Close photo of a wooden tray filled with a heap of dried herbs, twigs, leaves, small seeds and dark berries, with some yellow flower petals scattered through it. A purple-blue fruit sits at the left edge. The tray rests on a red cloth. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a wooden tray filled with a heap of dried herbs, twigs, leaves, small seeds and dark berries, with some yellow flower petals scattered through it. A purple-blue fruit sits at the left edge. The tray rests on a red cloth.

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