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Close photo of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered wrap, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange beaded bracelet. Both hands hold two halved coconuts at chest level. The lap rests on a striped tiger-skin seat. In the foreground a black pestle and a yellow-stained stone mortar hold a paste. Only the torso, hands and lap are visible; no face appears in frame.

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September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA seated person in a rust-red dhoti and matching top, wearing a leopard-print waist sash, rudraksha malas across the chest and upper arms, and red-and-gold wrist threads, grinds yellow turmeric-coloured paste with two coconut halves held in both hands. He sits on a silver-carved throne with a tiger-striped cushion. Before him is a black stone box and a stone mortar with yellow paste, plus green herb sprigs in a basket. A brass figure of a standing deity holds an offering plate at right, and silver bowls hold yellow powder. Ritual preparation of herbal medicine, aushadha, is visible; the face is cropped out of frame.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose photo of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered sash and leopard-print waistband, wearing red and wooden rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and malas. Both hands hold a brown coconut over a silver-coloured stand, with a dark shivalinga-shaped stone and a black pestle-like stick set on a dark stone platform dusted with yellow turmeric or powder. Green leaves lie at lower left and silver plates of yellow powder sit at right.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual preparation for herbal medicine. A seated person in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded mala bracelets holds a split brown coconut above a dark stone grinding block. On the block sit a small black shivalingam-shaped stone and a pair of dark wooden pestles, with yellow turmeric paste smeared across the surface. Green herb leaves lie in a basket to the left, and a stone mortar holds yellow powder, a coconut and a dark stone beside plastic bottles. Silver bowls with yellow powder sit in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a person in a rust-red garment with a gold border seated at a ritual preparation, holding a coconut in both hands. Only hands and lower body are visible. Before them is a dark stone pedestal topped with a small brown shivalinga, dusted with yellow turmeric powder, with a pestle-like stone rod and a stone mortar with yellow powder. Fresh green herb sprigs lie on the pedestal and in a woven basket, with additional coconuts and a grey stone nearby. Bead bracelets and a rudraksha-style mala are visible on the wrist and the cloth. No face is shown.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA close photograph of a ritual preparation. A person in a rust-red robe and red-and-brown beaded mala bracelet holds a halved coconut over a black stone block topped with yellow turmeric paste, while water pours from the coconut onto the block. Beside it sit a stone mortar with yellow pestle, green herb sprigs, a small dark stone lingam-shaped object and a steel vessel. Only hands and lap of the person are visible. Scene reflects an herbal aushadha preparation.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose photo of a seated person in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered wrap, holding a split coconut shell in both hands above a dark stone grinding block. Wooden pestles dusted with yellow powder rest on a stone mortar, and green leaves and herbs lie on the table. Rudraksha malas are worn on the wrists and around the waist. Bowls of ground material and a small dark lingam-shaped stone sit in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a dark red robe with a tiger-striped cloth at his waist, wearing a large black matted-hair turban with a white crescent ornament and a vertical tilak with white marking on his forehead. He wears many rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and he holds a brown coconut while working over a black stone block with yellow paste and a metal pestle-like tool. Around him are green herbs, woven baskets, a wooden mortar with a yellow bottle, a small brass figure and a silver-framed object, placed on a striped cloth in an evening setting.2017-09-14 +1 copies