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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a tiger-striped cushion, wearing a turban of dark coiled hair with a crescent emblem, a rust-red sleeveless top and draped robe with a leopard-print waist sash, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold necklace. His right arm is extended outward in a gesture while he speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him is a silver altar table decorated with white flower garlands and a small silver figure. A striped mat lies on the floor and the background is dark foliage at night. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair under a turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial ornaments, seated in the role of a teacher giving a discourse.

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September 14 20172017-09-14 +7 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne-like chair in an outdoor evening setting with dark foliage behind him. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and dhoti-style wrap with a leopard-print patterned sash at the waist, a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, and gold-coloured bangles on his arms. His long dark hair is wound up in a high topknot crowned with a small silver crescent ornament, and he has a tripundra mark on his forehead. A microphone stands at the upper right. Before him is a black ritual platform with a yellow-stained object, a rock, lemons and betel-like items, leaves and bowls of offerings. At the right stands a small bronze figure holding a lamp, with a silver box and flower-decorated tray nearby.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a leopard-print waistband sits on an ornate silver throne-chair outdoors at night. He wears a crescent ornament on a long dreadlocked turban, a tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and red beaded armlets, and holds a mala in his right hand. In front of him is a small brass-and-stone ritual setup with a cane, a stone and yellow powder, while a brass deity murti holding a lamp stands at right beside a silver-decorated offering tray with flowers. A microphone stand is at right, with dense green foliage behind. The page suggests the scene is an aushadha-making event, but no preparation is visibly under way.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph taken outdoors at night in front of dense green foliage. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white crescent ornament on top of his head and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a silver ornate chair draped with a striped leopard-print cloth. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top, rudraksha malas across his chest and upper arms, a leopard-print waist belt and a gold chain. A microphone stands beside him. To his right, a small gold figure of a standing deity murti holds a lamp, and a silver tray with garlands and flowers sits nearby. Before him is a brass vessel containing yellow powder and a metal pestle-like tool.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe and red sleeveless top sits on a carved silver-backed throne outdoors at night, with a crescent-moon ornament on a tall black braided headdress and a tilak on his forehead. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a leopard-print waist cloth and red bands on his arms, and holds a silver ritual staff while a rudraksha mala hangs from his other hand. In front of him stand a black box with yellow powder, brass vessels, herbs and bowls of offerings. Behind him a small golden deity figure and a silver shrine with flower garlands are visible, plus a microphone stand. The scene is a ritual preparation with herbal offerings. a person is indicated by the crescent headdress, long braided hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in an outdoor evening setting prepares herbal medicine at a ritual station. He wears a tall black turban-style hairpiece topped with a silver crescent ornament, a red-orange sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash, and multiple rudraksha mala beads across his chest and arms, with a gold chain at his neck. A horizontal tilak marks his forehead. He sits on a striped mat-covered platform beside a stone grinder, a mortar and pestle, bowls of herbs, a green leafy plant in a wooden tray, a wicker basket, a silver-trimmed box, and a small brass deity murti. Dark foliage and a red building appear behind him, with a microphone stand at the right edge.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +3 copies