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Close-up photograph of a sacred stone lingam resting on a grey-speckled granite block, with smaller grey stones and a wooden pestle beside it, and a yellow turmeric or powder dusting the block. Blurred saffron-orange cloth of a seated figure fills the background, and a blue-handled brass vessel and green leaves appear at the edges. No people are clearly visible in the frame.

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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.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close 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 a granite mortar on a table during the Aushada herb-preparation rite. Dark grey stone pestles rest in and beside the mortar, which holds yellow-stained herbal paste. A metal pestle stands upright in the mortar. A partly visible brass figure with a yellow-filled bowl sits at the left edge, and green leaves lie in the background. At the right, an orange-brown cloth drapes a seated figure whose arm and clothing are only partly visible. Photo description with a sacred herbal preparation setting.2017-08-29Close-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.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close 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 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29