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A man seated cross-legged on a white-covered seat on a colourful striped rug, wearing a black-and-white patterned head wrap, a rust-red saffron robe, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets, with a bindi and raised index finger as he speaks into a stand microphone. Before him are silver bowls and brass pots of powders including yellow turmeric, red kumkum and white rice, plus a green leaf offering, a small brass lamp and a silver aushada preparation vessel. Behind him stand two large painted orange and green dvarapala guardian figures flanking a golden wooden door, and a silver palanquin-style shrine with white flower garlands sits at right. a person is seated in the centre, identified by the rudraksha malas, saffron-red robe and white-and-black head wrap.