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A close-up photograph of a person in a maroon-red robe seated beside silver ritual vessels, using a long golden-handled implement to stir or pour something into a dark square stone or metal stand. The person wears many rudraksha malas in tiers across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the wrist. Nearby are polished silver bowls with ornate repousse patterns, a silver kalasha-like vessel, a silver lamp and a small pestle. A decorative silver lion or animal figure stands at the left edge. The setting is a ritual space with a faint haze. Only a partial figure is visible, with no face shown.

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December 10 20172017-12-10A seated figure in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas grinds ingredients in a dark stone mortar, using a long brass pestle with a yellow powder being poured in. Silver bowls and a silver tray with a small ornate container sit to the left, and a worn stone mortar with wooden pestle lies in the foreground beside a white shell. Ornate brass and silver items and a woven basket frame the scene, with a striped cloth beneath. Only hands and torso are visible, so the person is not clearly identifiable.2017-12-10 +2 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red robe and multiple strands of rudraksha beads grinds a substance with a wooden pestle in a stone mortar, working at a dark wooden box. Silver vessels with lids and a silver tray stand on a striped cloth in front, with a silver horse figure and brass lamps behind. A conch shell lies on the floor. Only the lower torso and hands are visible; the face is not shown.2017-12-10A person in a maroon-red robe sits at a low ritual setup, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet. One hand holds a yellow-tinted spoon or ladle over a silver bowl, while the other rests on a small dark mortar with a wooden pestle. In front, a set of ornate silver bowls with lids sits on a silver stand, and a white conch shell lies on a striped cloth. A silver elephant figure appears in the upper left.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA close view of a ritual preparation with a person in a maroon-red wrap and dark rudraksha mala beads, holding a long metal ladle with a yellow tip over a black rectangular fire box with smoke rising. In the foreground on a metal stand are several ornate silver bowls with lids and a stone mortar and pestle. Only hands and torso are visible, so the person's face is not shown. This appears to be a homa or herbal preparation scene.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual preparation at a silver-accented altar. In the foreground, several ornate silver bowls with lids sit on a silver tray stand, one bowl holding a white substance. A person in a deep red-maroon robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and red beaded bracelets, sits behind a black box and stirs a mixture with a yellow-handled spoon. A stone mortar and pestle and a white garlic-like bulb rest on a striped cloth. Blurred silver deity figures stand in the background. The visible hands and body belong to a single person; no face is shown. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance here.2017-12-10A man seated on a silver-backed chair stirs a dark square vessel containing a yellow liquid with a long golden rod. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, a rust-red garment draped over his shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold chain; a white and red tilak marks his forehead and a small microphone is clipped near his face. Beside him on a silver-topped table sit silver bowls and a silver lidded vessel, and a conch shell and wooden pestle rest on a striped cloth. Brass lamps, a trident and a silver bull figure stand in the background, with green lights behind. The setting suggests a preparation ritual with herbal or ayurvedic ingredients.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10