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A seated man in a leopard-print turban and maroon-red cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, with layered rudraksha malas and bead armbands, operates a wooden hand-press with a rope wound around its central post. Behind him, an ornate gold-and-silver backdrop, brass oil lamps and green foliage surround a microphone on a stand. In the foreground are a grinding stone, a mortar and pestle, a wicker basket and a rug.

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A bearded man with a leopard-print headband, a tilak on his forehead and long dark hair sits on a silver-edged seat in front of a golden sunburst backdrop with green lighting. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain, with rudraksha bands on his arms. He holds a wooden spinning device with a rope wound around a wooden spool. Behind him are tall brass lamp stands, a silver Nandi bull figure on the left, a silver pot and a trident-topped brass stand. A microphone on a boom arm is in front of him. Another person is partially visible at the left edge and at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's appearance, with long hair, rudraksha malas, ochre-red robes and a gold chain, fits the Paramahamsa Nithyananda cues, and he is presented as the speaker of the workshop.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in rust-red robes and layered rudraksha malas smiles while leaning over a wooden hand-press with a fluted wooden roller held in place by rope. Beside him, a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti and forehead markings works at the base of the device, where a small flame glows. A stone mortar and pestle sit in the foreground, with a metal cup and a wicker basket nearby. The seated man wears a leopard-print turban and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm, and sits before a silver-backed seat and golden decorative backdrop with green foliage. A microphone stand is in view.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and a leopard-print turban sits on a silver-backed chair before gold-toned shrine decor. He wears layered rudraksha malas, bangle-style bead armbands, and a gold necklace, with a red-and-white forehead marking. He leans forward over a wooden frame, working a cord with both hands, while a second person in a red garment is seen from behind in the lower left. Behind him stand a brass trishula, a silver bull figure, tall brass oil lamps, and potted green plants. A Swamiji (probable) label applies to the seated figure, identified by the rudraksha malas, saffron-red robe, and turban cues, serving as the workshop teacher.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a leopard-print and black turban, smiling as he works a wooden hand-cranked press with a rope-wrapped spindle. A second man in a red cloth and white body markings bends over the press, feeding fibre near a small flame, while a stone mortar and pestle sit on the floor beside a woven basket. Gold lamps and a green-lit backdrop are behind them.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ayurvedic-style workshop setting. A seated man in a rust-red garment wears layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and a leopard-print headband, with white tilak on his forehead. He sits in front of a silver-backed chair, working a wooden hand-press with rope wrapped around a wooden pestle over a small fire pit. A younger person with dreadlocks in the left foreground, wearing a rust-red garment, tends a brass bowl. Nearby stand a dark stone mortar and pestle, a wicker basket, brass lamps, potted plants and a gold-patterned backdrop. A microphone is clipped to the seated man's headband area.2017-12-10A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe, his chest draped with dark rudraksha malas and a wrist rudraksha band, wearing a leopard-print headwrap and white forehead markings as he works a traditional wooden press, turning a wooden screw handle with both hands. A second man in a red robe leans in from the left, one hand on the press frame, and a third man in white dhoti with white striped arm markings works the lower base. A stone mortar and pestle sit in front, with a wicker basket at right and a microphone stand behind. The background shows a silver chair, potted plants and a gold-and-green lit backdrop.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copies