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Close photograph of a stone vessel filled with reddish-orange liquid, used in an aushada preparation rite. Beside it sit a stack of small white cylindrical pellets, a rusty-brown metal rod coated with red paste, and a dark black lump resting on the stone rim. A brass-coloured spout or handle extends in from the left edge. No people are visible; the focus is on the ritual materials and the sacred alchemy preparation.

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Close-up photograph of a granite vessel or trough holding reddish liquid, with a glistening surface and a few small white cylindrical pellets set on its rim. A rust-coloured metal pestle-like rod with red paste smeared on it rests against the edge, beside a dark black stone or lump with an ochre-streaked surface. A golden spouted implement is visible at the left edge. The setting suggests an Aushada herbal preparation process, with no people visible in the frame.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A close photograph of an aushada preparation at a stone mortar. A rectangular granite trough holds a thick red-orange paste, with a stone pestle and a dark grey stone grinder resting on its rim. A bowl of green leaves and a dark stone sit on a silver tray nearby. In the foreground, a person in a rust-orange cloth stands at the left, and a gold-handled ceremonial blade rests across the trough. Small cups of yellow-green offerings sit at the lower right on a stone surface.2017-08-29Close-up photograph of an aushada preparation on a granite grinding slab. A rectangular stone mortar holds a thick red-orange paste, smeared with yellow turmeric-like powder along its edges. A wooden pestle with red-stained tip rests in the slab, and a rounded grey-blue stone grinder sits beside it. A brass tumbler or vessel edge is visible at the left, and a brass bowl of green leaves appears at the top right. Silver ritual objects are partly visible at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2017-08-29 +1 copiesAugust 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close photo of a grinding stone trough, shallow and grey-speckled, holding a red-orange paste and dark smooth stones. A forearm wearing dark rudraksha beads and a red thread wrist band reaches into the paste at left. Two dark rounded stones rest at the right and one sits on the trough rim. Yellow turmeric-like powder dusts the stone. Only a hand and arm are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29 +1 copies