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A photo in a temple hall with red and white striped pillars and a silver-framed seat. A bearded man with long braided hair, a leopard-print headband, a red-orange wrap, rudraksha beads, bangles and a gold necklace sits on a silver seat, with hands resting on his knee. Beside him a woman with long braided hair, red-orange robes, rudraksha beads and white forehead and arm markings sits on the floor, holding a small vessel. A man in red-orange cloth sits in the right foreground with his back to the camera. A brass ritual item, a silver dish of white grains, and a standing fan are nearby; a gold-draped deity murti rests in the background.

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August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall with red-and-white striped steps. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband, wearing a rust-red robe, orange waist cloth, rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and necklace, crouches on the floor and sprinkles white powder from a bowl onto the tiles near a small brass lamp and metal vessel. Behind him, another person in orange clothing stands and an attendant in white sits beside an ornate silver throne with a yellow-and-gold draped canopy. A standing fan is visible. Caption on the image reads a pedia.org. a person appearance cues are present, so the candidate is described as a person in the person's role as the ritual performer2017-08-31A man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl sits cross-legged on a silver-ornate throne-like seat on a tiled outdoor platform, hands joined in a gesture of prayer and eyes lowered. He wears long black hair under a leopard-print headband, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and orange bangles. Beside him stands a second silver seat decorated with garlands. In the foreground a brass oil lamp with a flame, a silver bowl and a dish of white crystals sit before stacked cowdung cakes, part of a purification process. A woman in a red sari with kumkum on her forehead stands on the right with palms joined. Palm fronds and a red-and-white striped wall form the backdrop.2017-08-31A seated man in an ornate silver throne chair performs a ritual at an outdoor stone-paved platform. He wears a rust-red and orange dhoti-style cloth, a leopard-print headband, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and gold armlets, and his long hair is tied up. He holds a small flame over a silver lamp stand and a silver tray with white granules sits in front of him. Beside him is a second silver throne decorated with white flower garlands and a small deity murti. Behind is green foliage, a striped wall and a microphone stand. A stacked pile of cow-dung cakes and a metal pot sit at right.2017-08-31A photograph of a ritual preparation indoors on a grey stone floor. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a leopard-print headband, a rust-red dhoti and a wrap, and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets and armband kneels on a silver-embossed low seat, pouring or handling a small silver vessel with a red handle. A silver bowl of white powder sits on the floor beside him. Behind him a second man in white dhoti with a beaded necklace kneels near a standing fan and a silver throne. Other red-clad figures and a white plate of offerings are visible at the edges, along with a green leaf and a red-and-white striped pillar.2017-08-31August 08 20172017-08-08A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl sits cross-legged on a silver-carved throne on a stone platform, bare-chested with a black hair knot bound by a leopard-print headcloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, and gold armlets and bangles, and holds his palms over a small oil flame in a silver lamp, a plain silver bowl of white grain nearby. Behind him stands an empty silver throne decorated with a garland, and a stack of cowdung cakes sits beside a metal dish. Green foliage and a red-and-white striped wall frame the open-air setting. Probable Swamiji cues: long black hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold jewellery and a rust-red garment.2017-08-31May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph of a ritual preparation scene indoors on a concrete floor. A man seated at left wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, a leopard-print headwrap, and long dreadlocked hair, with red-and-black beaded wrist bands; he has a small microphone near his face and a person candidate whose cues are the long swept hair, ornate headwear and saffron clothing. A woman at right wears a deep red-brown sari and a beaded necklace and sits kneeling beside him. Before them sits a silver throne-like seat with a silver-framed shrine holding a small deity murti, garlands of orange and brown beads, and small lamps. A large engraved silver vessel stands nearby, and a row of shallow metal bowls holds powdered herbs and pastes in white, yellow, brown, red and black, some still steaming. A red paste fills a box in front of the man, with green leaves and a small clay cup nearby. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible in the background.2017-08-29August 08 20172017-08-08August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of an outdoor stone-floored ritual platform. A man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne-like chair wears a leopard-print headband, long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, ornate gold-toned bangles and armbands, and a rust-orange wrap. He holds a lit lamp or flame on a silver stand in one hand while touching a red-tipped object over a small silver bowl of white granules. Behind him stands a second ornate silver chair garlanded with white flowers. A pile of dried cow-dung cakes sits in a metal basin on the right, with a silver plate on the ground in front. Green palms and a tall tree form the background, along with a red and white pillared wall. Appearance-based a person seated in the ritual preparation of Aushada.2017-08-31