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A seated person in a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas preparing a herbal powder during a ritual workshop. The person is using a gold-coloured wooden spatula to stir a powder in a dark square stone block, while holding a brass bowl of pale yellow powder in the other hand. A stone mortar and pestle sit on a striped cloth beside a small brass bowl, with silver vessels and flower garlands in the background.

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A seated person in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas prepares a medicinal mixture. One hand holds a long brass ladle over a shallow brass bowl of pale paste, while the other hand holds a brass bowl. On the cloth-covered floor sit a black stone block, a grey stone mortar with pestle, and a small brass bowl. Silver ritual vessels and white flowers stand in the background. The face is not visible, so the person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-12-10 +2 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10A seated person in a rust-red robe wears long tiered rudraksha malas and a beaded wrist band, holding a brass bowl and a brass ladle over a black stone block. Beside them a stone mortar with a wooden pestle sits on a striped cloth, while a second brass bowl is at lower left. Silver vessels and flowers are in the background. The figure's face is not shown.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red robe grinds a substance with a pestle in a dark square mortar placed on a striped rug. Layers of brown rudraksha malas hang across his chest and wrists are wrapped with rudraksha bracelets. Behind him stand tall brass oil lamps and a figure at left, with brass bowls and a woven basket at the right. The image shows the preparation of an herbal remedy in a ritual setting, with a second stone mortar and pestle nearby.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas grinds an herbal preparation with a metal pestle in a dark stone mortar on a red patterned rug. Rudraksha bracelets are on the upper arms and wrists. Behind, brass oil lamps stand on a stand beside a basket and brass bowls.2017-12-10A seated person in a deep red-brown robe and multiple strands of rudraksha beads prepares herbal medicine by grinding a substance with a small brass pestle in a black stone mortar on a patterned cloth. Brass bowls sit nearby, and a woven basket is at the right edge. The person's face is cropped out, so the figure is shown from the chest down. Only the torso and hands are visible, with the mortar and pestle as the central action.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated figure in a deep maroon-red cloth wrap is partially visible, cropped at the chest and hands, with multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads draped across the chest and shoulders and orange-brown beaded armlets. One hand rests on a black rectangular stone block, possibly a grinding or preparation surface, with a small amount of pale substance at its edge. Beside it sits a stone mortar with a brass pestle, a wicker basket, and brass bowls on a striped cloth. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and a silver deity murti at the left. Only one person is visible.2017-12-10