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Close photo of an Ayurvedic preparation process on a striped cloth over a green mat. A dark grey stone block holds a white cylindrical stone pestle standing upright in a square opening. Behind it, a grey stone mortar holds a dark wooden pestle, gripped by a hand wearing a silver ring. Another hand with a gold bangle reaches toward the block, and a silver ornately engraved box sits at right, with a white bowl in the background.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A close-up photograph of an ayurvedic preparation at a table covered with a striped multicolored cloth. In the foreground a dark grey stone box-shaped vessel with a round opening holds a small amount of material, beside a grey stone mortar with a wooden pestle. At the top, a person's hands with rings hold a white enamel bowl with a red rim containing dark liquid, and a silver-embossed ornate box sits at the right. A partially visible hand rests at the lower left. No full faces are visible. The scene suggests an herbal medicine preparation process.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesClose photo of hands grinding herbs in a dark stone mortar during an aushadha preparation. A man's hand, wearing a gold bangle and with a tattoo on the wrist, presses a pale white pestle into the greenish-yellow paste. Another person's hand with a red thread and a tattoo rests on the pestle. Patterned striped cloth covers the floor, a bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a silver tray lies at the bottom right. Two or three hands are visible, and only hands and forearms appear.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a grinding process at close range. A dark stone mortar holds a paste with yellow turmeric-like powder and green herbal material. A hand in the right foreground grips a white cylindrical pestle, its red dot marking visible. Another white pestle is held by a second person at the upper left. Partial limbs of seated people wearing red and dark clothing are visible, sitting on a striped pink, purple and green cloth. A small bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a metal tray lies in the lower right. Only hands, arms and legs are visible, so the people count is limited to the seated participants shown in part.2017-09-02Close view of a stone mortar filled with a dark, glossy paste, with a dark wooden pestle being worked into it by a hand wearing a gold ring at top. A lit oil lamp with a silver base sits at right, and a striped woven textile in red, yellow, green and blue lies beneath the bowl. Edges of the mortar are dusted with yellow powder. No faces are visible.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies