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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a silver-backed chair in a temple-like hall, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a crescent ornament and a tall dark turban-like hair arrangement, a vertical tilak and white forehead marks, a rust-red sleeveless top, a red dhoti with a gold border, a leopard-print shawl at the waist, and layered rudraksha malas with rudraksha armlets and wristbands. In front of him stand stone mortars, a pestle, a grinding stone and a stone block on a striped green cloth, indicating herbal medicine preparation, with a yellow-edged stone platform in the foreground. A seated man in ritual dress, a person, is shown in an aushadha making setting.

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September 14 20172017-09-14A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and matching trousers with a leopard-print waist sash, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and upper arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a white crescent ornament in his dreadlocked, turban-style hair with a white and black forehead mark. Before him is a dark stone mortar with yellow powder and grinding pestles, surrounded by green herbs, a basket, bowls of yellow powder and a stone grinding slab, consistent with preparing herbal medicine. A microphone stand is visible at right against dark foliage. Probable Swamiji appearance cues: long swept-back dreadlocked hair, crescent crown ornament, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, while performing the herbal preparation rite.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man with long, matted black hair wound into a high topknot, a small white crescent ornament at the crown, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top, rust-red dhoti-style trousers and a leopard-print waist cloth. He wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and bracelets, and a gold necklace. He sits cross-legged on a silver-and-cream ornate seat, eyes lowered, hands resting on his lap. In front of him are a black stone mortar and pestle, a stone grinding slab with yellow paste, green herbs in a wooden box, and small bowls. The background is dark and blurred.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless top and matching dhoti, with a leopard-print waist sash, sits cross-legged on a silver-edged seat with a leopard-print cloth. He wears long dark dreadlocked hair topped with a white crescent ornament, a white and black forehead mark, a gold pendant necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. His eyes are lowered as he works at a stone mortar and pestle on the ground, with a dark stone mortar, herbs and a bowl of yellow powder in front of him. Green leafy herbs lie in the foreground, and a dark background blurs the outdoor night setting. Presented as a probable Swamiji (Nithyananda Paramashivam) seated in the herbal medicine preparation ritual, based on the distinctive long swept-back hair, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man with eyes closed sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top, matching red trousers, a leopard-print sash, a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha armbands and wrist bracelets, and a gold pendant. He wears a tall black turban with a white crescent ornament and a white and black forehead mark. In front of him a black stone mortar holds yellow turmeric powder, with a pestle, green herbs, bowls of powder and a brass tray nearby. A microphone stand is visible at right against dark foliage. Probable Swamiji cues: the turban, rudraksha malas and gold pendant on a throne, with eyes closed in meditative stillness.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless top and matching red trousers sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a long black dreadlocked turban topped with a white crescent ornament, a white and red forehead mark, a dense rudraksha mala with a gold pendant necklace, and rudraksha armlets and wrist beads. Before him stands a dark stone mortar filled with yellow turmeric powder, into which he presses a pestle, with bunches of green herbs, bowls and a basket of ingredients around. Trays of yellow powder and a microphone stand appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the flowing dreadlocked turban, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and gold necklace are the cues for this candidate, seated as the one preparing the medicine.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14