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A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a leopard-print headband grinds herbs in a black stone mortar with a wooden pestle at a ceremonial setting. He wears multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and bands on his upper arms. Beside him stands a polished silver Nandi bull with a flower garland, brass oil lamps and a bowl of powder sit in front, and a woven basket rests at right. Green foliage and potted plants frame the background, with a microphone on a boom arm above. a person is shown performing the herbal preparation, with the rudraksha malas and the saffron-maroon robe as the key cues.

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December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap grinds herbs in a black stone mortar with a wooden pestle, a silver-plated Nandi bull and brass lamp stands behind him, and a metal mic stand is nearby. Around his neck and arms are rudraksha malas and a leopard-print headband. Behind him are brass trishula standards, a silver bowl, a wicker basket, and green foliage.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 +2 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, wearing a leopard-print headband and a red-brown bindi, is grinding a yellow paste on a black stone slab with his hand at a ritual setting. Behind him is a silver-backed chair and a golden decorative backdrop, with a brass trident, brass oil lamps, silver vessels, a wicker basket and mortars with pestles on a striped cloth. A microphone is positioned near his face. The scene looks like a preparation of an herbal or ritual compound.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, draped with multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads and matching rudraksha armbands, grinds substance in a black stone mortar with a pestle. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, has long dark hair, and has white horizontal marks on his forehead. Brass lamps, a brass bowl, a wicker basket, and a silver-framed backrest with a golden radiant backdrop surround him. A microphone stand is nearby. Smoke rises from the lower left.2017-12-10A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband, wearing rust-red ochre clothing and multiple strands of rudraksha malas on his chest and upper arms, grinds a paste on a dark stone slab with his fingers. A silver chair with floral relief stands behind him beside a gold trident and brass lamps, a microphone is positioned near his face, and silver ritual vessels, a wicker basket and a stone mortar are arranged on the mat in front. The figure appears to match the a person candidate by visible cues of dreadlocks, rudraksha and ochre robes, though identity is uncertain.2017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with multiple rudraksha malas and matching rudraksha armlets prepares a substance at a dark wooden block with a grinding stone and pestle. He wears a leopard-print turban over long dark matted hair, with a white-painted forehead marked by a red tilak. Beside him stand an ornate silver table holding silver bowls and vessels, a silver bull figure, a brass trident and tall brass oil lamps, with a gold-toned backdrop behind. The scene suggests an Ayurvedic-style herbal preparation, and a flower garland is visible at the left edge. The man appears to be a Swamiji (probable), identified by his distinctive visible cues of matted hair, leopard turban, layered rudraksha malas and saffron-red ceremonial robe, while performing the preparation.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copies