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Close-up photograph of a person in orange-brown robes preparing herbal medicine by grinding stone-mortar style with a stone pestle on a rough grey granite slab stained with yellow and red powder. Two smooth dark grey stones sit on the slab. A white enamel cup with a blue handle sits in the lower left, and a brass bowl with green leaves appears at the lower right. The person wears red and wooden rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on the wrist. Ornate silver items are blurred in the background, and the setting appears to be an ashram ritual space.

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August 29 20172017-08-29Close view of a person in an orange-brown saffron garment seated on the floor, one hand with a red and brown beaded bracelet pouring or spreading a liquid over a grey stone grinding block. Two dark grey stones rest on the block beside a shallow pool of golden-orange liquid, and a small white cup with a blue rim sits in the foreground. A brass bowl of green herbs and a brass kalasha-style vessel appear at the right edge, with a silver tray in the background. The scene reflects an herbal aushada preparation ritual.2017-08-29Close photo of a ritual preparation on a granite slab. A saffron-robed figure with red and dark rudraksha-style beaded bracelets works with his hand over the stone, placing dark grey smooth stones or herbal pieces onto the yellow-stained granite. Nearby sit a blue-rimmed white enamel cup, a small brass bowl of turmeric or yellow powder, a bowl of green leaves, and a leaf placed beneath the items. A silver container and a small brass oil lamp with a flame sit in the background, with a leopard-print cloth on the floor. The scene suggests the Aushada herbal preparation rite.2017-08-29Close view of hands in orange robes grinding dark stone with a stone pestle on a flat granite slab during an herbal preparation. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the wrists, and a red thread is tied around one wrist. Two large dark stones sit beside the slab, and a plate of green leaves rests at the right edge. A silver-toned ornamented base is visible at the top. A small metal pot sits at the bottom edge. Only partial limbs of one person are visible, so the count is one.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close-up photo of a ritual grinding of herbs for an aushada preparation. A person in an orange-brown robe with a shawl sits at the left, their hand with a dark rudraksha mala on the wrist pressing a stone pestle into a yellow-dusted granite mortar. Beside it sit two dark grey smooth stones, one large and one small, and a white bowl with a blue handle lies at the bottom edge. Turmeric powder dusts the mortar rim. The setting suggests a spiritual alchemy herbal preparation.2017-08-29Close photo of a seated person in saffron-orange robes grinding herbs in a rectangular grey stone mortar with a dark stone pestle. The wrists wear rudraksha bead malas and a red thread bracelet. Around the mortar are a white enamel cup with a blue handle, a brass bowl of green leaves, a small bowl of yellow paste, yellow flowers and a silver box in the background. The scene is an aushada herb preparation process.2017-08-29Close photo of a grinding stone trough, shallow and grey-speckled, holding a red-orange paste and dark smooth stones. A forearm wearing dark rudraksha beads and a red thread wrist band reaches into the paste at left. Two dark rounded stones rest at the right and one sits on the trough rim. Yellow turmeric-like powder dusts the stone. Only a hand and arm are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29