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A man seated on an ornate silver-backed chair with a tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-red ochre garment, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold necklace. He has a tall dreadlocked turban topped with a crescent ornament, a white tripundra forehead mark, and his eyes closed as he holds a rudraksha mala in his hands. Before him is a stone grinding mortar and pestle, a small metal mortar with pestle, bowls of yellow powder, green herbs, a basket and a bundle of bark or stalks. A microphone stand stands beside him, and a silver shrine with flower garlands and a small brass deity figure of a woman holding a lamp appears at right against dark foliage at night.

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A man with long black dreadlocks and a small white crescent ornament on his head sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne-like seat covered with a striped tiger-print cushion. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a tiger-striped waist cloth, and multiple rudraksha malas with beaded armbands, and he smiles with eyes closed while resting his hands over a small square stand with a yellow powder. Before him are metal trays of powder, a wicker basket, herbs and a stone grinding setup on a multicoloured cloth. Behind him stands a second silver seat decorated with white flower garlands, a small deity murti and a vessel, beside a red-and-white striped wall. Ritual aushadha preparation scene, with the man seated in front of the herbs.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless kurta and red trousers with a leopard-print waist sash sits on a silver throne-like chair at night outdoors. He wears a crescent ornament on his long dark dreadlocks, a white forehead marking, a gold necklace, and long rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. In front of him is a stone grinding setup with a mortar and pestle, yellow powder, bowls of herbs and grains, and a woven basket of leaves. A microphone stand stands nearby, and a small silver shrine with a deity murti and floral garlands sits at right.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesOutdoors at night, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair topped by a small crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver-framed chair with his eyes closed. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist cloth, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and a gold pendant necklace, and holds a rudraksha mala in his right hand. In front of him is a stone mortar and pestle on a yellow-cloth-covered base, with green herbs, small bowls of yellow powder and a brass figure holding a lamp. A microphone stand stands at right beside a floral offering, and dense green foliage forms the background. The scene matches the page's aushadha preparation. A sitter in rust-red robes and rudraksha, with a crescent ornament, may be a person, seated and performing the ritual.2017-09-14 +5 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne with a carved backrest, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment and a red-and-gold dhoti, with a leopard-print sash at his waist. He has long, dark, matted hair wound into a high turban with a white crescent ornament, a white tilak with a dark central mark, and multiple rudraksha malas on his chest and arms and around his wrist. A gold necklace is visible at his throat. He holds a rudraksha mala in his right hand and rests his left hand on a silver staff. In front of him is a black stone block with yellow paste and a stone mortar with pestle, green herbs in pots and a basket, and a small shivalinga and incense on a silver tray.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless garment and dhoti with a leopard-print waist sash sits on an ornate silver chair before a microphone stand at night. He wears long swept-up black hair with a white crescent ornament, a tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and rudraksha armlets. He holds a mala in one hand while his other hand rests on a stone grinding area. Before him are a stone mortar and pestle, herbs and green leaves in baskets, yellow turmeric-like powder on a stone slab, and a small brass figure with a silver tray of flowers beside a garlanded altar, under dense foliage. The setting suggests an herbal medicine preparation ritual.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies