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Overhead view of a ritual preparation setup on a colourful striped cloth in red, pink, teal, green and purple. Several dark grey stone mortars and pestles are arranged on the cloth, including a large mortar with a black wooden pestle and a smaller mortar with a dark brown wooden pestle, plus a pale ivory-coloured pestle and a hexagonal tan stone block. On the right, a silver-rimmed plate holds a lit oil lamp flame, and a silver-framed sri yantra plate sits beside it with a strand of white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. A partially visible person in orange-red clothing appears at the upper right edge. No other people are visible.

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September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesOverhead view of a set of traditional stone and wooden mortars and pestles arranged on a striped purple, green and red cloth. Several grey stone mortars of varying sizes, some with ivory-coloured pestles, sit beside a dark wooden mortar with a black pestle. A small bowl holds fresh green leaves. A silver-embossed box edges the left side and a yellow patterned cloth with white geometric line designs runs along the right. No people are visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02Close-up photograph of grinding stones on a striped cloth. In the foreground, small grey stone mortars sit beside two dark wooden pestles, one lying across a worn mortar. Behind them a larger stone mortar holds yellow powder, with a yellow-handled pestle resting in it. A blurred figure in orange-red robes stands at the left edge, and a dark pestle rises in the background. The setting suggests preparation of herbal powders or medicine. No people are clearly visible apart from the blurred robed figure at the edge.2017-09-07Close view of old wooden and stone ritual tools laid on a striped cloth in red, purple, green and yellow. Two cylindrical stone or metal mortar-like vessels sit on the left and centre, a third dark vessel sits right, and two dark wooden pestles with turned handles lie across the lower left and centre. A silver-toned ornate frame edge appears at the right. No people are visible; the objects appear to be herbal preparation tools used in an ashram aushadha process.2017-09-02Close view of a ritual table draped with a striped woven cloth in red, blue, green and yellow. Several dark stone mortars and pestles hold small pale objects. A small bronze deity figure stands center right beside a lit oil lamp with a visible flame, and silver bowls and a silver-trimmed casket sit behind. A silver ornate vessel is at the lower right. No people are visible.2017-10-08A photograph of a table laid with stone mortars and pestles holding powdered yellow herbs and small white pieces, possibly ground ingredients for preparation. A green sprig with small leaves rests in one bowl and fresh green leaves sit in another grey stone mortar. The table is covered with a striped cloth in red, green, purple and white, with more stone grinding vessels and a dark wooden box in the background. No people are visible.2017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesOverhead view of several dark metal mortars and small stone or metal grinding vessels arranged on a striped cloth in red, teal, purple and yellow. Two wooden and metal pestles lie across the lower edge beside a silver-coloured ornamental fabric. No people are visible; the objects appear to be ritual or preparation implements for grinding material.2017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies