.2017-09-09A seated man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged at center on a colourful striped rug in a temple-style stage set with orange-painted dvarapala guardian figures and a golden latticed door. He wears a patterned turban, a gold necklace and rudraksha bracelets, and rests his hands in his lap. Before him are brass bowls of powders, bananas and kumkum, a copper vessel, a small bronze bull figure, and a metal mic stand at right. Likelihood: the figure has long hair, a turban, saffron-toned clothing and rudraksha malas, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in an aushada preparation setting.2017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09A bearded man with long matted hair wound up on his head sits cross-legged on a silver-and-red cushioned peetha throne beneath a large silver cobra hood. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a tiered rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and beaded armlets, with a small tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands before him. Flanking him are painted deity statues of muscular figures in orange dhotis with gold belts and green sashes, a silver ceremonial staff at left, and a small framed portrait on a stand. a person fits the long swept hair, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha cues, seated in the role of a teacher giving discourse.2018-02-25A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe sits in meditation on a tiger-skin seat before a wooden door in a temple-style stage set. He wears a long rudraksha mala and multiple beaded necklaces, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind and beside him stand two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms, holding staffs and ornaments, flanking a tall trident fixed to the stage with a drum and leopard-print cloth hanging from it. Pink and green painted pillars frame the scene. The setting suggests a devotional stage presentation. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial beads, with a tilak and ochre ascetic clothing.2017-10-15September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09February 25 20182018-02-25 +1 copies