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Close photo of an aushadha preparation on a multicoloured striped cloth. In the foreground a stone mortar holds bright yellow turmeric-like powder with a dark wooden pestle standing upright. Behind it are several grey stone bowls filled with dark greenish liquid, and a white powder sits in a red-rimmed enamel bowl at left. At the right edge, a person wearing a maroon cloth with a gold border sits beside the arrangement, with only a portion of the clothing visible. No faces are shown.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesA close view of a ritual preparation table draped with a pink, teal and striped cloth. In the foreground, a grey stone mortar holds a golden yellow turmeric paste with a yellow-painted pestle resting in it. Beside it, a dark grey stone box with vertical yellow turmeric lines and a small dark stone pestle stand among dark stone bowls and a small mortar with a white pestle. Turmeric powder is scattered across the cloth. Behind, a person in a maroon garment with a gold border and a dark shawl sits partly out of frame. The scene suggests preparation of herbal or ritual paste.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA photo of Ayurvedic herb grinding on a striped cloth. A large stone mortar holds bright yellow turmeric powder with a yellow-stained stone pestle lying across it. Beside it are a small black stone mortar with a pestle, a dark stone box with yellow powder on its lid and turmeric streaks, and several clay and stone pots. A person in a maroon garment with gold border sits partly visible at the top right, hands out of frame. The setting suggests preparation of medicine, though no swami is clearly visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A 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 02 20172017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies