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Indoor ritual scene on a striped multicolour mat where devotees mix a yellow herbal paste in a large brass plate and small bowls. A woman in an orange sari with long braided hair kneels at left working the paste with her hands, while a man in white beside her helps. A woman in a dark brown and gold-bordered sari kneels centre, mixing in a bowl. On the right, a man in a rust-coloured robe, orange head wrap and layered rudraksha malas holds a silver-handled wooden tool and watches. Behind them are rows of brass bells and kalasha vessels, a fan and a draped table. Photo credit overlay in the corner.

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A photograph of a seated group preparing herbal medicine on a striped floral mat in a hall with brass bells and a standing fan. A man in a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-trimmed saffron garment sits on a silver-framed chair at right, touching his chin, appearing to observe the work; he matches the Swamiji appearance cues and is a probable Swamiji. Three women and men in saffron and red clothing crouch around brass bowls, mortars and a yellow paste, one woman in a gold-bordered sari grinds powder in a bowl. Tripod camera and cables are visible at left.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Overhead photo of a herbal preparation session on a striped cloth floor at an ashram hall. A woman in a black and yellow sari and glasses stirs white powder in a bowl with her hands. Beside her, a young person in white and two women in rust-red robes with dreadlocked hair and rudraksha beads work over bowls, a stone mortar with a pestle, a green paste bowl and a small clay pot. A brass bell collection and tripod-mounted equipment are visible in the background. Several people are visible and no one is clearly identified as a person.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A ritual preparation scene indoors on a colourful striped floor mat. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red wrap, wearing wooden beaded bracelets and a mala, sits cross-legged grinding material in a stone mortar. Beside him a woman in a red-orange sari sits near a green bowl. On the right, a woman in a red sari and glasses stirs a green bowl, and two women with dark hair in orange and gold saris work over bowls in the lower right. Behind, a silver ornate shrine holds garlanded deity images and a small lamp. Several seated people in saffron and orange robes sit in the background, and brass oil lamps stand at the top right.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food preparation at an ashram event. Four women and one young man are seated on a colourful striped mat around a large silver bowl of yellow rice mixed with herbs. A man with bare upper body and a wide orange shawl sits in front, mixing the rice with both hands, while a woman in an orange-red sari with gold-bordered sleeves and rudraksha mala reaches into the bowl. A woman in a cream-and-gold Kerala-style sari, white hairnet and red-brown beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at right. Orange-robed devotees stand in the background.2019-01-01September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02January 01 20192019-01-01