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Close photo of hands grinding herbs in a dark stone mortar during an aushadha preparation. A man's hand, wearing a gold bangle and with a tattoo on the wrist, presses a pale white pestle into the greenish-yellow paste. Another person's hand with a red thread and a tattoo rests on the pestle. Patterned striped cloth covers the floor, a bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a silver tray lies at the bottom right. Two or three hands are visible, and only hands and forearms appear.

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A photograph of a grinding process at close range. A dark stone mortar holds a paste with yellow turmeric-like powder and green herbal material. A hand in the right foreground grips a white cylindrical pestle, its red dot marking visible. Another white pestle is held by a second person at the upper left. Partial limbs of seated people wearing red and dark clothing are visible, sitting on a striped pink, purple and green cloth. A small bowl of yellow powder sits at the left edge, and a metal tray lies in the lower right. Only hands, arms and legs are visible, so the people count is limited to the seated participants shown in part.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A photo of hands grinding turmeric powder in a stone mortar on a striped multicoloured cloth. Two adult hands with gold bangles press a paste into a carved grey stone mortar, with yellow turmeric dust scattered around. On the right a dark stone grinding block with a yellow-smeared pestle and a yellow-coated cylindrical roller sits beside a silver-toned box. Small grey and white stone mortars sit in the foreground. A red-clad arm with rudraksha beads appears at the upper right edge, and no face is visible. The setting is a ritual preparation of herbal medicine.2017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02Close overhead photo of a grey stone mortar being packed with bright yellow powder. A pale green enamel plate heaped with the same yellow powder sits at left on a striped pink and green cloth. At right, a person in a rust-red robe wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala on the wrist, and a hand with a gold bangle and a tattooed design works the mortar. The scene appears to show a herbal preparation being pounded by hand.2017-09-02Close photo of hands grinding yellow turmeric paste on a flat stone grinding slab (ammi) on a striped pink, green and purple cloth. A dark stone mortar with a yellow-smeared pestle sits to the right, a small black stone cup with a white pestle is in front, and a silver-toned box is behind. The hands wear gold bangles; a person in a red garment with rudraksha beads is partly visible at the upper right. Turmeric powder is scattered across the cloth. Ritual ingredient preparation.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies