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Close-up photo of a ritual grinding of herbs for an aushada preparation. A person in an orange-brown robe with a shawl sits at the left, their hand with a dark rudraksha mala on the wrist pressing a stone pestle into a yellow-dusted granite mortar. Beside it sit two dark grey smooth stones, one large and one small, and a white bowl with a blue handle lies at the bottom edge. Turmeric powder dusts the mortar rim. The setting suggests a spiritual alchemy herbal preparation.

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Close photo of a ritual preparation on a granite slab. A saffron-robed figure with red and dark rudraksha-style beaded bracelets works with his hand over the stone, placing dark grey smooth stones or herbal pieces onto the yellow-stained granite. Nearby sit a blue-rimmed white enamel cup, a small brass bowl of turmeric or yellow powder, a bowl of green leaves, and a leaf placed beneath the items. A silver container and a small brass oil lamp with a flame sit in the background, with a leopard-print cloth on the floor. The scene suggests the Aushada herbal preparation rite.2017-08-29Close view of hands in orange robes grinding dark stone with a stone pestle on a flat granite slab during an herbal preparation. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the wrists, and a red thread is tied around one wrist. Two large dark stones sit beside the slab, and a plate of green leaves rests at the right edge. A silver-toned ornamented base is visible at the top. A small metal pot sits at the bottom edge. Only partial limbs of one person are visible, so the count is one.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photograph of a person's hands grinding herbs in a flat stone mortar with a dark stone pestle. The mortar holds a bright yellow paste and a grey stone. The person wears rudraksha bracelets with red thread and an orange-brown garment, with green leaves visible at the left. This appears to be an aushada herb-preparation process.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photo of a ritual preparing herbal paste in a worn grey-speckled stone mortar. A pair of hands in rust-orange cloth sleeves, wearing dark rudraksha bracelets, holds a dark wooden pestle or grinding stick in the yellow paste. A dark grey stone lies in the left of the mortar, with green leaves at the upper left. The yellow paste fills the basin. A person's hands are visible; no face is shown.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photograph of a person in orange-brown robes preparing herbal medicine by grinding stone-mortar style with a stone pestle on a rough grey granite slab stained with yellow and red powder. Two smooth dark grey stones sit on the slab. A white enamel cup with a blue handle sits in the lower left, and a brass bowl with green leaves appears at the lower right. The person wears red and wooden rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on the wrist. Ornate silver items are blurred in the background, and the setting appears to be an ashram ritual space.2017-08-29Close photo of hands grinding herbs in a rectangular grey-green granite mortar on a leopard-print cloth, a ritual aushada preparation. The person wears rust-orange robes and multiple rudraksha bracelets, with a red thread on the wrist. A grey stone pestle or grinding stone is in use, dusted with yellow powder. Green herb leaves sit in a brass bowl at the right, and a white enamel vessel with a blue handle is at the lower left. Gold ornaments and a silver container appear in the blurred background. The hands are the only visible person, with no identifiable face shown.2017-08-29