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Close-up photograph of a large dark metal vessel holding a thick, glossy brown mixture being stirred with a long wooden or dark-handled ladle. A person's bare arm, wearing a green bangle, is visible reaching into the pot from the top right, with another hand gripping the handle at right. Behind the vessel, several polished silver pots with engraved patterns and yellow kumkum or turmeric marks sit on a surface. No face is visible and no one can be seen in full.

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December 10 20172017-12-10Close-up photograph of a large dark metal cauldron filled with a thick, glossy dark brown paste, being stirred with a long wooden paddle. A hand with a green bangle grips the paddle in the upper centre while another hand holds a dark wooden stirrer on the right. Behind the cauldron, several ornate silver vessels with engraved designs sit on a surface. The scene suggests preparation of a ritual or medicinal preparation; only hands are visible, with no full figures in the frame.2017-12-10Close photograph of a large dark metal vessel filled with a thick, glossy, dark brown paste or confection. A hand with a bangle or bracelet stirs or lifts the mixture with a wooden or metal paddle. Behind the vessel, several polished silver pots or vessels with engraved decorative patterns sit on the left, with a cloth and a bowl visible on the right. The scene suggests preparation of an herbal or sweet medicinal mixture. No faces are visible.2017-12-10Close photo of a large dark bronze vessel filled with a thick, glossy brown-black mixture, with bright droplets scattered across its surface. A blurred hand in motion, with a wrist bangle, stirs the contents with a long dark wooden ladle. Silver kalasha-style pots with embossed bands sit at the top of the frame, and a pale clay pot appears at the right edge. The setting suggests an ayurvedic herbal preparation being prepared as part of an event.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesClose photograph of a large dark bronze vessel filled with a thick dark brown paste mixed with yellow turmeric powder, with a long brass ladle with a twisted handle resting in it. Behind it are polished silver vessels and a silver lidded container on a patterned pink, teal and purple cloth. No people are visible; the mixture appears to be an Ayurvedic-style preparation being prepared for ritual or medicinal use.2017-12-10 +1 copiesClose view of a large, dark, wide brass or bronze vessel on a low stone-topped surface, its interior smeared with yellow turmeric powder and dark reddish-brown paste, with a small amount of white powder visible. Two metal rods or ladles rest inside the bowl. Behind it stands a polished silver elephant figure dusted with yellow powder, a silver vessel with a spout sits at right, and brass lamp stands are visible at upper right, with a red-and-white polka-dot cloth behind the elephant. The scene suggests a ritual preparation area with turmeric offerings, though no people are visible.2017-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up of a hand with a red-and-beige beaded bracelet stirring a dark stone mortar, a black pestle, with a thick golden-yellow paste inside. Turmeric powder dusts the rim of the stone. Blurred cloth and a silver vessel appear at the edges. No people's faces are visible; this is a preparation of an herbal paste.2017-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a dark stone grinding slab with a shallow well holding a smooth golden-brown paste, rimmed with bright yellow turmeric powder. A dark wooden pestle or muller is pressed into the paste. A person's hand wearing a red and dark beaded wristband grips the pestle at the top right, and the blurred forearm and sleeve are visible at the top. Polished silver or metal vessels sit at the right edge against a pink cloth. The paste is being prepared by hand in an ashram-style setting.2017-12-10Close-up photo of a hand stirring a thick yellow-brown paste in a dark square stone mortar, with a metal rod in the bowl. Behind it, a stone pestle lies in a larger grinding stone. On the right, ornate silver bowls and a silver spoon hold more yellow powder or paste. A figure in a rust-red cloth and a rudraksha mala sits at left, partly out of frame. Turmeric-like powder is scattered around the mortar rim.2017-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a dark stone mortar on a cloth-covered surface, holding a glossy olive-brown paste being stirred with a dark wooden pestle. Bright yellow turmeric powder is sprinkled around the rim of the mortar. A blurred silver vessel and a red and blue patterned cloth appear at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-10Close photograph of a preparation being made in a stone mortar and pestle setting. A person in a rust-red garment with a dark beaded mala at the wrist works a black pestle into a square black stone bowl filled with a thick golden-yellow paste, with turmeric-like powder scattered on the surface. Beside it sit ornate silver vessels with engraved lids, one holding a golden powder and a silver spoon. A pink and purple striped cloth lies under the items. The scene suggests a traditional herbal preparation or ritual ingredient grinding, with no visible crowd.2017-12-10 +1 copies