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A photo of a turmeric preparation at a ritual setup on a striped pink, blue and green cloth. A person in white clothing with a dark cord sits at the left, hands holding and sprinkling yellow turmeric paste. A large stone mortar holds a heap of yellow turmeric, beside a stone grinding pestle and a small black stone vessel with a white stone lingam-like object. Other stone bowls and a silver-covered box sit nearby, with a person in red clothing at the upper right edge. a person is not clearly visible, so no candidate is identified.

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Close photo of an herbal preparation on a striped pink, green and purple cloth. A stone mortar holds a mound of yellow powder, and a dark stone pestle rests beside a small black stone cup holding a white stone object. A second grey stone bowl and a stone pestle lie in the foreground. A partially visible person in cream clothing kneels at left, reaching toward the powder with yellow-dusted hands. A silver tray and a dark carved box with yellow markings sit at right. Yellow powder is scattered across the cloth.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA close view of a ritual preparation table draped with a pink, teal and striped cloth. In the foreground, a grey stone mortar holds a golden yellow turmeric paste with a yellow-painted pestle resting in it. Beside it, a dark grey stone box with vertical yellow turmeric lines and a small dark stone pestle stand among dark stone bowls and a small mortar with a white pestle. Turmeric powder is scattered across the cloth. Behind, a person in a maroon garment with a gold border and a dark shawl sits partly out of frame. The scene suggests preparation of herbal or ritual paste.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photo of Ayurvedic herb grinding on a striped cloth. A large stone mortar holds bright yellow turmeric powder with a yellow-stained stone pestle lying across it. Beside it are a small black stone mortar with a pestle, a dark stone box with yellow powder on its lid and turmeric streaks, and several clay and stone pots. A person in a maroon garment with gold border sits partly visible at the top right, hands out of frame. The setting suggests preparation of medicine, though no swami is clearly visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesA photo of hands grinding turmeric powder in a stone mortar on a striped multicoloured cloth. Two adult hands with gold bangles press a paste into a carved grey stone mortar, with yellow turmeric dust scattered around. On the right a dark stone grinding block with a yellow-smeared pestle and a yellow-coated cylindrical roller sits beside a silver-toned box. Small grey and white stone mortars sit in the foreground. A red-clad arm with rudraksha beads appears at the upper right edge, and no face is visible. The setting is a ritual preparation of herbal medicine.2017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA close photograph of a grinding ritual on a striped pink, green and white cloth. A person in a deep maroon garment with a gold-bordered hem, wearing rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, pounds yellow turmeric paste in a stone mortar with a yellow-stained pestle. Beside it sit a grey stone mortar and pestle, a dark stone box dusted with yellow powder, a small black mortar, and a patterned clay vessel. The yellow paste suggests herbal aushadh preparation.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of traditional herbal preparation on a striped pink, green and purple cloth. A stone mortar holds a thick yellow paste. A black wooden box with yellow markings and a yellow-coated tube sits at right, next to a small black stone cup and a grey stone cup at left, scattered with yellow powder. A silver-tone tray is in the background, and a person's dark-sleeved arm is partly visible at upper right. No deity or ritual setting is clearly shown.2017-09-07 +1 copies