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A seated man in an orange-rust saffron robe and a black-and-white patterned headwrap sits cross-legged on a floor before carved wooden screens. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold-edged dhoti and rudraksha bracelets on both arms, and holds a dark grey stone between his palms in a ritual gesture. A microphone on a boom stand is near him. Silver puja trays, a small oil lamp, dried seed pods and a woven basket sit in the foreground, and a silver-backed chair stands behind him. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, ornate saffron clothing and layered rudraksha malas, performing an aushada-preparation style ritual.