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A photograph of an aushadha preparation set out on a striped multicolour cloth in the foreground. A wicker basket sits at left beside small stone mortars and pestles, a flaming clay lamp and a bowl of burning material, and silver trays holding powdered yellow and white ingredients. A bundle of green leaves lies in the centre. At upper right, a seated person in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha bracelet grinds yellow powder with a pestle in a dark stone mortar. Only hands and lap are visible, so no face is shown. Other seated people in white are blurred in the background.

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September 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesClose photograph of an herbal preparation set-up on a striped cloth. A dark stone mortar and pestle sit at the centre with yellow turmeric powder spread around them, beside a small stone grinding slab and cylindrical stone rollers. Green leafy herbs are arranged in a wooden box, and several silver bowls hold yellow powder in the background. A seated person in a deep maroon garment is partly visible at the right edge, with a silver ceremonial staff alongside. A wicker basket and a small stone lingam-shaped object appear at the left. No faces are visible in the frame.2017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose-up photo of an aushadha preparation table draped with a striped red, purple and cream cloth. In the foreground stand stone mortars and pestles, including a dark stone mortar holding a black mineral lump beside a cream pestle, a small black mortar with a cream pestle, and a grey stone mortar with a dark wooden pestle and cream pestles. A yellow powder fills a dark mortar at the back. A shallow stone bowl holds a small flame over dark powder, with green leaves and herb sprigs in a glass bowl behind it. A blurred seated figure in a maroon robe with a dark wooden pestle appears at the top edge; only a torso and hands are visible, so the person is not clearly identifiable.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesPhoto 11706504A table draped with a multicolored striped cloth holds a small flame burning in a shallow stone bowl, with smoke rising beside it. Around it sit stone mortars and pestles, earthen cups, a stone pestle lying on a grinding stone, and sprigs of green herbs and leaves. A brown wooden box and a brass object sit in the background. No people are visible; the scene shows herbal preparation items arranged for an aushadha (herbal medicine) process.2017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14Close view of an aushadha preparation table draped with a striped pink, purple and blue cloth. A stone mortar holds a dark grey stone and a cream-coloured pestle, with a small brass pot and a lid nearby. Sprigs of green and dried herbs sit on a metal tray, and a small flame burns in a clay bowl of powder. Yellow turmeric powder sits in a wooden box at the back, with blurred figures in red and green clothing at the top edge. No people are clearly in focus.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copies