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A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads across his chest and upper arms, with a gold chain at his neck. He has a long dark braided topknot wrapped in a leopard-print cloth and a vertical tilak with white markings on his forehead. He leans over a dark wooden box with yellow powder on top, pouring or placing it beside silver ritual vessels and a stone mortar with a pestle. Behind him are brass lamps and a gold-embellished backdrop with green foliage. The setting suggests a ritual preparation with herbs or powders.

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December 10 20172017-12-10A man with long dark matted hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits in a red-brown robe with multiple strands of rudraksha malas and a gold chain, with a white and red forehead mark. He leans over a black wooden box dusted with yellow powder, pouring or spooning from a silver-handled vessel. Nearby stand an ornate silver kalasha-style set, a tall brass trident and brass lamp stands, a stone grinding mortar, a conch shell on a striped cloth, and a golden backdrop. Whether this man is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a ritual officiant.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a leopard-print headband sits before a dark wooden box holding yellow powder, working with a long metal stick. He wears several strands of brown rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and rudraksha armlets, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a golden trident and a gilded ceremonial backdrop. On the left, a set of ornate silver vessels and a silver bull figure are arranged on a silver tray, and a wooden mortar and pestle sit on a striped cloth. A conch shell rests on the cloth in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual preparation with offerings and herbal powders.2017-12-10A man seated on a silver-backed chair stirs a dark square vessel containing a yellow liquid with a long golden rod. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, a rust-red garment draped over his shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold chain; a white and red tilak marks his forehead and a small microphone is clipped near his face. Beside him on a silver-topped table sit silver bowls and a silver lidded vessel, and a conch shell and wooden pestle rest on a striped cloth. Brass lamps, a trident and a silver bull figure stand in the background, with green lights behind. The setting suggests a preparation ritual with herbal or ayurvedic ingredients.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and draped cloth wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads across his chest and rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists. He has a leopard-print headwrap, long dark dreadlocks, white and red tilak on his forehead, and a gold pendant necklace. He grinds a fine powder with a brass pestle in a brass bowl held in his left hand, while a black stone mortar sits in front of him. Brass lamps and a silver-draped seat appear in the background, with a microphone on the right.2017-12-10 +1 copies