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August 28 20182018-08-28December 12 20162016-12-12Overhead photo of hands pressed onto a flat grey granite slab during a ritual. On the left, a person in an orange garment has hands and gold bangles resting on the slab. On the right, a seated person in white clothing with a red and brown beaded mala, a gold wristwatch, red thread bands and a tattooed hand presses both palms on the stone. A pink cloth lies on the left and a green cloth on the right.2017-01-15Close-up photo of a ritual grinding of herbs for an aushada preparation. A person in an orange-brown robe with a shawl sits at the left, their hand with a dark rudraksha mala on the wrist pressing a stone pestle into a yellow-dusted granite mortar. Beside it sit two dark grey smooth stones, one large and one small, and a white bowl with a blue handle lies at the bottom edge. Turmeric powder dusts the mortar rim. The setting suggests a spiritual alchemy herbal preparation.2017-08-29Close-up photo of two people seated on a floor with their hands extended palm-down over a pale grey stone slab. The left person wears orange robes and gold bangles; the right person wears a teal and pink sari with gold border and bangles. A dark grey patch of ash or powder lies on the slab beneath the hands. No identifiable a person figure is visible; only hands and sleeves appear.2017-01-15February 27 20172017-02-27August 29 20172017-08-29 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two pairs of hands hovering palms-down over a grey granite slab with a dark circular patch at its centre. On the left, a person in an orange and peach garment wears gold bangles on the wrist. On the right, a seated man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered cloth wears a gold wristwatch, a red and white thread bracelet, a metallic bangle, and a red-and-brown rudraksha mala at the neck; a tattoo of a deity or symbol is visible on his hand. The ritual-looking gesture suggests a healing or energy transmission practice over the stone.2017-01-15August 29 20172017-08-29Photo 11710371Close-up photograph of a person's hands grinding herbs in a flat stone mortar with a dark stone pestle. The mortar holds a bright yellow paste and a grey stone. The person wears rudraksha bracelets with red thread and an orange-brown garment, with green leaves visible at the left. This appears to be an aushada herb-preparation process.2017-08-29January 15 20172017-01-15