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A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless kurta and matching dhoti sits on an ornate silver throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, performing an aushadha preparation. He wears a tall black matted turban with a white crescent ornament, a white tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and a gold pendant necklace. He holds a brown coconut in one hand and a black pestle-like tool over a dark stone mortar smeared with yellow turmeric paste, with green leaves and herbs scattered around. Nearby are a wicker basket, wooden and steel trays of herbs and powders, a small bronze deity figure, a microphone stand and an open coconut shell, all set on a striped cloth in a night-time outdoor setting.