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Close photo of an herbal preparation set-up on a striped cloth. A seated person in a maroon dhoti with a rudraksha bracelet grinds petals in a grey stone mortar. Nearby stone bowls hold white jasmine-like flowers and a green-rimmed bowl holds bright yellow turmeric powder, with a white powder bowl at left and a stone pestle at far left. The scene shows an aushadha medicine-making process with flowers and powders being prepared.

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Close-up of a ritual preparation table. A rough stone mortar holds white jasmine-like flowers, with another stone bowl of chopped green and white herbs at right. Behind them, a seated person in a reddish-orange garment with gold border is partly visible, bare feet showing. White and yellow powders fill enamel bowls in mint green and white with red rims; yellow turmeric powder dominates the right bowl. Incense sticks rise at left beside a small stone vessel of liquid. Wisps of smoke drift across a striped cloth. No faces are visible.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close view of a ritual preparation on a striped rug: a bare-legged person in a maroon-red dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged, holding a small object. In front are a large granite mortar with white crystals, and many pale green enamel bowls with red rims holding white powder, yellow turmeric powder, grey-green herbal powder, and small piles of white flower buds. Stone grinders, dark bowls of oil or liquid, and bundled incense sticks are also arranged on the cloth.2017-09-02Close view of a traditional herbal preparation on a striped cloth. A large grey stone mortar holds crushed white and green petals, and a person's legs in red cloth sit at the top of the frame. Nearby are a second stone bowl of white flower petals, a green-rimmed bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, a bowl of white powder, a small dark stone bowl of liquid, and an incense stick. A white stone pestle lies beside the mortar.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close photo of a seated person in a rust-red garment grinding white and pink flower petals with a dark stone pestle in a granite mortar. Beside the mortar are bowls of white powder and yellow turmeric, another stone mortar with green leaves or petals, and a folded striped cloth on a pink mat. A rudraksha mala is visible at the wrist. Only hands, arms and lap are visible, so the person is not identifiable from the frame.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesA photo of an Ayurvedic-style herbal preparation at a floor-level workstation on a striped cloth. A seated figure in a maroon-red garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a pale green enamel bowl of liquid, pouring it. Around them are grey stone mortars and pestles, one stone mortar holding white flowers, enamel bowls of white powder, bright yellow turmeric powder and loose white flowers, plus incense sticks and smoking pots. Only hands, legs and feet of the seated person are visible, and no face is shown.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close photo of an aushadha preparation on a multicoloured striped cloth. In the foreground a stone mortar holds bright yellow turmeric-like powder with a dark wooden pestle standing upright. Behind it are several grey stone bowls filled with dark greenish liquid, and a white powder sits in a red-rimmed enamel bowl at left. At the right edge, a person wearing a maroon cloth with a gold border sits beside the arrangement, with only a portion of the clothing visible. No faces are shown.2017-09-02