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A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha bracelets points at a grey granite mortar and pestle set on a stone slab during an aushada herb preparation. Beside the mortar sit a green leafy bowl and a white granular bowl. A small golden bronze female figure holds a flame in a lamp. Behind them a silver-covered altar with a deity murti, a gold garland and a kalasha-like brass vessel. Silver platters and a blue-rimmed enamel pot sit on the floor.

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August 29 20172017-08-29A photo of an Aushada preparation ritual. A seated person in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha malas on the wrist sits at a grey granite grinding stone holding a red-stained mixture, with white powder, dark stones and mango-like fruits on the stone, and a small oil lamp burning nearby. Behind, a silver shrine with deity figures and a brass lamp stand on the floor, with silver plates and green leaves around the ritual setup. A matching ritual setting is present, with the person's face not visible.2017-08-29Close view of a person in orange saffron robes seated at a stone mortar, grinding herbs with a stone pestle. Wrists bear rudraksha malas. Behind is a silver altar with a brass deity figure, a lit oil lamp, and small brass vessels, with silver and gold items at the left edge. The scene shows herb preparation for a ritual, with the person's hands and forearms visible while the face is out of frame.2017-08-29A 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.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29October 08 20172017-10-08A close photo of an aushada preparation in progress. A person in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded bracelet and a red thread at the wrist sprinkles white powder from the hand into a stone mortar. Two grey stone pestles rest in the mortar, and a wooden spatula lies beside it on a granite slab. On the right, a silver-toned ornate box stands on silver lion-paw feet, with a brass bell behind it. A brass bowl of green leaves sits at lower right, a white enamel mug at lower left, and a leopard-print cloth lies under the slab. The scene is a ritual herbal preparation, shown without any visible face.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close view of a ritual fire offering. A person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and red thread bangles tends a flame in a stone bowl containing green leaves and offerings. Beside it stands a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, and a brass female figure holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground on a striped cloth, with flowers in the background.2017-10-08A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a leopard-print headwrap, bare-chested beneath an orange-saffron shawl, kneeling on the floor and grinding yellow powder with a stone pestle in a stone mortar. He wears rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, and red thread on his wrist. Beside him stand a small brass deity murti, a brass bell, a lit oil lamp, and a silver-decorated seat draped with beaded garlands. A green leaf bowl and a microphone stand are visible, and other people in orange clothing are partially seen at the top right. The setting looks like an aushada herbal preparation ritual.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29