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Overhead view of an aushada preparation at an ashram floor. Two silver trays hold coiled silver wire, and a square silver tray holds thin silver sheets arranged around a white flower-shaped offering with a small round centre. Bowls of dark ash, a white powder bowl and green leaves surround the items. At the top right, two people in orange and rust-coloured robes sit on the floor, one wearing a rudraksha mala, with their hands visible near the materials. No faces are shown in the frame.

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Close photo of silver ritual materials laid out on the ground for an aushada preparation. On the left, a silver tray holds thin curved silver leaves arranged in a fan and a stack of silver bars. On the right, coils of fine silver wire sit on a silver tray and a second tray, while a hand with a tattoo and gold bangles, wearing orange cloth, reaches toward the wire. A silver bowl of granular powder appears at the left edge. No deity or a person figure is clearly visible.2017-08-29Close photograph of a ritual preparation for aushada, with silver metal materials laid out on a flat ornate silver tray. Coiled silver wire rings sit in the foreground beside a silver tray holding silver bars and a flower-shaped arrangement of thin silver petals. A hand in the upper centre reaches toward the bars, while the lower body of a person in orange robes is visible at the top edge. Bowls of red powder and yellow-brown powder sit at the left edge on the sandy ground.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close photo of ritual metal materials laid out on a concrete floor for aushada preparation. In the foreground, several coils of bright silver-toned wire are stacked on steel trays, with a bundle of long thin silver rods lying across another tray on the right. Behind them, a plate holds flat silver-coloured pieces and a decorative lotus-like metal form. Green leaves lie at the lower left, and the edge of a red-orange cloth with a gold border appears at the top, with bare feet visible near the top right. No people are clearly shown beyond these feet and cloth. This is a photograph of spiritual alchemy materials.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29A photograph of a ritual preparation in a temple-like hall, with smoke drifting through the air. A seated man in the centre wears a white headband, rudraksha beads and a reddish-orange shawl over his shoulders, with a wristband and bangles, and holds a small object in his hands. In front of him on the floor are silver trays and plates of white and dark powders, green leaves in a pile, a silver bowl and a blue-rimmed cup, a silver pedestal, and a large silver vessel at the right edge. Another person in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and white-clad figures stand at the back. The scene suggests a sacred herbal preparation process.2017-08-29A close overhead photograph of a silver ritual tray with an ornately embossed silver border and handle, holding neatly stacked silver bars and a cluster of large white-silver leaves arranged in a flower-like rosette at the centre. The tray rests on a grey stone or concrete surface beside green plant leaves at the left edge, and a bowl with yellow and red powder is partly visible at the top right. No people are visible. The arrangement is consistent with an aushada preparation ingredient display, which the page describes as a herbal and metallic process; no person is pictured.2017-08-29A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas and gold-toned beaded necklaces, sits cross-legged on a sandy floor during a ritual preparation. Before him are a silver tray with a small cup, a basket, a brass vessel, a silver bowl of green herbs, fresh green leaves, bundles of silver wire, and plates of white powder with dark residue. Behind is a silver-framed ornamental stand draped with garlands, and carved wooden screens. A few people in white and orange stand at the right edge. The scene resembles an aushada herbal preparation rite.2017-08-29A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and a grey fur-trimmed cap sits cross-legged on a bare floor with eyes closed, holding a small brass vessel. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Before him is a silver peetha holding a small deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers. Around the floor are shallow silver and brass bowls filled with white powder, dark herbal material and reddish-brown substances, some smoking, plus green leaves, a silver kalasha-style vessel, brass items and bundles of incense sticks. Red-draped chairs and carved wooden screens stand in the background.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close view of a puja offering: a person in an orange garment pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a golden tray heaped with white flower petals and green leaves, with a silver bowl held by another person's hand alongside. Small golden and silver ritual vessels, a pink flower and silver plates surround the offering. Several other participants in white and orange stand behind, partly visible. Hands wear gold bangles.2010-11-07