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A photograph of a seated man in a ritual setting outdoors before a red-brick building. He sits cross-legged on a silver-decorated seat with his palms pressed together above his head, wearing a rust-red cloth wrap, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a gold pendant. A flaming fire pit with a smoking brass vessel burns in front of him, and a silver-rimmed bowl sits on a stand behind. Several women and children in saffron and colourful saris sit to the left watching, and a small brass figurine stands at the edge. a person is seated at the center with rudraksha malas, a rust-red wrap and ornate silver seat, performing the ritual. Visible cues are rudraksha malas, a rust-red wrap and a leopard-print headband.

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August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31A seated man in rust-red saffron robes sits cross-legged on an ornate silver chair, raising both palms overhead in a blessing gesture. He wears a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold pendant, and beaded bracelets on his upper arms. Behind him stands a silver staff. In front, a fire burns in a pit beside a silver bowl of offerings, with smoke drifting across the scene. Several women and young girls sit on the ground to the left, one in a teal blouse and red sari, one in red. Red-painted pillars and a corrugated roof frame an open courtyard, with a lantern visible on the right.2017-08-31 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a fire. A man seated on an ornate silver throne wears a maroon-red dhoti and wrap, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace with a pendant. He rests his hand on a silver staff while smoke and flames rise from a fire pit at his right. A silver tray with offerings and a silver stand sit beside him, and a red building and greenery form the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears the saffron-maroon robes, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and long swept-back hair of a KAILASA ritual leader during the Aushada process.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark swept-up hair, a crescent ornament at the crown, and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne-chair in an outdoor evening setting with dense green foliage behind him. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist cloth, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold necklace. He has his eyes closed and is working with a pestle over a dark stone mortar filled with yellow powder, while nearby stand brass bowls of herbs and grains, a mortar and pestle, a brass figure of a dancing deity, a silver altar with flower garlands, and a microphone on a stand. a person is shown in the act of preparing aushadha, a herbal medicine, in a ritual setting.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA seated man in a dark turban with a crescent ornament and a tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a silver-and-white throne-like seat, in a rust-red sleeveless top, rust-red dhoti with a gold border, and a leopard-print waist sash. He wears long rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands, and a gold pendant necklace, with a microphone on a stand beside him. In front of him are a dark stone slab with yellow powder, a grinding stone, herbs, a small brass figure of a deity, and a silver casket on a table draped in cloth. Behind him are red pillars and dark foliage under night light, with a red building in the background.2017-09-14September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-red sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti-style wrap with a leopard-print waist cloth, wearing a large black turban with a small crescent ornament, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a gold chain and long rudraksha malas. He sits on a low seat grinding herbs in a stone mortar with a pestle, while a silver ceremonial staff rests beside him. Yellow paste and green herb leaves lie on the wooden tray before him. To the right a silver altar holds white flower garlands and a small brass deity murti. A microphone stand arches above him and a small fire glows at the lower left.2017-09-14