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A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a striped multicoloured mat, speaking into a microphone on a boom stand. He wears a leopard-print cloth turban with a crescent ornament, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, and red arm bands. Silver ritual vessels, a silver palanquin-style figure and silver deity figures sit on the right, with brass mortars and a stone tray holding small silver bowls on the left. Behind him, attendants in white and red stand near a yellow-and-red banner.

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October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament sits before a smoking homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick. He wears a long gold-and-bead necklace, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets and a wrap draped over one shoulder, and extends one hand toward the fire. To his right stands a row of silver ceremonial vahana and peetha pieces, including a silver bull and ornate silver arches decorated with white flower garlands and red floral offerings. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a copper cup sit nearby on a striped woven mat. A microphone stand is visible at left and dense greenery forms the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08September 09 20172017-09-09 +2 copiesA man with long dark hair and a patterned cloth head wrap sits cross-legged on a striped woven rug in front of a silver throne, smiling and holding his hands together. He wears a rust-orange robe over bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and beaded armbands; he appears to be a person, identified by his distinctive hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments. Around him are brass and silver bowls of turmeric, kumkum, bhasma and dark powders, a copper pot, stone mortars, a brass Nandi figure and a small Ganesha statue, while silver lion-mounted deity figures decorated with white flower garlands sit to the right. The setting is an aushada preparation of sacred herbal powders.2017-09-09 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark turban with a white crescent ornament, eyes closed, sits on a silver-and-cushioned chair during a night ritual outdoors. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waistband, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold necklace, with a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead. In front of him are brass bowls, a stone mortar and pestle, herbs, a yellow powder, and a small bronze deity figure holding a lamp. Beside him stands an ornate silver throne decorated with flower garlands and a silver deity murti. A colourful striped cloth covers the ground. a person is the seated man with mala and turban cues, shown making aushadha with herbs and offerings.2017-09-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual scene with a fire pit and offerings. A man seated on a silver-backed chair wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklace, leopard-print waist cloth and a crescent-topped dreadlocked turban, with a tilak on his forehead. He grinds or mixes something in a small bowl with a pestle over a flaming brazier. Nearby stand a silver throne-style peetha decorated with white flower garlands, brass plates of herbs and fruit, a coconut, a woven basket and a small oil lamp. Another person in rust-red robes stands at the right edge. Plain pink-and-purple cloths cover the ground, and a yellow-painted stone fire pit sits in front.2017-09-14A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with gold-bordered edges and a leopard-print turban fastened with a white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair during a ritual. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, and red beaded armbands, and holds a stick over a clay vessel of burning offerings. Before him are silver lidded containers on a silver tray, an oil lamp, and a brass figure of a deity, with a silver bull figure behind him and a striped cloth underfoot. Smoke rises from the offering. a person: long dreadlocked hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace consistent with the page's identification of a person as present at this event.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash and a black turban topped with a crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver chair, eyes lowered, with rudraksha malas across his chest and arms and a gold chain at his neck. Before him on a striped cloth are herbs, bowls of yellow powder, a stone mortar and pestle, and a brass figure of a deity. Behind him stands a silver peetha/throne decorated with white flower garlands, and a brass lamp is nearby. A microphone stands at the side of a garden setting.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark turban with a small crescent ornament, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment, a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, grinds herbs with a silver pestle-like tool on a dark wooden box. He sits on an ornate carved silver-brown chair before a microphone stand. Nearby on a colourful striped cloth are stone mortars, bowls of yellow powder, green leaves, a basket, and a silver-decorated throne garlanded with flowers behind him. A small bronze deity murti stands at his side and incense smoke rises in the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, appearance cues being turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, shown making aushadha ritual medicine.2017-09-14 +1 copies