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Close-up of a hand with red and yellow powder, smeared across a stone mortar or basin filled with a thick red paste. Two dark grey stones, one egg-shaped and one larger, sit beside the basin on a granite slab. A rudraksha mala with brown beads is visible at the upper left, and the wearer's red-orange cloth shows at the edge. The scene reads as a ritual preparation of herbal paste. The page describes Aushada preparation, but the image shows only a hand, a mortar and stones, with no visible face or identifiable person.

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August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photo of a hand stirring a red and yellow paste inside a granite mortar-like basin. The wrist wears a red thread and a dark rudraksha mala. Two dark smooth stones and a dark stone with yellow powder sit beside the basin, and an orange cloth edge is visible at left. Only a hand and forearm of one person are visible, with no face shown.2017-08-29Close photo of a person's hands grinding a red paste in a flat stone mortar with a stone pestle. The person wears rust-orange cloth over the legs and a rudraksha mala on the wrist. Yellow powder and red paste fill the mortar, with dark grey stones resting around it. The hands and wrist are visible, but no face is shown. The scene matches the aushada herbal preparation described on the page.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a ritual grinding process. A seated person in saffron-orange cloth grinds red paste in a flat granite mortar, with dark stone pestles resting in the paste. A brass dish holds green beans and a reddish-spotted stone sits at the rim. Silver ritual vessels stand in the background, and a hand with orange-stained fingers points toward the paste. Red and yellow powders are scattered across the floor. Only the seated person's arms, legs and hand are visible, so the scene shows one physical person.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close view of a person in an orange-brown saffron garment seated on the floor, one hand with a red and brown beaded bracelet pouring or spreading a liquid over a grey stone grinding block. Two dark grey stones rest on the block beside a shallow pool of golden-orange liquid, and a small white cup with a blue rim sits in the foreground. A brass bowl of green herbs and a brass kalasha-style vessel appear at the right edge, with a silver tray in the background. The scene reflects an herbal aushada preparation ritual.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29