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A photograph of a ritual preparation scene. A man in a rust-red dhoti with gold border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a rudraksha bracelet, squats barefoot on a colourful striped mat. He holds a bundle of incense sticks to a small flame burning in a stone mortar. Around him are bowls and vessels: a green-rimmed bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a white bowl of granular powder, a bowl of white flower petals, a stone grinder, and small clay pots of dark liquid.

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Close view of a ritual preparation on a striped purple, pink and blue cloth. A seated person in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala has bare feet and silver anklets. In front is a stone fire vessel with a bright flame. Around it are shallow bowls of white powder, yellow turmeric, green herbal powder and brown liquid, plus stone mortars with shredded white and green material and incense sticks. The setting suggests an herbal or ayurvedic preparation.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl and gold-edged dhoti is preparing an herbal mixture in a granite mortar and pestle. He wears multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and upper arm, plus a gold chain, and holds a small yellow-green packet between his fingers. Beside the mortar sit a blue-rimmed white cup, green leaves and a bronze deity murti with an oil lamp dish. The setting suggests an aushada herbal preparation ritual.2017-08-29September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02August 29 20172017-08-29September 02 20172017-09-02Close view of a ritual preparation on a striped rug: a bare-legged person in a maroon-red dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged, holding a small object. In front are a large granite mortar with white crystals, and many pale green enamel bowls with red rims holding white powder, yellow turmeric powder, grey-green herbal powder, and small piles of white flower buds. Stone grinders, dark bowls of oil or liquid, and bundled incense sticks are also arranged on the cloth.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies