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Overhead photo of metal plates on a concrete floor holding yellow powder with dark lumps. Several empty silver-toned plates sit behind them, and at the upper left silver ritual vessels are visible. A person in a maroon garment with a gold bangle reaches in from the right edge holding a white cloth. No faces are visible. A camera tripod leg appears at the left edge.

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August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of several ornate silver trays on a concrete floor filled with mounds of coloured powders and grains: bright red, deep red, golden yellow, pale yellow and white. Small white flower petals or seeds sit on some piles. Behind them stands a large embossed silver vessel decorated with figures, and a silver-and-ornate low table with a small brass pot. A striped cloth mat lies on the floor and cables run across the room. No people are visible. The setting suggests preparation of ritual herbal powders for an aushada process.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of several ornate silver-rimmed round trays on a grey stone floor, each heaped with finely ground powders in turmeric yellow, deep red, saffron-ochre, pale cream and greenish-grey. Small white grains are scattered on top of several heaps. A striped cloth lies in the background and an engraved silver vessel stands at the upper left. No people are visible; the powders appear to be prepared ritual ingredients for an aushada herbal preparation.2017-08-29 +1 copiesOverhead photo of an aushadha preparation setup on a stone platform. Bowls of yellow turmeric powder, tan and grey powders, and white powder line the left edge beside a bunch of green leaves and a small basket. Several large metal pots and a brass pot sit on a tiled floor, one containing yellow powder. On the right, a person in a rust-orange garment with red bangles and beaded adornments stirs a metal vessel. A patterned striped mat lies beneath. Floor chalk drawings of leaf-like shapes appear near the bowls.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose photo of three ornate silver-rimmed trays set on a stone floor in daylight. Two trays hold pale yellow-cream powder, one of them being smoothed by a hand at the left edge; the central tray holds reddish-brown powder. A partial view of a person in a red garment with a rudraksha-style mala is visible at the top left. A large engraved silver vessel sits at the upper right. No people's faces are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2016-10-16Overhead-style view of ceremonial powders arranged on a grey stone floor. A large ornate silver bowl with repoussé floral and petal patterns sits centrally, holding a small blue cup filled with grey powder. Surrounding silver-rimmed scalloped trays hold deep maroon-red powder at lower left, pale cream powder at lower front, and pink and pale yellow powders at the upper edge. A bare foot appears at the upper left corner. Sunlight falls across the right side. No people are shown other than the partial foot, and no deity or person is depicted.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Photo of ritual preparation on a grey stone floor: silver-rimmed trays hold a deep red powder (kumkum) and a pale yellow-cream powder (turmeric or sandalwood-like), beside a large ornately engraved silver bowl with a blue glass insert. Partial bare feet appear at the left edge and a red cloth at the bottom right. No people's faces are visible.2016-10-16August 29 20172017-08-29