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A seated man in a maroon-red draped garment sits beside a silver metal stand holding a flame and smoke, in an outdoor setting with a red building behind. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, layered rudraksha malas, a silver pendant, and beaded bracelets on his arms; a silver-backed chair and a microphone stand are visible. Smoke rises from burning cowdung during the Pudamgaatal process of purifying Aushadha. a person: long dreadlocks and ceremonial rudraksha malas and gold pendant visible, seated in the role of officiant of the Aushadha preparation.

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August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap and a leopard-print headwrap sits on a silver-backed chair before an open flame. Large rudraksha malas hang across his chest and wrap his upper arms, and a gold pendant rests at his neck. He holds a small white object and looks down, while his hand rests near a silver tray with a flame beneath it. A silver staff lies on the ground in front, a microphone stands at right, and a red building is in the background. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame.2017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a silver armrest, outdoors near greenery, with smoke drifting through the air behind him. He wears a leopard-print headband, a rudraksha mala, rudraksha armbands and bracelets, a gold necklace and a dark red-orange wrap. A silver mandap-style shrine with garlands stands to the right, and a silver lamp tray sits beside the throne. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate silver throne, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at a Aushada preparation event. Smoke from the Pudamgaatal purification fills the background.2017-08-31 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, wearing a leopard-print and black head wrap with a yellow flower, eyes closed, sits on an ornate silver throne. Smoke drifts from the left, and a silver tray with a bowl and a lamp sits beside him on a silver stand. a person, seated in meditation during an aushada preparation with smoke rising from burning cowdung. Cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace, saffron-toned robe.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headcloth sits on an ornate silver chair beside a silver tray and small table, smiling and gazing to the side. He wears a maroon-red wrap over a bare shoulder, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, a silver pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and a small red vertical tilak on his forehead. A tiny cup bearing a printed portrait sits on the tray. Smoke drifts through the background, and a small microphone is clipped to the chair arm. a person is seated in ceremonial setting with smoke rising, matching the page's Aushada preparation event.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange ochre robe draped over bare shoulders, wearing a black-and-white leopard-print headband with a yellow flower tucked in it, long dark hair falling behind him, and layered rudraksha malas with wooden bead bracelets on both wrists. He sits on an ornate silver-backed chair with eyes lowered, one hand resting on a silver armrest beside a silver tray holding a bowl and a white object. Thick smoke drifts across the left side of the frame from a ritual fire, with a blurred figure in white robes and a standing person in orange at the right edge of the hall.2017-08-31A man sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-framed seat on a raised white platform, facing right, beside a small open fire of burning cowdung logs at lower left. He wears a leopard-print headband with a white flower, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a red-orange wrap over bare shoulders. A microphone stand curves in from the right. Behind him are red-painted buildings and open pillared halls, with a second person in white and orange at the far left edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and saffron-red wrap are the visible cues, seated as the central figure of an Aushada preparation purification ritual.2017-08-31 +2 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31