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Close-up photograph of a hand grinding yellow turmeric-like powder in a large hexagonal stone mortar. The hand wears a gold bangle on the wrist and a red-and-gold cloth is visible above. Bowls of powder sit on a striped colourful mat, including a green bowl of yellow powder at lower right and a white bowl of pale powder at lower left. Part of a stone pestle appears at the upper left. The scene shows preparation of herbal ingredients, with no face visible and no identifiable a person depiction.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02Close view of an herbal preparation process on a colourful striped cloth. A person in a maroon garment with a gold border and beaded necklace grinds yellow turmeric-like powder with a wooden pestle in a dark stone mortar. Nearby stand a large carved stone bowl filled with yellow powder, a mint-green enamel bowl of powder in the foreground, a white enamel bowl and small stone vessels. Partial bare feet are visible at the right edge.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hexagonal grey stone mortar with a black wooden pestle grinding a mixture of bright yellow turmeric powder and white and green herbal pieces. A partially visible person in a maroon garment with gold border sits behind the mortar, with a small green bowl of yellow powder and a white bowl at the edges of the frame. Blue and striped cloth covers the surface beneath the bowls. No people are fully visible and no a person candidate is clearly present; this is an ingredient preparation scene for an aushadha process.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02September 07 20172017-09-07 +2 copiesClose photo of hands grinding turmeric or herbs with a stone pestle in a flat stone mortar on a striped cloth. Gold bangles on the wrists. Beside it a dark stone mortar with a wooden pestle, both dusted with yellow powder, and small dark cups and stone pieces nearby. Preparation of aushadh medicine.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA 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 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies