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Close-up photograph of a red cloth-covered table laid with many shallow round steel plates heaped with powders and granules: a tall cone of white powder in front, a pale grey-blue heap, a green powder cone, a white granular mound, dark brown and black pieces, orange and yellow powders and a dried green leaf mix.

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Close-up photograph of steel plates heaped with colourful powders and grains on a red cloth, arranged for a ritual display. Mounds of orange-brown powder in front, white and pale blue powder, green powder, dark brown and black grains, and white granular substances fill the trays. No people are visible.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A close photograph of ritual substances arranged on a bright red cloth. Shallow polished metal bowls hold heaped piles of powders in red-orange, grey-green, white and cream, along with a bowl of dried brown bark or root pieces, a bowl of golden-brown curled stems, a bowl of white crystalline grains and a bowl of small brown seeds. Blurred dried plant bundles sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +2 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 18 20172017-12-18Close-up photograph of a table laid with heaped mounds of powdered and dried ingredients on metal plates. Piles of bright red, yellow-orange, turmeric-yellow and pale beige powders sit beside plates of dark whole peppercorn-like seeds, woody root or bark pieces, dried curled shavings, and dried sliced roots. No people are visible. The scene matches an ayurvedic herbal preparation setting, with the ingredients laid out ready for processing.2017-12-28Photograph of an arrangement of herbs, powders and seeds on a wooden table, prepared for the Turiyatita aushadha making process. Metal platters hold conical heaps of bright red, yellow and off-white powders, dried root and bark pieces, dark dried berries, small round seeds, blue-black beads and loose white grains. Dried leaves and herbal fragments lie in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-28Close view of a ritual preparation spread on a colourful patterned cloth. Foreground silver bowls hold heaps of red kumkum powder, pale brown powder, dark round seeds and grains. Behind them stand dark grey stone mortars and pestles, and a larger grey stone container. Bowls of dried fruit or nuts sit in the background, with a large metal vessel above. No people are visible; the scene looks prepared for a homa or abhishekam offering.2018-01-31December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copies