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Close-up photograph of a large dark metal cooking vessel with a rounded rim and a wooden handle, holding a dark glossy liquid with a green leaf and frothy white bubbles floating on its surface. The vessel rests on a striped woven cloth in purple, red, green and blue, beside a yellow painted wooden platform with small white packets and scattered yellow powder. No people are visible; the scene looks like an offering or preparation area in an ashram setting.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close-up photograph of a weathered stone mortar with a dark wooden pestle resting inside. The dark paste in the mortar is speckled with orange and red powder, and yellow powder dusts the rim. Behind it, a brass ritual vessel or lamp stand and a striped cloth in red, green, purple and orange are blurred. No people are visible.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a stone mortar filled with a dark, glossy paste, with a dark wooden pestle being worked into it by a hand wearing a gold ring at top. A lit oil lamp with a silver base sits at right, and a striped woven textile in red, yellow, green and blue lies beneath the bowl. Edges of the mortar are dusted with yellow powder. No faces are visible.2017-10-08July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08Close overhead photograph of a round galvanized metal bucket or drum filled with dark, murky liquid whose surface shows a faint reddish-brown swirl pattern. The bucket sits on bare reddish soil with small pebbles, beside a yellow-painted edge and a metal railing at the upper left. No people or deity forms are visible.2018-02-02A large dark metal vessel holds a small burning flame with smoke rising from it, surrounded by heaps of powders including yellow turmeric-like powder and orange powder, plus scattered green leaves, bark pieces and a dried marigold-style flower. A thin incense stick stands upright in the fire. Behind the bowl are ornate silver lidded containers on a silver tray, with a colourful striped cloth beneath. A hand holding a silver vessel appears at the left edge, and another hand is visible at the right. The scene appears to be a fire ritual with offerings, though no people's faces are visible.2017-10-08