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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a carved backrest, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment and a red-and-gold dhoti, with a leopard-print sash at his waist. He has long, dark, matted hair wound into a high turban with a white crescent ornament, a white tilak with a dark central mark, and multiple rudraksha malas on his chest and arms and around his wrist. A gold necklace is visible at his throat. He holds a rudraksha mala in his right hand and rests his left hand on a silver staff. In front of him is a black stone block with yellow paste and a stone mortar with pestle, green herbs in pots and a basket, and a small shivalinga and incense on a silver tray.

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A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered dhoti and a leopard-print waist sash sits on an ornate silver chair. He wears a large black matted topknot with a white crescent ornament, a white and red forehead mark, a gold pendant necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, arms and wrist. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand and rests the other on a silver staff. In front of him is a dark wooden block topped with yellow paste, a stone mortar and pestle, green herbs, metal bowls, a small white shivalinga and a tray of ash. A microphone stand is visible behind him.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA bearded man with a tall twisted black hair turban topped by a small white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver-backed throne chair, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered dhoti, a leopard-print waist cloth, long rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha armbands and a gold chain. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand while resting the other on the chair's armrest. In front of him, a dark stone mortar and pestle or grinding stone holds yellow turmeric paste, and a stone block with a bottle-like pestle stands on a green cloth with green leaves, a small shivalingam-shaped stone and a silver tray of dark powders. A microphone stand is visible behind him. The setting is an outdoor evening gathering with dark foliage in the background. The image shows an Ayurvedic herbal medicine preparation with a seated teacher-figure, appearance-based identification is a person seated on the throne with a rudraksha mala and ornate red clothing.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +3 copiesOutdoors at night, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair topped by a small crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver-framed chair with his eyes closed. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist cloth, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and a gold pendant necklace, and holds a rudraksha mala in his right hand. In front of him is a stone mortar and pestle on a yellow-cloth-covered base, with green herbs, small bowls of yellow powder and a brass figure holding a lamp. A microphone stand stands at right beside a floral offering, and dense green foliage forms the background. The scene matches the page's aushadha preparation. A sitter in rust-red robes and rudraksha, with a crescent ornament, may be a person, seated and performing the ritual.2017-09-14 +5 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +3 copies