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A man with long dreadlocked black hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban and an orange-saffron shawl sits at a stone platform, working with his hands over a dark herbal mixture while wearing rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala. Behind him is an ornate silver-gilt shrine with rudraksha garlands, small deity figures and a golden lamp, and beside him stands a golden deity figure holding a lamp. In front, a large silver covered vessel with a lid sits on a silver tray with banana leaves, and a metal pot waits to the right. The scene reflects an aushada herbal preparation ritual.

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August 29 20172017-08-29October 08 20172017-10-08August 29 20172017-08-29 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08A man with long matted dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband and a red-orange garment sits cross-legged on a silver-covered seat during a fire ritual. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, red coral bracelets and an armband, and holds a long ladle over a stone fire pit with flames. Silver vessels, a silver Nandi bull and a silver kalasha-like ornament surround him, with a small lamp in the foreground. a person is shown performing the homa, identified by his dreadlocks, leopard headband and orange ritual garb with gold and coral ornaments.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-coloured ceremonial neck garland sits cross-legged before a flame in a stone fire pit, beside silver offering trays and a silver Nandi bull and silver oil lamps on a striped textile. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent ornament, long dreadlocked hair and a red armband, and holds a wooden ladle over the fire. Probable Swamiji: he has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a ceremonial gold necklace and a distinctive headband, and is performing a fire ritual, presumably a homa. Silver spheres and a metallic deity figure are also visible.2017-10-08August 29 20172017-08-29December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a man seated on a low stone block at a silver-decorated seat, grinding or preparing substances with a dark stone pestle in a small stone bowl. He has long dark dreadlocks wrapped with a leopard-print headcloth, wears an orange-saffron cloth over his body and rudraksha bands on his arm. Beside him are a small brass deity figure, a red cup, a brass plate with green leaves and a silver ritual tray. Behind him, a silver throne backed with an ornate silver canopy is hung with beaded rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and standing figures in orange clothing are visible in the background. a person: long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headcloth, saffron cloth and rudraksha adornments, shown performing the Aushada herb preparation.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29October 08 20172017-10-08