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Night outdoor ritual at a yagna area. A seated man in a long black turban and rust-orange sleeveless robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, a crescent ornament on his turban and a gold necklace, holds a copper kalasha on a leopard-print seat. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti leans forward toward a fire pit with offerings of herbs, fruit and bowls. Smoke rises, a silver peetha altar with flower garlands and a small deity murti stand at right, and yellow-painted steps lie in the foreground. Rust-coloured and striped cloths cover the ground.

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Night outdoor ritual scene with a seated man in a red-orange robe and black turban-style hair on a silver-backed chair draped with a leopard-print cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a red forehead mark and armbands. A bare-chested assistant in a red-orange dhoti stands at left holding a lit incense or lamp flame toward a clay vessel. Before them are a grinding stone, herbs, bowls, a small oil lamp on a stand, smoke rising, and a silver altar with flower garlands and a small deity murti at right, on a striped cloth.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair and a crown ornament sits on a silver chair before a yellow-edged fire pit with a visible flame at night. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless top, a leopard-print waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and red armbands. Before him are brass bowls of yellow powder, herbs, a basket, a mortar and pestle, and a microphone stand. To the right stands a silver ornate shrine holding a small deity murti and flower garlands, with a yellow-powder ritual area in the foreground. a person is seated in a homa-style aushadha preparation setting.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA man seated on a silver-backed wooden chair beside a small fire pit with bright flames and rising smoke, performing an aushadha preparation at an outdoor setting with dense green foliage behind. He wears a saffron-red sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a crescent emblem and a tall dark turban-like headdress, with a tilak on his forehead and armbands. Around him on a striped cloth are brass plates, clay bowls, herbs, a mortar and pestle, and a wicker basket. To the right stands an ornate silver peetha decorated with white flower garlands and a small brass deity murti. A microphone stand is visible behind him, and a partly visible person in orange stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji in the appearance-based sense, given the turban, rudraksha, gold necklace and saffron clothing.2017-09-14A man seated on an ornate silver-backed chair in an outdoor evening setting performs a ritual beside a yellow-bordered fire pit with lit flames. He wears a dark, swept-back turban-style hairdo with a crescent ornament, a red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist cloth, long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and arm bands. Before him are a stone grinding slab, bowls of yellow powder, green herbs, a brass vessel, a metal cup and a small deity murti. Behind him is an ornate silver shrine with floral garlands, colourful striped mats cover the ground, and foliage surrounds the scene.2017-09-14 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14Night outdoor ritual in an ashram courtyard. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits on a silver-backed chair, wearing a red-orange sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, with bangles on his arms. Before him a small fire burns in a wooden mortar-like vessel, and a bowl of green herbs and leaves sits nearby on a striped cloth. Trays of offerings and a wicker basket are on the left. On the right stands a silver-ornate shrine with garlands and a small deity figure, and a yellow-painted homa fire pit with flames sits in the foreground. Smoke rises through the frame. The man is the only visible person, and the scene matches the page's aushadha preparation at a homa setup.2017-09-14 +1 copies