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Close-up photograph of steel plates heaped with colourful powders and grains on a red cloth, arranged for a ritual display. Mounds of orange-brown powder in front, white and pale blue powder, green powder, dark brown and black grains, and white granular substances fill the trays. No people are visible.

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December 18 20172017-12-18Close-up photograph of a red cloth-covered table laid with many shallow round steel plates heaped with powders and granules: a tall cone of white powder in front, a pale grey-blue heap, a green powder cone, a white granular mound, dark brown and black pieces, orange and yellow powders and a dried green leaf mix.2017-12-18Close-up photograph of many shallow metal trays heaped with grains, pulses and spices on a red cloth-covered table. Visible items include small green mung beans, clove buds, white crystalline salt or sugar, reddish-brown seeds and rice-like grains. No people, a person, deities or ritual figures are visible in the frame.2017-12-18A close photograph of ritual substances arranged on a bright red cloth. Shallow polished metal bowls hold heaped piles of powders in red-orange, grey-green, white and cream, along with a bowl of dried brown bark or root pieces, a bowl of golden-brown curled stems, a bowl of white crystalline grains and a bowl of small brown seeds. Blurred dried plant bundles sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18Close view of many round metal trays set in rows on a red cloth, each holding a heap of ritual materials: dried herbs and bark pieces, grey and brown powders, white and pink powders, coarse salt-like grains, dried roots and seeds. No people are visible in the frame, only the trays and a blurred dark object in the lower right corner. This resembles a ritual setup of offering substances.2017-12-18Close-up photograph of a table laid with heaped mounds of powdered and dried ingredients on metal plates. Piles of bright red, yellow-orange, turmeric-yellow and pale beige powders sit beside plates of dark whole peppercorn-like seeds, woody root or bark pieces, dried curled shavings, and dried sliced roots. No people are visible. The scene matches an ayurvedic herbal preparation setting, with the ingredients laid out ready for processing.2017-12-28A close-up photo of many metal plates and trays arranged on a long table holding heaps of powdered and whole ingredients. Conical mounds of yellow, orange, red, ochre, white and grey powders sit beside plates of dried roots, bark pieces, dried flakes, black peppercorns, grey pellets, white grains, rock-like chunks and a bundle of green leafy sprigs. Brick and yellow-ochre surfaces appear behind the table. No people are visible; the scene looks like a preparation station for an herbal medicine, with the ingredients laid out for mixing.2017-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28December 18 20172017-12-18