Night photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised platform. A man seated on an ornate silver throne-chair wears a red-orange ochre robe, rudraksha malas across his chest, a silver pendant, a patterned white-and-black headwrap with a flower, and red-and-gold bangles. A microphone stand stands at right. At left, a silver tray holds an oil lamp or puja dish beside a silver stand, and a smoking fire pit with glowing embers sits in the foreground. Several devotees sit behind in the dim background, one in a yellow head wrap. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, rudraksha malas and ornate silver ceremonial jewellery, consistent with the page's account of Aushada preparation.

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