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A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and red sash sits on an ornate silver-backed throne at night, smiling and holding a white folded cloth. He wears a tall black matted headpiece with a crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace. Before him on a dark wooden block lie herbs, a pestle, a small silver implement and a shell-like object, with a silver-framed table of offerings and a figurine at right. Smoke rises at the right edge, and a microphone clip is visible on his face. Appearance-based identification suggests the probable Swamiji (probable) in a presiding role, based on the long swept-back hair, crown-like ornament and rudraksha malas; the page's claim of herb preparation is consistent with the visible herbs and mortar.