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A close-up photo of a ritual preparation scene. A person in a deep red-maroon robe, wearing multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holds a yellow substance on a small silver spoon above a black stone mortar. Below the hands, a stone pestle rests on the mortar edge. On the left, a silver tray holds several ornate silver bowls with lids and small containers. Silver ritual vessels and a brass lamp stand in the background, along with a striped cloth and a white cloth-wrapped object on a stone surface.

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December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10Close view of a ritual fire ceremony. A person in a maroon-red robe with multiple rudraksha malas and red beaded bracelets sits behind a dark box-like altar, holding a long silver-handled ladle with a yellow tip over the fire. Silver bowls with ornate engraved designs and small oil lamps sit on a silver tray in the foreground, with smoke rising. A stone mortar and pestle is at lower right, and a silver vessel stands at the upper left. The figure's face is not visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image. Scene resembles a homa or yagna offering.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesA seated person in a deep maroon robe and layered rudraksha malas stirs or pours from a yellow-tipped ladle into a silver bowl set. Silver ornate containers with lids sit on a silver tray in the foreground, beside a dark wooden box and a stone mortar and pestle. Silver figurines appear in the background. The seated person's face is not visible, so no appearance-based a person candidate is established here.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10Close view of a ritual preparation at a silver-accented altar. In the foreground, several ornate silver bowls with lids sit on a silver tray stand, one bowl holding a white substance. A person in a deep red-maroon robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and red beaded bracelets, sits behind a black box and stirs a mixture with a yellow-handled spoon. A stone mortar and pestle and a white garlic-like bulb rest on a striped cloth. Blurred silver deity figures stand in the background. The visible hands and body belong to a single person; no face is shown. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance here.2017-12-10A close crop of a ritual preparation: a person in a dark red garment and multiple rudraksha malas, with a wooden rudraksha-bead bracelet on the wrist, grinds a yellow substance in a dark square wooden mortar using a long gold-coloured pestle. Beside it stand a silver tray with ornate silver cups and bowls, a stone mortar with a wooden pestle, a white conch shell on a striped cloth, and a brass lamp in the background. The scene suggests an herbal preparation or offering, with no visible face shown.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA person in a maroon-red robe sits at a low ritual setup, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet. One hand holds a yellow-tinted spoon or ladle over a silver bowl, while the other rests on a small dark mortar with a wooden pestle. In front, a set of ornate silver bowls with lids sits on a silver stand, and a white conch shell lies on a striped cloth. A silver elephant figure appears in the upper left.2017-12-10