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Close-up photo of ritual preparation items on a low table at a temple setting. Foreground includes wooden trays holding yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, small stone mortars with pestles, and white and yellow cylindrical items. Behind them stand a large brass vessel and a brass pot, with an orange cloth draped in the background and an ornate silver stand with a carved leg at right. No people are visible.

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September 23 20172017-09-23Close-up photograph of ritual preparation items on a polished grey floor. In the foreground are wooden trays holding fine pale powder, turmeric yellow powder and red powder. Behind them stand grey stone mortars and pestles, a small stone bowl, and a large polished brass pot. A red and gold cloth with gold motifs and a gold-coloured vessel sit in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual preparation setup on a stone floor with no people visible. In the foreground are wooden trays holding bright yellow turmeric powder and reddish powder, a small stone mortar and pestle, and white stone balls. A small brass figure of a standing female deity holds a bowl on the left. Behind them are large metal cooking vessels, including a dark copper pot with a loop handle and a polished brass pot with gold bands, set before a yellow-gold wall.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesClose-up photo of ritual preparation items on a surface. Foreground wooden trays hold bright yellow powder. Grey stone mortars contain wooden pestles, and cream and yellow cylindrical items sit beside them. A large brass vessel and orange cloth are blurred in the background. No people are visible.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual preparation table for aushada. Foreground silver-rimmed plates hold heaps of yellow turmeric, orange-yellow powder, and deep red kumkum. Behind them stand grey stone mortars and a wooden pestle, a small white stone dish, and green leaves at the right. A silver ceremonial tray with a garland of white flowers sits in the background, with a red-and-blue striped cloth covering the table. A faint purple bird logo appears at the top left. No people are visible and no one is identifiable in the frame.2017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a dark stone mortar filled with a paste of orange-brown powder and herbs, with a dark wooden pestle resting in it. Behind it, a deep red cloth with gold border and a strand of rudraksha beads hang in the frame, and a polished silver ritual vessel stands at the right. Golden and multicolored textile lies beneath the mortar. No people are visible.2018-03-03