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A seated figure in a rust-red robe with multiple strands of rudraksha malas and rudraksha armlets grinds a substance with a wooden pestle in a black stone mortar on a striped cloth. Brass bowls, a wicker basket, a pestle-and-mortar set, and silver and brass ritual objects with oil lamps surround the scene, with incense smoke rising at left.

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December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A seated figure in a deep maroon-red cloth wrap is partially visible, cropped at the chest and hands, with multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads draped across the chest and shoulders and orange-brown beaded armlets. One hand rests on a black rectangular stone block, possibly a grinding or preparation surface, with a small amount of pale substance at its edge. Beside it sits a stone mortar with a brass pestle, a wicker basket, and brass bowls on a striped cloth. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and a silver deity murti at the left. Only one person is visible.2017-12-10A seated figure in a deep maroon-red robe grinds a substance with a pestle in a dark stone mortar on a patterned rug. Multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads hang across the chest, with more rudraksha bands on the upper arms and wrists. Brass oil lamps and a woven basket sit nearby. The person's head and face are cropped out of frame.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated person in a deep maroon-red robe grinds herbs with a black stone pestle in a dark stone mortar, a brass mortar and pestle lying beside it. Multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads cross the chest, with smaller rudraksha armbands on the upper arms and a wrist mala. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel stand in the background, with a woven basket at lower right. The face is cropped out of frame.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copies