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Close-up photograph of a black stone grinding mortar with a dark pestle set upright in it, the stone surface dusted with yellow powder. A bowl of similar yellow paste sits in the lower left foreground, and a pile of white flowers is visible at the right edge. A hand in a red-and-gold garment reaches in from the upper left, and the background is softly blurred with pink and white fabric. No people are fully visible, so the scene shows a preparation of herbal paste rather than a named ritual.

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Close-up photo of a dark grey stone grinding slab with a black stone pestle resting in a mound of bright yellow powder. Behind it, a person in a rust-red robe wears a rudraksha mala with the hands partly visible at the top. A pale green bowl sits at the lower left edge, and a small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-09-02Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone mortar with a yellow powder heaped inside, a dark green pestle pressed into it. Green-yellow stain marks streak the stone edges. Blurred red cloth and a silver vessel appear in the background. No people are clearly visible; only a blurred red garment edge appears at the top, so the count is uncertain.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close-up photo of a dark grey stone mortar and pestle filled with bright yellow turmeric powder, with more yellow powder dusted on the rim. A pale green bowl with turmeric stains sits in the foreground, and a blurred figure in rust-red robes wearing a rudraksha mala is visible behind.2017-09-02Close overhead photo of a grey stone mortar being packed with bright yellow powder. A pale green enamel plate heaped with the same yellow powder sits at left on a striped pink and green cloth. At right, a person in a rust-red robe wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala on the wrist, and a hand with a gold bangle and a tattooed design works the mortar. The scene appears to show a herbal preparation being pounded by hand.2017-09-02A photograph of ritual preparation on a table covered with a striped cloth. In the foreground, stone mortars and pestles hold bright yellow turmeric paste, and a dark stone grinding block is also smeared with turmeric. A person in a maroon garment with a gold border reaches in from the top edge, dusting turmeric. On the right sit a silver container and a bowl of cooked rice with vegetables. No people's faces are visible, and no a person candidate is visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone mortar in a ritual setting, its rim and sides dusted with bright yellow powder. A thick stream of yellow paste pours down from a long dark pestle or rod into the square cavity, which is filled with yellow powder. Blurred red and maroon cloth fills the background. No people are clearly visible.2017-09-02Close view of a priest in a maroon-red dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala grinding yellow turmeric paste in a dark stone mortar with a black pestle. Turmeric powder and paste cover the mortar's rim and a second stone bowl sits beside it. Only the hands, arms and lower body of the person are visible; no face shown.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close-up photo of a dark grey stone yoni-pitha or square stone base being anointed with a thick yellow paste. Yellow powder and green-stained residue cover the edges of the stone. A blurred figure in a red-orange garment sits in the background beside silver ritual vessels.2017-09-02