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A smiling man in a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver-backed seat on a red stage. He wears a rust-red shawl and dhoti, multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a gold pendant necklace, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him stands a small bronze deity figure, and a silver-handled ritual implement rests near his knee. In front of him are stone and metal mortars and bowls used for preparing powders, and a microphone stands at the right. The setting suggests an aushada (herbal powder) preparation session. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated man, identified by the turban, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.