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July 20 2012

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A photograph of a rough, unpolished stone block coated in bright yellow-orange turmeric paste and dotted with red kumkum spots, resting on a woven straw mat with green edging on a dark floor. Blurred purple and red cloth lies in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-07A close photograph of a bright yellow, turmeric-coloured block of stacked rectangular form resting on a cloth of blue, orange, green and white striped fabric, with small scattered white petals and a dark mobile phone at the left edge. The yellow block has small dark circular marks and appears to be a ritual object such as a turmeric-smeared base or stone. No people are visible; the scene shows only the object and textile setting.2016-12-19December 25 20132013-12-25A photograph taken from above of an empty low stone seat on a grey concrete floor. The rectangular seat is yellow-ochre with a speckled granite surface and has four small red-rimmed holes at its corners. Behind it, an orange cloth lies on the floor, with a striped border in purple, yellow and red at the top left. A thin metal stand leg is visible at the far left edge. No people are present in the scene.2010-12-23Close-up photo of a dark stone mortar filled with a paste of orange-brown powder and herbs, with a dark wooden pestle resting in it. Behind it, a deep red cloth with gold border and a strand of rudraksha beads hang in the frame, and a polished silver ritual vessel stands at the right. Golden and multicolored textile lies beneath the mortar. No people are visible.2018-03-03A close-up photograph from behind of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a purple and magenta garment, holding a rectangular grey-white stone block in her right hand. The blurred background shows colourful draped fabrics in orange, green and red. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2016-12-21December 28 20112011-12-28Close photo of a person in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered hem grinding yellow turmeric powder with a pestle in a dark grey stone mortar. A pale stone bowl filled with yellow powder sits at left and a mint-green enamel bowl of yellow powder is in the foreground, all on a striped multicoloured cloth. Only a hand, arm, and lower body are visible, so no face is shown.2017-09-02Close photo of a ritual preparation on a striped cloth mat. A person in a rust-red garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits beside a dark stone block and a bowl of yellow powder, grinding turmeric with a black pestle. Yellow powder spills over the block and around a pale stone mortar, and a mint-green enamel bowl of yellow powder sits in the foreground. Only the lower body, bare feet and a yellow-wrapped forearm are visible, so no face is shown. The scene suggests preparing turmeric powder for a ritual.2017-09-02Close-up photo of a person seated on a striped cloth grinding yellow turmeric paste. Their hands, one wearing a gold bangle, press a dark stone pestle onto a dark grinding block, with yellow paste smeared over the block and dripping down its sides. Around them are a carved stone mortar filled with turmeric, a mint-green enamel bowl heaped with yellow powder, another enamel bowl with red rims, and small clay pots. The person wears a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. Only hands, lower body and feet are visible, so no face is shown.2017-09-02April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesClose photo of a grinding process: a person in a red-orange garment and rudraksha mala grinds yellow paste with a dark pestle inside a dark grey stone mortar, the paste oozing down its sides. A second stone mortar with yellow paste sits to the left on a striped cloth. Only hands, legs and torso are visible; no face shown.2017-09-02 +1 copies