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A man in a rust-orange robe with a leopard-print waist sash sits on a silver ornate chair at a night outdoor ritual. He wears long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, and grinds herbs with a wooden mortar and pestle while looking down. Before him on a low stone table are bowls of herbs, a small brass deity figure, and a stone pestle. Beside him a silver-framed shrine is decorated with white flower garlands. Colourful striped cloth covers the ground and a microphone stands behind him.

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September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor photo of a man seated on a silver ornate chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth, grinding herbs on a black stone slab. He has long dark swept-back hair with a crescent ornament, a white tilak on his forehead, a rust-red sleeveless garment, rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold necklace. Nearby stand a stone mortar and pestle, bowls of yellow powder, green herbs, a wicker basket, and a small brass figure holding a lamp. Behind him is a silver throne-like seat decorated with flower garlands, and a microphone stand is visible. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated man, based on the long swept-back hair, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, while he performs an herbal preparation.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on a silver-covered seat before a microphone, with long dark dreadlock-style hair and a crescent ornament on his head. He wears a leopard-print waist cloth and beaded armbands. In front of him on a striped multicoloured cloth are mortars and pestles, bowls, a wicker basket, sprigs of green herbs, a yellow powder dish and a small wooden box. Behind him stands an ornate silver throne holding a deity murti decorated with garlands, with silver lion-shaped figures and a brass lamp stand at the right. Striped red and white pillars and a canopy frame the scene, and a yellow-painted square platform is at the lower right. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA man with long dark dreadlocks and a white crescent ornament in his hair sits on an ornate silver chair, eyes lowered, grinding herbs on a black stone slab with a pestle. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, an orange-red robe and a leopard-print waist cloth. Around him are brass bowls, a mortar, green herb sprigs, a wicker basket, and a brass standing lamp. Behind him is an ornate silver peetha with garlands and a deity murti, with a microphone on a stand. a person is the candidate here, based on the dreadlocks, crescent, rudraksha malas and saffron-red robe, while seated on a silver throne preparing aushadha.2017-09-14 +2 copiesA man seated on a silver-backed throne-style chair at an outdoor ritual space, wearing a tall black turban with a crescent ornament, rust-orange robes, rudraksha malas, and gold armbands, grinding herbs in a small stone mortar on a striped and colourful cloth. Around him are bowls of yellow powder, green leaves, small dark pellets, a basket, and a silver shivalinga. Behind him stand a silver peetha altar with garlands and a silver deity murti, a brass lamp stand, and a red-and-white striped backdrop with a lit shrine.2017-09-14 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at an ashram. A man with a black turban and crescent emblem sits on an ornate silver chair, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless robe, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklace and beaded armbands, with a sacred mark on his forehead. He bends forward and grinds or shapes a herbal preparation with his hands over a stone mortar and pestle. Nearby on a striped cloth stand a brass deity murti holding a lotus, bowls of herbs, leaves, a clay pot and a black stone. Behind a silver ornate throne-like altar decorated with white flower garlands stands a microphone stand, and tropical foliage lies in the background. This appears to be an aushadha preparation scene.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and red lower garment sits on a white cushioned chair at night, outdoors. He wears a black turban with a small crescent ornament, rudraksha malas across his chest and a gold necklace, and holds a white cloth in one hand while a rudraksha mala hangs from the other. Before him on a multicoloured striped mat are brass plates, bowls of herbs and yellow turmeric powder, a stone mortar and pestle, a small black stone box, a conch-like shell and a carved stone. To the right a silver shrine with a silver deity figure, white flower garlands and a small lamp stands on a silver platform, with a silver tray and bowls of herbs nearby. A microphone stand is visible behind him. The scene suggests preparation of herbal remedies.2017-09-14A 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.2017-08-29September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies