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Close-up photograph of a stone mortar-like vessel filled with dark, glistening liquid. Yellow turmeric or pollen dusts the rim. Polished silver lamp stands with tall stems rise on the right, and a striped woven textile lies beneath, with a blurred black stone structure behind. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a worn stone yoni-shaped basin holding dark liquid, with a dark wooden or stone pestle-like rod resting in it, a yellow turmeric or kumkum-dusted rim, and silver candlesticks standing at right on a colourful striped woven cloth. No people are visible. The setting suggests a temple abhishekam altar with a deity murti area behind; a blurred bright metal object appears in the foreground.2017-10-08Close view of a worn stone grinding mortar filled with a dark, glossy paste, being stirred with a wooden pestle held by a hand wearing a gold ring. A wrist with rudraksha beads is visible at the top. The red, yellow and green striped woven cloth beneath, with silver oil lamps lit with flames and a small silver bowl, suggests a ritual preparation. No face is visible.2017-10-08A close photograph of a weathered stone mortar filled with a dark, glossy paste, being worked with a wooden pestle held by a hand entering from the top left. The mortar sits on a striped red, orange, yellow and green woven cloth. A small oil lamp with a visible flame burns at the right edge, and a silver bowl rests at the lower left. No people are fully visible and no portrait or a person depiction appears in the frame.2017-10-08Close-up photograph of a weathered stone mortar with a dark wooden pestle resting inside. The dark paste in the mortar is speckled with orange and red powder, and yellow powder dusts the rim. Behind it, a brass ritual vessel or lamp stand and a striped cloth in red, green, purple and orange are blurred. No people are visible.2017-10-08Close view of a stone mortar filled with a dark, glossy paste, with a dark wooden pestle being worked into it by a hand wearing a gold ring at top. A lit oil lamp with a silver base sits at right, and a striped woven textile in red, yellow, green and blue lies beneath the bowl. Edges of the mortar are dusted with yellow powder. No faces are visible.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close-up photograph of a stone mortar with a wooden pestle on a striped red, green and blue woven cloth. The mortar holds a dark mixture with a melted yellow substance and burning flames. Silver oil lamps with lit wicks stand beside it, and a small silver bowl sits in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene looks like a ritual preparation or lamp offering setup.2017-10-08Close-up photograph of a ritual setting on a striped woven cloth in red, green and orange. A worn stone mortar-like vessel holds a dark bed of ash and a yellow paste with a lit wick flame burning in it, beside a dark wooden pestle. Two polished silver oil lamps with yellow-lit wicks stand at right, and a small engraved silver bowl sits at lower left. No people are visible, and the scene shows lamps and ritual objects only.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesClose view of a granite mortar on a table during the Aushada herb-preparation rite. Dark grey stone pestles rest in and beside the mortar, which holds yellow-stained herbal paste. A metal pestle stands upright in the mortar. A partly visible brass figure with a yellow-filled bowl sits at the left edge, and green leaves lie in the background. At the right, an orange-brown cloth drapes a seated figure whose arm and clothing are only partly visible. Photo description with a sacred herbal preparation setting.2017-08-29September 02 20172017-09-02