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Close-up photograph of ritual preparations on a striped cloth: two dark stone grinding mortars with pestles stand in the foreground, one square and one round. Behind them, heaped trays hold pink and yellow flower petals, red and white powders, and grains or seeds, with a small red mound of kumkum-like powder. A brass lamp stand sits at the left edge. No people are visible. The scene suggests materials prepared for an offering or puja.

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January 31 20182018-01-31September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a table set for aushada preparation. Several shallow silver dishes with scalloped rims hold powders: bright yellow turmeric, deep red kumkum, pale grey-white bhasma ash, and a light yellow-green powder. Stone mortars and pestles, one with a cream-coloured pestle, sit at left beside a small wooden spoon. The table is covered with striped cloth in blue, red, purple and gold, and ornate silver vessels with lids appear in the blurred background. No people are visible.2017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesClose-up photo of ritual preparation items on a surface. Foreground wooden trays hold bright yellow powder. Grey stone mortars contain wooden pestles, and cream and yellow cylindrical items sit beside them. A large brass vessel and orange cloth are blurred in the background. No people are visible.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual offerings on a red cloth. Rows of silver-rimmed metal plates hold heaped mounds of powders in reddish-brown, dark brown, and pale grey tones, possibly kumkum, vibhuti or ground herbs. Behind them, bunches of red, yellow, and orange flowers and green leaves are arranged in a shallow display. In the foreground, dark clay cups and a small clay bowl sit on the cloth. No people are visible.2017-12-18A photo of stone grinding equipment on a striped pink, teal and purple cloth. A large grey stone mortar stands at left with a white wooden pestle beside it, and a flat stone grinding slab holds yellow turmeric paste. A small black stone cup holds a white pestle, and a black wooden box with yellow turmeric stains sits at right beside a silver tray. Scattered yellow turmeric powder dots the cloth. No people are visible; a blurred cloth-covered knee appears at the top edge. The setting suggests preparation of herbal medicine or aushadh.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesClose view of an aushadha preparation table draped with a striped pink, purple and blue cloth. A stone mortar holds a dark grey stone and a cream-coloured pestle, with a small brass pot and a lid nearby. Sprigs of green and dried herbs sit on a metal tray, and a small flame burns in a clay bowl of powder. Yellow turmeric powder sits in a wooden box at the back, with blurred figures in red and green clothing at the top edge. No people are clearly in focus.2017-09-14A photograph of an aushada preparation table draped in striped multicolour cloth. Silver-rimmed plates hold heaps of powders: red kumkum, bright yellow turmeric, pale ash-grey bhasma, and a light tan powder. Grey stone mortars and pestles, a small carved wooden spoon and pale cylindrical sticks sit among them, with green leaves at the right edge. At the upper left, a brass figure of a deity stands beside a partly visible person in orange-brown clothing. A silver ritual vessel with a stand appears in the background. A blue enamel pot with a red rim stands at the left.2017-09-09 +1 copies