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A close photo of a seated person in a rust-red garment with a gold border, holding a brown coconut in both hands above a dark stone grinding slab with a small brown lingam-shaped stone pestle and yellow turmeric powder on it. Herbs and green leaves lie in the foreground, and a yellow-powdered stone mortar sits at right. A rudraksha mala is wound on the wrist and across the lap. Only hands and torso are visible, so the face is not shown.

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Close view of a ritual being performed on a dark stone base with a yellow turmeric-stained surface. A shivalingam-shaped stone rests on the base, with a dark metal tube beside it. A person in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered cloth and red and wooden rudraksha-style beads on the wrist holds a coconut with both hands above the lingam. Green leaves lie in the foreground, and a stone mortar with yellow powder sits at the right edge.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14Close photo of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered sash and leopard-print waistband, wearing red and wooden rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and malas. Both hands hold a brown coconut over a silver-coloured stand, with a dark shivalinga-shaped stone and a black pestle-like stick set on a dark stone platform dusted with yellow turmeric or powder. Green leaves lie at lower left and silver plates of yellow powder sit at right.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual preparation for herbal medicine. A seated person in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded mala bracelets holds a split brown coconut above a dark stone grinding block. On the block sit a small black shivalingam-shaped stone and a pair of dark wooden pestles, with yellow turmeric paste smeared across the surface. Green herb leaves lie in a basket to the left, and a stone mortar holds yellow powder, a coconut and a dark stone beside plastic bottles. Silver bowls with yellow powder sit in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a person in a rust-red garment with a gold border seated at a ritual preparation, holding a coconut in both hands. Only hands and lower body are visible. Before them is a dark stone pedestal topped with a small brown shivalinga, dusted with yellow turmeric powder, with a pestle-like stone rod and a stone mortar with yellow powder. Fresh green herb sprigs lie on the pedestal and in a woven basket, with additional coconuts and a grey stone nearby. Bead bracelets and a rudraksha-style mala are visible on the wrist and the cloth. No face is shown.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose photo of a seated person in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered wrap, holding a split coconut shell in both hands above a dark stone grinding block. Wooden pestles dusted with yellow powder rest on a stone mortar, and green leaves and herbs lie on the table. Rudraksha malas are worn on the wrists and around the waist. Bowls of ground material and a small dark lingam-shaped stone sit in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA close photograph of a ritual preparation. A person in a rust-red robe and red-and-brown beaded mala bracelet holds a halved coconut over a black stone block topped with yellow turmeric paste, while water pours from the coconut onto the block. Beside it sit a stone mortar with yellow pestle, green herb sprigs, a small dark stone lingam-shaped object and a steel vessel. Only hands and lap of the person are visible. Scene reflects an herbal aushadha preparation.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a seated figure in rust-red and saffron-toned garments with gold-threaded border, wearing a leopard-print waist sash and a necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red and beaded wrist band. The figure holds a whole brown coconut in one hand while sitting on a tiger-striped cloth. In front, a black stone mortar holds yellow turmeric powder and green herb leaves lie nearby. Silver bowls of yellow powder and a yellow-capped vessel are visible in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated person in a rust-red dhoti and leopard-print waist wrap grinds herbs with a wooden pestle in a black wooden mortar stained yellow, while holding a split coconut in the other hand. Around them are stone mortars, green herb sprigs, a small black shivalingam, carved wooden and bone pestles, a brass tray of dark pellets, a brass deity figure and silver vessels, with a woven basket at left.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies