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A photograph of a man seated on the floor performing a ritual at a silver shrine. He wears a leopard-print headband, an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and holds a small silver tool near his face. Before him stands an ornate silver throne-like shrine holding small deity murti and a garland of rudraksha beads. Dishes with red paste, green leaves, round stones and white offerings lie on the floor, and a brass lamp flame glows beside a small bronze figure. A large engraved silver pot sits at right. Aushada preparation ritual with offerings.

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A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron cloth with a leopard-print head wrap and long swept-back dark hair, wearing rudraksha bracelets, performing a ritual at a stone basin of red and yellow liquid. Beside him stands a small brass deity figure holding an oil lamp, and a silver ornate throne-like seat holds a deity murti adorned with a rudraksha mala. Silver bowls and a dish of white powder sit in the foreground, with stone pieces in the basin. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron cloth, long swept-back hair and rudraksha bracelets, matching the page's Aushada preparation event.2017-08-29A seated man in an orange-brown saffron-toned cloth, bare-chested and wearing a leopard-print cloth headwrap and long swept-back hair, with rudraksha malas on his arms and neck, sits before a silver throne-like seat draped with a rudraksha and gold bead garland. He holds a small object in one hand and rests the other, reddened with paste, over a stone bowl filled with red liquid, herbs and a stone. A brass deity figure with a lit oil lamp stands beside him, and silver plates, a silver bowl and a brass vessel are arranged on the floor. Several figures in orange saris stand in the background.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a leopard-print headwrap, bare-chested beneath an orange-saffron shawl, kneeling on the floor and grinding yellow powder with a stone pestle in a stone mortar. He wears rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, and red thread on his wrist. Beside him stand a small brass deity murti, a brass bell, a lit oil lamp, and a silver-decorated seat draped with beaded garlands. A green leaf bowl and a microphone stand are visible, and other people in orange clothing are partially seen at the top right. The setting looks like an aushada herbal preparation ritual.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wrapped in a leopard-print headwrap, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl, wearing rudraksha malas on his upper arm and wrist. He sits before an ornate silver throne-like altar (peetha) draped with a rudraksha and gold-bead garland, with small silver deity murti figures and a brass oil lamp (deepa) burning nearby. Stone lingam-like objects and a brass kalasha sit in a shallow pit or tray in front. A standing figure in orange robes and a microphone stand appear in the background.2017-08-29A man with long dreadlocks and a patterned white-and-black headband sits cross-legged on a silver chair in an orange-red saffron cloth, grinding herbs in a stone mortar beside a bright yellow powder. Behind him a silver ornate peetha is decorated with garlands of orange and white beads, and a small brass figure and bell sit nearby. A silver vessel, green leaves and a metal cup are on a silver tray at left, and a second person in orange robes stands at the upper right. Wooden carved screens line the background.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a seated man in an ashram setting performing a ritual. He wears a leopard-print headband, an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, a red-brown dhoti and rudraksha bead bracelets and necklace. Long dark hair falls down his back. He sits on a silver-framed chair beside a small ritual stone block dusted with yellow powder, with dark stones and a grinding activity in front of him. To the right stands an ornate silver throne-like seat draped with dark bead garlands, beside a small brass bell and a brass figure. A bowl of green herbs and a red cup sit nearby, with a microphone on a stand behind. Two people in orange robes stand in the background. This appears to depict an aushada herbal preparation ritual, with the man's ceremonial presentation, leopard headband, saffron-toned shawl and rudraksha cues matching the page's description of a person.2017-08-29A photograph of a man seated on a low stone block at a silver-decorated seat, grinding or preparing substances with a dark stone pestle in a small stone bowl. He has long dark dreadlocks wrapped with a leopard-print headcloth, wears an orange-saffron cloth over his body and rudraksha bands on his arm. Beside him are a small brass deity figure, a red cup, a brass plate with green leaves and a silver ritual tray. Behind him, a silver throne backed with an ornate silver canopy is hung with beaded rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and standing figures in orange clothing are visible in the background. a person: long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headcloth, saffron cloth and rudraksha adornments, shown performing the Aushada herb preparation.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29