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Photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-backed throne chair outdoors at night, with dark foliage behind him. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a long rudraksha mala, a leopard-print waist sash, a gold necklace, red bangles on his arms and a crescent ornament in his dark, long braided hair with a tilak on his forehead. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand, resting on the armrest. In front of him sits a black stone grinding slab with yellow powder, a stone muller, bowls of yellow paste, herbs and a small brass deity figure to the right, beside a microphone stand. A ceremonial aushadha preparation is visible. a person seated in a ceremonial preparation of herbal medicine, identified by the throne, saffron-red robe, rudraksha malas and distinctive hair ornament.