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Close photo of a hand grinding red and yellow paste in a granite grinding stone (grinding slab) with a dark stone pestle. A person wearing red and rudraksha bead bracelets, with an orange cloth at the lower left, works at the stone. Two dark grey stones sit at the right edge, and a silver vessel with a silver handle is visible at the top. The scene suggests ayurvedic herb preparation, described as aushada preparation.

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Close-up photo of a hand stirring a red and yellow paste inside a granite mortar-like basin. The wrist wears a red thread and a dark rudraksha mala. Two dark smooth stones and a dark stone with yellow powder sit beside the basin, and an orange cloth edge is visible at left. Only a hand and forearm of one person are visible, with no face shown.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close photo of a person's hands grinding a red paste in a flat stone mortar with a stone pestle. The person wears rust-orange cloth over the legs and a rudraksha mala on the wrist. Yellow powder and red paste fill the mortar, with dark grey stones resting around it. The hands and wrist are visible, but no face is shown. The scene matches the aushada herbal preparation described on the page.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close photo of a hand pressing a dark grey stone pestle into a granite mortar filled with bright yellow paste, with a metal pestle-stick standing in the mortar. The wrist wears a dark rudraksha mala with a red thread, and a rust-orange cloth is visible at the right edge. Green leaves sit in the background at left, and a brass vessel with yellow liquid is partly visible on the left.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photograph of a person in a red-orange garment and a rudraksha mala reaching into a dark stone mortar, lifting a spoonful of a thick orange-yellow paste with a small metal spoon. The mortar is filled with the same paste and a wooden pestle rests inside. A polished silver vessel with engraved decoration stands at the right edge. Only hands and forearms of the person are visible.2018-03-03August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29