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Close-up photograph of a ritual preparation scene. A person in red and maroon robes sits cross-legged, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha malas and red-beaded bracelets, with rings on the fingers. Their right hand grinds or stirs a red-stained substance in a dark stone mortar using a wooden pestle. Nearby stand a polished silver bowl, a silver pot with a lid, a small silver footed stand, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a small brass figure. A shallow terracotta-coloured dish with red powder sits in the foreground. The scene suggests an herbal preparation or aushadha process rather than a homa.

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December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a seated figure in a red robe and red-and-white patterned blouse, wearing a dense rudraksha mala, with a hand resting on the lap and another hand holding a reddish stick-like object over a dark stone block. Silver ritual vessels, a small copper figure of a deity with a lit oil lamp, and a dark wooden bowl with red powder surround the scene.2017-12-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual preparing herbal paste. A figure in a red-orange dhoti-style garment sits cross-legged, wearing a red beaded rudraksha bracelet and a red mala, with a ring on the hand. The hand grips a wooden pestle, grinding red paste in a dark stone mortar. Beside it stands a brown clay bowl with red residue. To the left are silver vessels, a silver footed bowl with repoussé floral engraving, and a small brass figure with a lit oil lamp. The scene is set on a red cloth.2017-12-20 +2 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a seated person in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing rudraksha mala beads on the neck, arms and wrist, and a ring on the finger, mixing or grinding herbs in a dark stone mortar with a pestle. Nearby stand polished silver vessels with lids, a small ornate bronze deity murti holding a lit oil lamp, and a shallow stone bowl. Blurred garlands of yellow and orange flowers appear in the background. The scene suggests an aushadha herb preparation.2017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20