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Close-up photo of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a rudraksha bracelet, using a brass pestle to grind in a brass bowl placed on a black stone block. A dark stone mortar and pestle sit on a striped cloth at right, with a small brass bowl in the foreground and silver vessels blurred in the background. Only hands and lower body are visible, so the person's face and identity cannot be determined from the image.

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A seated person in a rust-red robe wears long tiered rudraksha malas and a beaded wrist band, holding a brass bowl and a brass ladle over a black stone block. Beside them a stone mortar with a wooden pestle sits on a striped cloth, while a second brass bowl is at lower left. Silver vessels and flowers are in the background. The figure's face is not shown.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated person in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas prepares a medicinal mixture. One hand holds a long brass ladle over a shallow brass bowl of pale paste, while the other hand holds a brass bowl. On the cloth-covered floor sit a black stone block, a grey stone mortar with pestle, and a small brass bowl. Silver ritual vessels and white flowers stand in the background. The face is not visible, so the person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-12-10 +2 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10A seated person in a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas preparing a herbal powder during a ritual workshop. The person is using a gold-coloured wooden spatula to stir a powder in a dark square stone block, while holding a brass bowl of pale yellow powder in the other hand. A stone mortar and pestle sit on a striped cloth beside a small brass bowl, with silver vessels and flower garlands in the background.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10A seated person in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas grinds herbs with a pestle in a small black stone mortar on a patterned cloth. Rudraksha bracelets are on the upper arms and wrists. A second stone mortar with a brass pestle sits to the right, a brass bowl of powder is at left, and a woven basket stands at the right edge. Behind are silver and brass vessels, a silver animal figure, and potted plants. The face is cropped out of frame. Printed text on the image reads a copyright notice.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated person in a deep red-brown robe and multiple strands of rudraksha beads prepares herbal medicine by grinding a substance with a small brass pestle in a black stone mortar on a patterned cloth. Brass bowls sit nearby, and a woven basket is at the right edge. The person's face is cropped out, so the figure is shown from the chest down. Only the torso and hands are visible, with the mortar and pestle as the central action.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10Close photograph of a seated person in a rust-red saffron-toned robe wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands. His hand rests on a square black stone box with a central depression, used as a grinding or preparation base. Beside it lies a stone mortar with a brass pestle, a brass bowl sits in the foreground, and a woven basket stands at right. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel are visible in the background.2017-12-10A seated person in a maroon-red robe sits cross-legged on a colourful woven rug, hands clasped over the lap. Multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets are worn. Beside them sits a dark stone mortar with a pestle and a second stone mortar with a wooden pestle, with a small flame visible. Brass oil lamps stand in the background.2017-12-10A seated figure in a rust-red robe and layered rudraksha malas grinds an herbal preparation with a metal pestle in a dark stone mortar on a red patterned rug. Rudraksha bracelets are on the upper arms and wrists. Behind, brass oil lamps stand on a stand beside a basket and brass bowls.2017-12-10