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Close-up photo of a ceremonial preparation table with piles of dried herbs and roots. A large heap of bright yellow turmeric rhizomes sits on a metal plate, with sliced dried ginger or root pieces on a tray in the foreground. Behind them are small bowls of pale powder, dried dark berries or seeds, a green leaf, and brown round fruits. No people are visible. The scene matches an aushadha herbal medicine preparation setting.

Close-up of herbs and ingredients laid out on shallow metal plates for an herbal preparation. Central pile of bright yellow turmeric rhizomes, dried sliced roots or bark in the lower left, orange-yellow root pieces at left, and a plate of dark reddish-brown seeds or dried berries at right. Pale powder sits in bowls in the background, with green leaves at the right edge. No people are visible.

2017-12-28 +1 copies

December 31 2011

Close-up photograph of a silver-rimmed scalloped metal plate heaped with fresh yellow turmeric rhizomes, curved and knobby, shown in ritual-style offering. Blurred silver vessels and a lamp-like object sit in the background. No people are visible.

A close photo of a shallow stainless steel bowl filled with small yellow-green oblong pieces, possibly turmeric-coated or herbal sweets or offerings, resting on a dark maroon cloth. A leaf plate with more yellow-green material sits at the top right, and a faint orange thread lies at the left edge. No people are visible.

Close overhead view of ingredients arranged in silver trays on a white cloth draped over a yellow and pink silk fabric, with a black stone surface at left and marigold-like flowers at bottom. From left: turmeric pieces, black seeds, pale grey-white chunks, dried ginger-like roots, thin brown slices, and pistachios at top right.

May 08 2018

Photograph of trays of dried botanical ingredients laid on a white cloth beside a dark stone statue of feet with a carved strap. From left: bright yellow turmeric pieces, dark round seeds, pale chunks, dried ginger slices and a tray of thin dried roots or bark slices. A yellow cloth with pink stripes lies below. A yellow cable runs across the stone step. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of several rectangular silver trays on a white cloth, holding turmeric pieces, dark round seeds, pale chunks, dried ginger slices and root pieces, and a heap of shelled pistachios at upper right. A yellow silk cloth with pink stripes lies beneath, with a few flowers at the bottom edge. Black stone surface and a yellow cable are visible at left. No people are shown. This is an arrangement of ingredients for preparing herbal remedies.

December 20 2017

2017-12-20 +1 copies

December 19 2016

Close-up photograph of a brass vessel wrapped with fine white thread in a diagonal criss-cross pattern, standing in the foreground. Behind it is a round woven bamboo basket holding small brass bowls filled with dried green herbs, leaves, roots and bark pieces, set on a bed of white granules. Brass pots and bowls are blurred in the background on a colourful striped cloth. No people are visible; the setting suggests ritual preparation of herbs or offerings.