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Close photo of a ritual preparing herbal medicine, aushadha. A person seated in rust-red cloth holds a coconut over a dark stone block coated with yellow turmeric paste, with liquid pouring down from it. A rudraksha bracelet is visible on the wrist. Around them are green herb sprigs, a stone mortar and pestle, a small dark lingam-shaped stone, and a steaming bowl. Only hands and lower body are visible, so the person's identity is not established.

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September 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14Close-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 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +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 copiesClose view of a preparation of herbal medicine during an aushadha ritual. A person seated in a rust-red cloth with a leopard-print garment and red beaded bracelets holds a coconut and a metal vessel above a dark stone box mortar coated in yellow paste. Beside it a stone mortar holds a grey stone pestle, yellow-wrapped sticks and green leaves. Fresh herbs lie in small pots and a bamboo basket, a small dark linga-shaped object sits on a tray, and a golden deity figure stands at the upper right, with a silver tray of charcoal in the foreground.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of a priest's hands preparing a ritual mixture in a dark stone mortar on a patterned cloth. The priest wears a reddish-orange garment and multiple rudraksha malas on the wrist and neck. One hand holds a dark pestle, while the other rests on the rim. The mortar contains a golden-yellow paste, white powder, and a bundle of thin sticks with a burning tip. Silver vessels with engraved designs stand to the right, and an oil lamp flame is visible at the left edge. This appears to be a ritual preparation, with no people visible beyond the priest's hands and forearms.2018-03-03Close 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 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas on the wrist and chest grinds herbs in a stone mortar and pestle on a white cloth. A blue-rimmed enamel cup and a leaf sit in the foreground, a bronze standing deity figure with a lamp-like offering dish stands at right, and bowls of green leaves and yellow powder rest nearby. The scene is a ritual preparation of aushada, a sacred herbal medicine. Whether the figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, as only arms and torso are visible.2017-08-29