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A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless top and matching trousers with a gold-bordered sash sits cross-legged on a white silver-embossed throne-like seat. He wears a large twisted black hair bun topped with a white crescent ornament, a tripundra-style white and red forehead mark, a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha armbands and a gold chain. He holds a green leaf in one hand while looking down at a stone mortar and pestle set on a dark block, with green herbs in a wooden tray, a yellow-cloth table and metal vessels nearby. A microphone is visible at right.

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September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14A seated man with long, matted black hair wound into a high topknot, a small white crescent ornament at the crown, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top, rust-red dhoti-style trousers and a leopard-print waist cloth. He wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and bracelets, and a gold necklace. He sits cross-legged on a silver-and-cream ornate seat, eyes lowered, hands resting on his lap. In front of him are a black stone mortar and pestle, a stone grinding slab with yellow paste, green herbs in a wooden box, and small bowls. The background is dark and blurred.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14A man with a tall dreadlocked turban adorned with a white crescent ornament sits on a silver-backed chair draped with a leopard-print cloth, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with gold border, a leopard-print waist sash, long rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and a gold chain. He wears a vertical tilak on his forehead and looks down at work before him. In front of him stands a dark stone grinding block with a pestle, beside a stone mortar, a wooden tray of green leaves and small clay cups. Scene is set at night against a dark red backdrop. Probable Swamiji by his distinctive turban, rudraksha malas and ornate saffron-red clothing; he is seated and preparing herbal medicine (aushadha).2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +3 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sleeveless top and matching dhoti, with a leopard-print waist sash, sits cross-legged on a silver-edged seat with a leopard-print cloth. He wears long dark dreadlocked hair topped with a white crescent ornament, a white and black forehead mark, a gold pendant necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms. His eyes are lowered as he works at a stone mortar and pestle on the ground, with a dark stone mortar, herbs and a bowl of yellow powder in front of him. Green leafy herbs lie in the foreground, and a dark background blurs the outdoor night setting. Presented as a probable Swamiji (Nithyananda Paramashivam) seated in the herbal medicine preparation ritual, based on the distinctive long swept-back hair, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2017-09-14A man with long dark matted hair wound into a high topknot, adorned with a white crescent ornament, sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and matching trousers, a leopard-print waist sash, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold pendant necklace. He has a white and red forehead mark and keeps his eyes closed while grinding herbs with a small stone pestle in a dark stone mortar dusted with yellow powder. Around him are green herbs, clay bowls, a woven basket and a stone grinding slab, with a microphone at the right edge and dark foliage behind. a person appears to be the person performing the herbal aushadha preparation, based on his rudraksha malas, crescent ornament and ornate throne.2017-09-14 +1 copies