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Close photograph of a preparation process on a light surface. A person's bare hand, wearing a gold bangle, holds a small brass ladle and pours or stirs material from a large ornate glass vessel into a shallow, fluted glass bowl. Steam or vapour drifts across the scene. A second fluted bowl sits at the bottom edge, a bowl of white powder sits at left, and a small blue cup is in the lower left corner. No face is visible, so no person can be identified.

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August 29 20172017-08-29 +1 copiesA photograph of an aushada preparation ritual. A silver-rimmed bowl filled with yellow powder and dark herbal material is held above a large ornate silver vessel releasing steam. Partially visible hands and a person in orange and maroon cloth with gold bangles and a gold waist band are at the edges. A silver tray and a small brass dish with green leaves sit nearby on the floor. The setting is a concrete floor with a silver-framed shelf in the background.2017-08-29Close-up photo of a hand holding a long twisted silver ladle over an ornate, engraved silver bowl set on a stone ledge. The ladle has a ring-shaped handle and a pointed tip; the wrist wears beaded bracelets and gold bangles. Blurred warm colours in the background suggest an outdoor ritual setting with other silver vessels nearby.2011-12-17Close-up photo of a hand holding a silver ladle with a long twisted handle over an ornately engraved silver bowl containing a golden liquid. The hand wears a beaded bracelet and a gold wristwatch. A silver vessel sits on a stone ledge in the foreground, with blurred red and blue fabrics in the background.2011-12-17November 11 20162016-11-11Close view of a ritual offering table draped in orange cloth. A hand wearing a gold-toned bangle holds a brass spoon over a polished silver thali plate heaped with white and pale food, while an incense stick is held in the same hand. Nearby stand a brass tumbler, a small brass lamp with a lit oil wick, a second silver plate with a mound of food, white flowers, green leaves and a small brass bell. The setting suggests a puja offering in progress, with no people visible beyond the hand.2011-09-04 +1 copiesClose photograph of a homa or fire ritual: a hand in a brown-and-gold cloth lifts a large polished silver bowl, pouring a golden liquid into a bright flame and billowing smoke. Beside it, a second figure in brown and gold ceremonial cloth holds a ladle or spoon. A small silver dish of offerings sits at lower left. The orange glow and rising smoke dominate the frame. Only partial bodies are visible, cropped at the edges.2014-09-14November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesClose photograph of a puja table draped with an orange cloth. A person's arm wearing gold bangles reaches across a polished silver plate holding flowers, leaves and offerings, while an incense stick is held over it. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits at left beside a brass stand and a white flower garland, and a second silver plate with rice or grain rests at upper right. The background is blurred with other figures in orange clothing.2011-09-04 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a worker pouring fine white powder from a large ornate silver lidded vessel into a larger repoussé silver bowl engraved with foliate scrollwork. A hand in the top left grips the lid's rim while a red garment edge is visible at the left, and bare feet appear at the lower left on a stone floor. The powder cascades in a fine spray.2016-10-16November 14 20112011-11-14October 16 20162016-10-16