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September 02 2017

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A close view of a person's forearms kneading a large white enamel bowl of pale, crumbly paste flecked with bright yellow-orange pieces, set on a striped pink, purple and green cloth. The person wears orange clothing and a red rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a pink beaded bracelet. Beside the bowl stand a large stone mortar holding yellow paste and a dark green glazed ceramic vessel with a yellow-smeared surface, with a pale green bowl at the bottom edge. The scene suggests the preparation of an herbal paste.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close photograph of hands kneading a large blue bowl of thick yellow-green herbal paste during the aushadha process. Two forearms and hands, one wearing a pink and white beaded bracelet and a pearl-style bracelet, reach into the bowl, dusted with pale powder. A second pair of hands and a grey stone mortar sit nearby, and a flat stone grinding slab with a carved yellow-green surface rests at right on a striped pink and purple cloth. Only arms and hands of people are visible; no faces appear.2017-09-02March 30 20162016-03-30Two women kneel on a colourful striped cloth preparing a yellow-green paste. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and orange sari with a bindi, silver earrings, pink bangles and white powder dusting her hands, and kneads a large mound of yellow paste in a dark bowl. The woman behind her, in a dark sari with gold border, scoops more paste with her hand. Nearby stand stone mortars and a carved stone slab with circular grooves, and scattered paste lies on the cloth. No swami is visible.2017-09-02August 29 20172017-08-29Close photograph of a ritual in progress: a bare arm with a red and gold thread bracelet reaches into a silver bowl of thick yellow paste, scooping it up. In the foreground a person's bare back and shoulder wear a saffron-orange cloth with red stripes, and another figure in a red garment stands behind them. A white-clad person is blurred in the background. The yellow paste.2016-03-30September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesClose photo of hands mixing powders in a large shallow metal vessel. Two steel plates hold bright red powder on the left and golden-yellow powder on the right, with a sandy-coloured mixture spread across the vessel. Two women's arms are visible, one wearing a gold bangle and one wearing a thin gold bangle with a beaded or braided band, and their hands are dusted with powder. A purple cloth with colourful patterns and silver ornaments appear at the top left. The scene suggests a preparation of powdered ingredients, with no visible a person figure.2017-12-28May 23 20152015-05-23Close-up photograph of a child's hands and forearms. The child wears several brown rudraksha bead bracelets and a band of white ash markings on the upper arm, with an orange cloth at the waist. The cupped hands scatter a handful of yellow grains or flower petals in motion, with a rust-coloured fabric behind. No face is visible and no second person appears. a person's presence is not established from the visible frame.2018-04-04December 28 20172017-12-28