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A smiling man in a maroon-red robe stands at a silver ritual vessel, holding a long black tube over a rising cloud of smoke. He wears a leopard-print headband with a white flower, a red tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and bracelets, a gold necklace with a silver pendant, and a silver-embroidered shawl. The smoke drifts over a silver bowl. Behind him is a red building and blurred foliage.

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August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban with a white flower tucked at the side sits on a silver-backed seat and smiles while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a silver pendant, and a gold chain, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him is a blurred red building. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate rudraksha adornments and a turban with a crown-like wrap identify this as a candidate for Swamiji, shown speaking in a seated ritual setting.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA man with long hair wrapped in a black-and-white leopard-print turban and a red tilak on his forehead sits before a silver lamp, with a microphone on a stand beside him. He wears a dark maroon-red robe, many rudraksha malas across his chest and upper arms, and a silver pendant with a cobra motif. He looks down while handling a ritual object, with smoke drifting in the background and a red building behind him.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne in a courtyard during an outdoor ceremony with smoke in the air. He wears a leopard-print turban with a yellow flower, a dark red-brown robe, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a small red tilak on his forehead. He rests one hand on a silver staff or rod across his lap. Beside him stands an ornate silver lamp or offering dish holding small items. Several women and a man in the background sit watching in saffron, pink and green clothing. A small fire glows in the lower left corner. The sandy courtyard has red pillars behind the seated figure.2017-08-31 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headcloth sits on an ornate silver chair beside a silver tray and small table, smiling and gazing to the side. He wears a maroon-red wrap over a bare shoulder, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, a silver pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and a small red vertical tilak on his forehead. A tiny cup bearing a printed portrait sits on the tray. Smoke drifts through the background, and a small microphone is clipped to the chair arm. a person is seated in ceremonial setting with smoke rising, matching the page's Aushada preparation event.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A man seated on a silver throne in a night ritual setting, holding a long silver ceremonial staff with an ornate handle in his right hand. He wears a rust-red ochre robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, rudraksha armlets, a leopard-print headband with a yellow flower tucked at the side, and a silver pendant. Beside him stands a silver bowl on a silver stand, and an open fire burns at the left edge with seated devotees, several in white and red head cloths, in the background. The person appears to be Swamiji (probable), shown by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, seated as presiding teacher during a fire ritual.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a red tilak on his forehead sits with a silver plate in the foreground. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace and beaded rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrist. He smiles while resting his hand on a silver armrest of a throne with an ornate silver backrest. A microphone stands beside him, and a small framed photo rests on the silver tray. Blurred green foliage forms the background. The page describes a Siddha Aushada preparation process, but this does not establish identity. Cues include dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and a shawl, with a throne setting, so the appearance-based label is a person.2017-08-31 +1 copies