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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver-backed chair during an outdoor evening aushadha preparation. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a long rudraksha mala, multiple beaded bracelets, a gold necklace, and a patterned gold-and-black waist sash. His long dark hair is wound into a high bun topped with a crescent ornament, and he has a tilak on his forehead. He holds a brown fibrous object over a stone mortar and pestle on a low table, with a silver stand, a silver-framed deity figurine, bowls of herbs, a small canister, a basket of leaves, and a tray of ash-like powder nearby. Looking toward the ground, his eyes are closed and he appears absorbed. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated in the central role of the herbal preparation; the cues are the long swept-back hair with crescent ornament, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and rust-coloured ornate robe.

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