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Close-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.

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December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A photograph of a wide table laid out with many metal plates of dried ingredients and colourful powders, apparently prepared for a herbal preparation. Mounds of red, orange, yellow and pale powders sit in cones beside plates of dried roots, bark pieces, whole nuts, seeds, dried flowers, grains, white crystals and green lentil-like seeds. Fresh green leaves appear at the upper left. Stage lights stand on the left against a stone wall, and a cloth-covered table edge is visible at the right. No people are visible in the scene.2017-12-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of an arrangement of herbs, powders and seeds on a wooden table, prepared for the Turiyatita aushadha making process. Metal platters hold conical heaps of bright red, yellow and off-white powders, dried root and bark pieces, dark dried berries, small round seeds, blue-black beads and loose white grains. Dried leaves and herbal fragments lie in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesA 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 copiesClose-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.2017-12-18December 28 20172017-12-28A 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 20 20172017-12-20 +2 copiesClose-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.2017-12-18Photograph of many shallow metal plates arranged on a red cloth, each holding a different powdered or granular herbal substance. Plates contain fine powders in red, brown, pink and ochre tones, a heap of whole golden-brown nuts, a pile of dried brown bark or root pieces, and a dark red mass of dried petals at the lower right. No people are visible; the scene reads as a display of aushadha herbs and powders for the herbal preparation session.2017-12-20 +1 copies