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Overhead photo of an aushadha preparation setup on a tiled floor. Several large metal vessels hold grey powder or paste, one topped with yellow turmeric. A woman with long dark hair, a red-brown garment and beaded necklaces leans in from the right, her hands working in one vessel. Nearby are a bowl of white flowers and petals, a basket of green leaves, small stone mortars, a silver plate and bowls of yellow powder, with yellow and white rangoli-style drawings on the floor. Striped mats cover the ground.

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Photograph of an aushadha preparation area on a tiled floor covered with striped red, green and blue mats. Several large metal drums hold grey and yellow powders, with one drum's contents clearly turmeric-yellow. Trays of pale powder, a bowl of cooked rice with yellow garnish, a basket of green leaves, small stone mortars and pestles sit beside a raised stone platform. A person in a rust-red robe with beaded necklaces reaches into a drum at the lower right, and another red-clad figure is partly visible at the top edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2017-09-14 +1 copiesOverhead view of an indoor preparation area for herbal medicine, with trays and metal vessels of powdered herbs on a tiled floor and a granite ledge. Shallow silver-rimmed trays hold pale and yellow powders along the left edge, and several large metal pots stand empty or half-filled, one with turmeric-yellow powder being stirred. A woven basket holds green leaves, a bowl holds grains mixed with yellow flowers, and small mortars, pestles and a coconut shell lie nearby. A person in orange-brown clothing is partially visible at the lower right, hands in a pot, and striped floor mats show at the upper right. No clear a person candidate is visible, only a partially visible person in orange clothing with no identifiable face or features.2017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesPhoto 11706533 +2 copiesA photo of a person seated cross-legged on a striped multicolour cloth, grinding yellow turmeric powder in a stone mortar with a dark pestle. The person wears a rust-red garment with gold border, a black-and-white patterned shawl over one shoulder, and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets on both wrists. Around them are grey stone and metal pots, a small black metal box, a brass plate and bowls, and a small white stone object. A second person's arm is partly visible at the left edge.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA close photograph of a grinding ritual on a striped pink, green and white cloth. A person in a deep maroon garment with a gold-bordered hem, wearing rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, pounds yellow turmeric paste in a stone mortar with a yellow-stained pestle. Beside it sit a grey stone mortar and pestle, a dark stone box dusted with yellow powder, a small black mortar, and a patterned clay vessel. The yellow paste suggests herbal aushadh preparation.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photo of Ayurvedic herb grinding on a striped cloth. A large stone mortar holds bright yellow turmeric powder with a yellow-stained stone pestle lying across it. Beside it are a small black stone mortar with a pestle, a dark stone box with yellow powder on its lid and turmeric streaks, and several clay and stone pots. A person in a maroon garment with gold border sits partly visible at the top right, hands out of frame. The setting suggests preparation of medicine, though no swami is clearly visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesClose view of hands working over a striped cloth floor with enamel bowls and stone mortars. A woman in a red garment with a gold-and-black dark sari, bangles and a ring grinds and mixes powders; yellow turmeric-like powder stains her fingers. Bowls hold fine grey-white powder, a pale mixed paste, sandy powder and dark green liquid. A yellow-filled stone mortar sits at right. Ritual preparation of herbal powders.2017-09-02November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies