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A seated man with long dark dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead and arms sits at a ritual setup, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waistband and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, plus a gold chain with a round gold pendant. He holds a small metal implement or lamp and bends his head in concentration. Beside him are silver vessels with ornate lids, and behind him a person in bright orange cloth with gold borders stands among white flower garlands. Appearance cues match Swamiji (probable): long hair, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, seated in a ritual preparation process. Scene reads as a ritual medicine preparation.

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December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man with long dark dreadlocks falling past his shoulders wears a rust-orange sleeveless top and matching lower cloth, a dense rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a gold chain with a round gold pendant. White horizontal marks cover his forehead and both arms, and a leopard-print waist cloth shows at his hip. He sits in profile with one arm resting on his knee, gazing down. Behind him stand dark deity murti garlanded with white flowers and red cloth. A woman in orange robes sits at left beside a small oil lamp with a flame, and another person in orange is partly visible at right edge.2017-12-28A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash and a dense rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder. A gold chain with a round gold pendant hangs at his neck, and white ash marks his arms. He sits on a silver-and-white ceremonial seat, gesturing with his right hand over a dark wooden block, with silver ritual vessels in the foreground and a floral garland behind him. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in ritual posture, based on dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and gold pendant.2017-12-28A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard sits at a wooden surface, eyes lowered, hands resting on the wood. He wears a rust-orange garment, a multi-strand brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and a gold chain with a gold pendant. White horizontal tilaka marks cover his forehead and upper arms. Behind him, blurred flower garlands and a person in orange and white are visible. A second person with white forehead markings sits at the left edge. Probable Swamiji with long hair, rudraksha mala, and orange clothing, seated and performing a ritual preparation with his hands on the surface.2017-12-28A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, a gold chain with a pendant, and multiple rows of rudraksha beads draped over one shoulder. White vibhuti-style lines mark his forehead and arms. In the foreground a younger man in orange clothing with rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits beside him. Behind them, blurred deity murti decorated with white flower garlands stand in the background, and a wooden structure is in the lower foreground. a person (long swept hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and orange clothing) seen in meditation during the Turiyatita Aushadha preparation.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28Close photo of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms, eyes lowered, seated in a ritual setting. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless garment, a long string of brown rudraksha beads across one shoulder, and a gold heart-shaped pendant on a gold chain. His hands rest on his lap or a surface in front of him. Behind him, blurred figures wear white and red garlands. At lower left a second person with white forehead markings is partly visible. The setting suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28October 10 20162016-10-10December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28