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A close view of a table covered with a striped multicoloured cloth holding small clay and stone vessels. Two flames burn in shallow dishes, one with reddish powder, beside sprigs of green herbs in a wooden box and a pale stick. Stone mortars hold smooth pale pieces and a dark lump. No people are visible. Preparation of herbal medicine with fire.

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September 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an aushadha preparation on a striped pink, red and green cloth. Two small clay cups hold burning flames over yellow-brown powder, and a third clay cup holds a dark mixture. A large clay mortar and pestle stand in the background, a woven basket sits at left, and a sprig of green leaves rests at right. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-14 +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 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesPhoto 11706498A 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.2017-09-14 +1 copiesClose 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 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14September 02 20172017-09-02