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Close photograph of a preparation process on a striped multicoloured woven mat. A person in red-maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, pounding green herbal paste in a dark stone mortar with a black pestle. Another person's hand, wearing a gold bangle, holds a yellow-coloured stick near the mortar. Bowls of yellow turmeric powder sit beside the mat. The scene suggests an herbal aushadha preparation.

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August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photo of a person seated on a striped cloth grinding yellow turmeric paste. Their hands, one wearing a gold bangle, press a dark stone pestle onto a dark grinding block, with yellow paste smeared over the block and dripping down its sides. Around them are a carved stone mortar filled with turmeric, a mint-green enamel bowl heaped with yellow powder, another enamel bowl with red rims, and small clay pots. The person wears a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. Only hands, lower body and feet are visible, so no face is shown.2017-09-02March 03 20182018-03-03Close-up photograph of a person in a rust-orange cloth seated cross-legged, with yellow-stained fingers mixing or sprinkling yellow powder into metal bowls on a low table. Bowls hold dark seeds or grains and bright yellow turmeric powder, with a white cloth bundle of dark granules at left. A second person's hand rests on a folded red-brown cloth at right. The setting appears to be a ritual preparation for worship.2018-04-15A photo of an aushadha preparation table set with a striped pink, blue and purple cloth. Stone mortars and pestles, a woven basket, steel bowls of yellow and orange powders, green leaves and herbs, and a tray of dark cone-shaped pellets are arranged on the table. At the upper right, a person in orange-brown robes holds a wooden staff and a rudraksha-style mala while working at the table; only part of the figure is visible and no face is shown. The background is blurred with other people in the room.2017-09-14Close 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.2017-08-29A photograph of a ritual preparation scene on a colourful striped cloth. A seated person in a rust-red robe with a gold border and rudraksha beads grinds yellow powder with a dark wooden pestle on a grey stone block. Nearby stand a carved stone mortar filled with yellow paste, mint-green enamel bowls holding yellow powder, and grey stone vessels. The figure's bare feet are visible at the right edge. Yellow paste drips down the side of the block. The scene suggests the making of aushadha herbal medicine, prepared by hand as part of a ritual process.2017-09-02 +1 copiesClose view of a priest's hands preparing a ritual mixture in a dark stone mortar on a patterned cloth. The priest wears a reddish-orange garment and multiple rudraksha malas on the wrist and neck. One hand holds a dark pestle, while the other rests on the rim. The mortar contains a golden-yellow paste, white powder, and a bundle of thin sticks with a burning tip. Silver vessels with engraved designs stand to the right, and an oil lamp flame is visible at the left edge. This appears to be a ritual preparation, with no people visible beyond the priest's hands and forearms.2018-03-03Close photograph of a ritual preparation being made in a dark stone mortar. A person in a deep red-orange garment, with a strand of rudraksha beads on the wrist and chest, holds a small metal spoon or ladle and lifts a yellowish paste mixed with brown and green plant matter. A dark stone pestle rests in the mortar, which is smeared with orange and yellow powder. A polished silver vessel with engraved floral patterns stands at the right edge. Only the hands and torso of the person are visible, and no faces appear in the frame.2018-03-03Close photo of a ritual preparation on a striped cloth mat. A person in a rust-red garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits beside a dark stone block and a bowl of yellow powder, grinding turmeric with a black pestle. Yellow powder spills over the block and around a pale stone mortar, and a mint-green enamel bowl of yellow powder sits in the foreground. Only the lower body, bare feet and a yellow-wrapped forearm are visible, so no face is shown. The scene suggests preparing turmeric powder for a ritual.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close photo of a person in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered hem grinding yellow turmeric powder with a pestle in a dark grey stone mortar. A pale stone bowl filled with yellow powder sits at left and a mint-green enamel bowl of yellow powder is in the foreground, all on a striped multicoloured cloth. Only a hand, arm, and lower body are visible, so no face is shown.2017-09-02