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Close-up photograph of ritual preparation for an aushadha process. Several enamel bowls with mint-green exteriors and white interiors with red rims hold ash-like powder and bundles of incense sticks, some black and some pale. Grey stone mortars and a yellow-lichened stone vessel sit on a striped red, green and purple cloth. Smoke rises at the top, and a draped maroon-orange garment is visible at the upper right, with no clearly identifiable person's face shown. No people are clearly visible beyond a partial garment edge.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close-up of a ritual preparation table. A rough stone mortar holds white jasmine-like flowers, with another stone bowl of chopped green and white herbs at right. Behind them, a seated person in a reddish-orange garment with gold border is partly visible, bare feet showing. White and yellow powders fill enamel bowls in mint green and white with red rims; yellow turmeric powder dominates the right bowl. Incense sticks rise at left beside a small stone vessel of liquid. Wisps of smoke drift across a striped cloth. No faces are visible.2017-09-02A preparation setup on a striped multicolour cloth spread on the floor, with a silver-covered pedestal in the upper right. Enamel bowls with red rims hold powders and liquids: a mint-green bowl of yellow turmeric powder, white powders, and brownish liquids in stone cups. Stone mortars with pestles, small grey and white stone bowls, a bundle of yellow-tipped incense sticks, and a dark stone vessel form the arrangement. A person in white and yellow clothing with long dark braided hair is partly visible at the top left.2017-09-02Close view of a ritual preparation on a striped rug: a bare-legged person in a maroon-red dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged, holding a small object. In front are a large granite mortar with white crystals, and many pale green enamel bowls with red rims holding white powder, yellow turmeric powder, grey-green herbal powder, and small piles of white flower buds. Stone grinders, dark bowls of oil or liquid, and bundled incense sticks are also arranged on the cloth.2017-09-02Close-up photo of an aushadha preparation table draped with a striped red, purple and cream cloth. In the foreground stand stone mortars and pestles, including a dark stone mortar holding a black mineral lump beside a cream pestle, a small black mortar with a cream pestle, and a grey stone mortar with a dark wooden pestle and cream pestles. A yellow powder fills a dark mortar at the back. A shallow stone bowl holds a small flame over dark powder, with green leaves and herb sprigs in a glass bowl behind it. A blurred seated figure in a maroon robe with a dark wooden pestle appears at the top edge; only a torso and hands are visible, so the person is not clearly identifiable.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual preparation on a striped purple, pink and blue cloth. A seated person in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala has bare feet and silver anklets. In front is a stone fire vessel with a bright flame. Around it are shallow bowls of white powder, yellow turmeric, green herbal powder and brown liquid, plus stone mortars with shredded white and green material and incense sticks. The setting suggests an herbal or ayurvedic preparation.2017-09-02Overhead photo of an ayurvedic-style preparation spread on a striped cloth in pink, blue, green and orange. Shallow bowls hold white powder, yellow turmeric-coloured powder, brown powder, a light-brown ground powder, white crystals and a dark liquid. Grey stone cups contain brown liquids, and a grey stone mortar with white pestles sits at the centre. Small dishes hold shredded white material and dried herbs, and a bundle of black and yellow incense sticks lies in one bowl. A silver tray and a dark stone grinding slab appear at the edges. No people are visible.2017-09-02