Close-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. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-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.

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