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A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban with a white flower tucked at the side sits on an ornate silver chair beside a silver vessel emitting purple-tinged smoke. He wears maroon-red draped robes, a mala of rudraksha beads across his chest, a rudraksha armlet and bracelets, a gold chain, and a silver snake-shaped pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand rests near the smoke, and a microphone stand is visible at right. Background shows a red wall and blurred structures.

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A smiling man in rust-red robes and a leopard-print head wrap sits on an ornate silver-backed chair, bare-shouldered and wearing layered rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, a gold pendant and a silver fleur-de-lis pendant. He rests one hand over a silver tray with a glowing flame and holds a long black smoking pipe-like tube in the other hand. Smoke fills the air in front of a red building. The scene is an outdoor ritual with smoke and fire. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the robes with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, seated with the smoke and fire offering.2017-08-31A 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.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31A man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped in a black-and-white leopard-print turban with a white flower sits cross-legged on an ornate silver seat beside a silver tray. He wears a maroon-red wrap with a gold border, multiple strands of rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and matching rudraksha armlets and bracelets. A dark tilak marks his forehead. A flame burns in the lower right foreground and smoke drifts through the scene, with a microphone on a stand visible at right. Appearance-based identification is uncertain: this figure may be a person, seated in an in-person ritual setting.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31A smiling man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban and a red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a silver-backed chair, wearing a rust-red robe over bare shoulders. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets, a gold chain and a silver pendant. He holds a long metal tube, possibly a blowpipe or applicator, in his right hand while looking down toward a silver bowl and a small metal stand on the left. A red building and a warm light are in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the role of a presiding teacher, with the cues of turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament at the crown of his head, and a leopard-print cloth wrapped as a turban. He wears a tilak on his forehead, a thick necklace of golden bell-shaped beads, and a rust-orange cloth draped over his bare shoulder with a red woven armband. He sits in a carved wooden chair turned toward the camera, with a red and white striped backdrop, a white decorative arch and flower arrangements behind him.2017-10-08A 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.2017-08-31A 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 copies