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Close-up photo of a small grey stone mortar holding fresh green leaves, placed on a striped purple, red, yellow and green woven cloth. Behind it, a shallow bowl of bright yellow powder. A smartphone edge appears at the upper left. No people are visible.

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September 07 20172017-09-07September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual preparation on a striped cloth of pink, purple, green and blue. A stone mortar holds a mound of bright yellow turmeric paste, and a smaller black stone mortar with a white pestle sits in front. Scattered turmeric powder dusts the cloth. At right, a black wooden box with yellow markings and a dark pestle, and a silver tray sits at the top edge. No people are visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photo of stone grinding equipment on a striped pink, teal and purple cloth. A large grey stone mortar stands at left with a white wooden pestle beside it, and a flat stone grinding slab holds yellow turmeric paste. A small black stone cup holds a white pestle, and a black wooden box with yellow turmeric stains sits at right beside a silver tray. Scattered yellow turmeric powder dots the cloth. No people are visible; a blurred cloth-covered knee appears at the top edge. The setting suggests preparation of herbal medicine or aushadh.2017-09-07 +1 copiesClose view of a granite mortar on a table during the Aushada herb-preparation rite. Dark grey stone pestles rest in and beside the mortar, which holds yellow-stained herbal paste. A metal pestle stands upright in the mortar. A partly visible brass figure with a yellow-filled bowl sits at the left edge, and green leaves lie in the background. At the right, an orange-brown cloth drapes a seated figure whose arm and clothing are only partly visible. Photo description with a sacred herbal preparation setting.2017-08-29September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose photograph of turmeric paste being prepared on a striped cloth. A stone grinding bowl holds a mound of yellow paste, and a dark wooden mortar with a pestle beside it is smeared with turmeric. Small black and white stone cups and a silver tray edge sit at the back. Yellow turmeric powder is scattered across the striped fabric. No people are visible, and the scene suggests a preparation step in an herbal or ritual medicine process.2017-09-07 +1 copies