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A photograph of a grinding process at close range. A dark stone mortar holds a paste with yellow turmeric-like powder and green herbal material. A hand in the right foreground grips a white cylindrical pestle, its red dot marking visible. Another white pestle is held by a second person at the upper left. Partial limbs of seated people wearing red and dark clothing are visible, sitting on a striped pink, purple and green cloth. A small bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a metal tray lies in the lower right. Only hands, arms and legs are visible, so the people count is limited to the seated participants shown in part.

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Close photo of hands grinding herbs in a dark stone mortar during an aushadha preparation. A man's hand, wearing a gold bangle and with a tattoo on the wrist, presses a pale white pestle into the greenish-yellow paste. Another person's hand with a red thread and a tattoo rests on the pestle. Patterned striped cloth covers the floor, a bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a silver tray lies at the bottom right. Two or three hands are visible, and only hands and forearms appear.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close photo of a seated person in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment grinding a yellow paste in a black stone mortar with a dark pestle. Silver-toned ornate sticks and a rudraksha-style bead mala rest at the wrist and waist. Nearby sit a stone mortar with a pestle, small bowls of yellow powder, fresh green leaves and a sprig of herb, and additional mortars and pestles in the foreground. Only partial hands and arms are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02A photo of hands grinding turmeric powder in a stone mortar on a striped multicoloured cloth. Two adult hands with gold bangles press a paste into a carved grey stone mortar, with yellow turmeric dust scattered around. On the right a dark stone grinding block with a yellow-smeared pestle and a yellow-coated cylindrical roller sits beside a silver-toned box. Small grey and white stone mortars sit in the foreground. A red-clad arm with rudraksha beads appears at the upper right edge, and no face is visible. The setting is a ritual preparation of herbal medicine.2017-09-07 +2 copiesClose photo of an Ayurvedic preparation process on a striped cloth over a green mat. A dark grey stone block holds a white cylindrical stone pestle standing upright in a square opening. Behind it, a grey stone mortar holds a dark wooden pestle, gripped by a hand wearing a silver ring. Another hand with a gold bangle reaches toward the block, and a silver ornately engraved box sits at right, with a white bowl in the background.2017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copies