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A seated man with long dreadlocks wears a leopard-print headwrap, an orange shawl over bare shoulders, and rudraksha bracelets on his arm. He smiles and reaches toward a silver plate heaped with yellow powder. Smoke and a small flame rise near an ornate silver structure, and a microphone stand stands beside him. a person is shown in an appearance-based match: long dreadlocked hair, a patterned headwrap, saffron-toned shawl and multiple rudraksha malas. Photo of a ritual setting with offerings, consistent with an aushada preparation rite.

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A photo of a ritual scene at an outdoor or semi-open ashram setting. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband and bare-shouldered in an orange-brown shawl sits with eyes closed, holding a hand over a large silver tray of golden-yellow aushada preparation with pieces of herbs, while a second attendant in red-bordered clothing holds the tray from the right and an ember flame rises from it. Rudraksha malas hang on his arm and a nearby ornate silver-and-gold throne and microphone stand are visible; a figure in orange clothing stands in the background.2017-08-29September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with long rudraksha mala strands, a leopard-print headband over long dark hair, and white and red tilak on his forehead, works at a small wooden stand with a brass bowl over a fire. A younger bare-chested assistant in red cloth pours from a long brass ladle into the bowl, while a stone mortar and pestle sits nearby. Golden ornate decorations and a brass lamp stand fill the background, and a fire blazes in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual preparation of herbal medicine.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 29 20172017-08-29A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless garment and matching dhoti sits on a silver ornate chair draped with a tiger-print cloth, with a leopard-print sash at his waist. He wears multiple dark rudraksha malas across his chest and bead bracelets on his arms, a gold pendant at his neck, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; his hair is piled high. He extends one arm with a mala in hand while smoke drifts through the scene. A second man in a light cream kurta and rudraksha mala sits to the left holding a small offering. In front are a dark stone box with yellow powder, silver trays of ash and offerings, and a silver shrine-like container.2017-09-14A seated bearded man in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas stirs a brass bowl over a small dark stone stove, with a flame glowing in front. A leopard-print cloth is wound on his head, and white and red markings are on his forehead. Beside him, a second man with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his arm pours or tends the bowl. Behind them stand tall brass lamp stands and a large ornate gold backdrop, with a stone mortar and pestle on the right.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07