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A close view of a person's forearms kneading a large white enamel bowl of pale, crumbly paste flecked with bright yellow-orange pieces, set on a striped pink, purple and green cloth. The person wears orange clothing and a red rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a pink beaded bracelet. Beside the bowl stand a large stone mortar holding yellow paste and a dark green glazed ceramic vessel with a yellow-smeared surface, with a pale green bowl at the bottom edge. The scene suggests the preparation of an herbal paste.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02October 23 20152015-10-23December 28 20172017-12-28Close-up photograph of a child's hands and forearms. The child wears several brown rudraksha bead bracelets and a band of white ash markings on the upper arm, with an orange cloth at the waist. The cupped hands scatter a handful of yellow grains or flower petals in motion, with a rust-coloured fabric behind. No face is visible and no second person appears. a person's presence is not established from the visible frame.2018-04-04December 18 20162016-12-18Close photo of hands mixing powders in a large shallow metal vessel. Two steel plates hold bright red powder on the left and golden-yellow powder on the right, with a sandy-coloured mixture spread across the vessel. Two women's arms are visible, one wearing a gold bangle and one wearing a thin gold bangle with a beaded or braided band, and their hands are dusted with powder. A purple cloth with colourful patterns and silver ornaments appear at the top left. The scene suggests a preparation of powdered ingredients, with no visible a person figure.2017-12-28December 28 20142014-12-28Two women kneel on a colourful striped cloth preparing a yellow-green paste. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and orange sari with a bindi, silver earrings, pink bangles and white powder dusting her hands, and kneads a large mound of yellow paste in a dark bowl. The woman behind her, in a dark sari with gold border, scoops more paste with her hand. Nearby stand stone mortars and a carved stone slab with circular grooves, and scattered paste lies on the cloth. No swami is visible.2017-09-02Close photograph of an ornate engraved silver bowl filled with a yellowish paste of grains and herbs, placed on a white cloth. A person in an orange-brown garment and bangles reaches into the bowl with a hand coated in the same paste. Blurred background shows a green leaf plate and other ritual items.2015-10-23Close 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.2017-09-02July 14 20132013-07-14