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Close photograph of a person grinding yellow turmeric paste in a worn stone mortar with a white stone pestle, on a purple cloth. The visible hand wears several strands of rudraksha beads and a red thread; the person wears a dark red-orange garment. Behind, a dark stone mortar dusted with yellow powder, a bowl of cooked white rice with vegetables, and a small stone cup holding dark liquid sit on the cloth. Aushadh (herbal medicine) preparation.

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September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual preparing herbal paste in a worn grey-speckled stone mortar. A pair of hands in rust-orange cloth sleeves, wearing dark rudraksha bracelets, holds a dark wooden pestle or grinding stick in the yellow paste. A dark grey stone lies in the left of the mortar, with green leaves at the upper left. The yellow paste fills the basin. A person's hands are visible; no face is shown.2017-08-29A close photograph of a grinding ritual on a striped pink, green and white cloth. A person in a deep maroon garment with a gold-bordered hem, wearing rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, pounds yellow turmeric paste in a stone mortar with a yellow-stained pestle. Beside it sit a grey stone mortar and pestle, a dark stone box dusted with yellow powder, a small black mortar, and a patterned clay vessel. The yellow paste suggests herbal aushadh preparation.2017-09-07 +1 copiesPhoto 11706446 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's hands grinding herbs in a flat stone mortar with a dark stone pestle. The mortar holds a bright yellow paste and a grey stone. The person wears rudraksha bracelets with red thread and an orange-brown garment, with green leaves visible at the left. This appears to be an aushada herb-preparation process.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29