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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver chair in an outdoor ritual setting, wearing a rust-red robe with a leopard-print waist sash, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and a tall black dreadlocked turban. He holds a white cloth or paper near his face and touches his nose while his eyes are closed. Smoke drifts through the background. In front of him are a dark stone slab with turmeric, bowls of herbs and green leaves, a wicker basket, a brass figure, offerings, and a silver tray. The appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person seated at an aushadha preparation, a Hindu herbal-medicine ritual; he has distinctive dreadlocks, a turban, malas and ceremonial gold, and the page identifies him as present.

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A man seated on a silver-backed throne-style chair at an outdoor evening ritual, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned garment, a leopard-print waist belt, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and red bangles, with a crescent ornament in his long dark hair and sacred ash on his forehead. He pours liquid from a small white vessel over a black stone shivalinga-shaped object decorated with yellow turmeric paste, while mortar and pestle, bowls of herbs, leaves and a basket sit on a cloth in front. Behind him stand a silver peetha, a small deity murti and a garlanded silver stand, with a microphone on a boom and dark foliage in the background. Such a scene matches an aushadha preparation with herbs and energy transmission.2017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14A photograph of a bearded man with a tall dreadlocked turban topped by a crescent ornament, seated on an ornate silver chair at night outdoors. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a leopard-print waist sash, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and holds a small white paper or cloth in one hand while gesturing with the other. In front of him is a low table with herbs, a stone mortar and pestle, a brass kalasha, a bamboo basket, small bowls of turmeric, flowers and burning coals, and a small metal figure.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14A seated man in an orange-red sleeveless garment and dhoti sits on a silver ornate throne-like chair with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat. He wears a tall matted topknot crowned with a silver crescent, a rudraksha mala with multiple strands, a gold necklace, and red and gold beaded armbands. He is working with his hands over a stone mortar and a small wooden platform, while a microphone stands nearby. Around him are brass and steel bowls of yellow powder, green leaves, a wicker basket, a stone pestle, a small brass figure of a deity and a silver tray with flowers.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne at night, outdoors with dark foliage behind him. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe, a leopard-print waist belt, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and red-and-gold armbands, with a long swept-back black turban-style hair and a crescent emblem above the forehead. He holds a white cloth and a mala, eyes closed and smiling. In front of him are a dark stone slab with yellow powder, herbs, coconuts, a stone mortar and a silver tray, while a small metal deity figure holding a lamp and wisps of smoke stand at right. a person: the flowing hair, crescent emblem, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial gold necklace match the page's description of a person presiding over an aushadha preparation, though this is appearance-based.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and a leopard-print waist cloth pours liquid from a white shell or conch vessel onto a small stone-and-brass setup on a silver-and-cloth-draped chair, during a night ritual outdoors. He has a long dark braided topknot with a crescent ornament, a white tripundra mark on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold necklace. He holds a mala in his other hand. Around him are brass bowls, a stone pestle and mortar, green herbs, a bamboo basket, a brass figure of a standing deity, a silver ornate table and a microphone stand. Overhead are dark tropical plants.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and matching wrap sits on an ornate silver-framed throne, eyes closed in meditative stillness. He wears long dreadlocks with a crescent ornament, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold necklace, a leopard-print waist sash, and a forehead tilak. A bottle-shaped white vessel rests in his right hand, and a thin microphone arm is positioned near his face. Before him sits a stone mortar, a black stone slab, a small brass shivalinga, dried herbs and leaves, yellow turmeric powder, coconut halves, small bowls, and a bamboo basket. A brass deity figure with raised hand stands at right beside a flower-decorated silver tray, with dense green foliage behind.2017-09-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor photo of a long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment and sleeveless orange top, seated on an ornate silver-and-wood throne with a leopard-print cloth. He wears a crescent ornament in his hair, a sandalwood tilak, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold chain, with his eyes closed. Before him stands a dark wooden box with a metal mortar and pestle, bowls of herbs, and a long metal rod. A microphone stands nearby, and to the right is a silver pedestal with a brass deity figure and garlands. Swamiji (probable): a long-haired, orange-robed figure with rudraksha and a crescent ornament, seated on a throne while preparing herbal medicine.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies