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Close-up of a hand with a red-and-beige beaded bracelet stirring a dark stone mortar, a black pestle, with a thick golden-yellow paste inside. Turmeric powder dusts the rim of the stone. Blurred cloth and a silver vessel appear at the edges. No people's faces are visible; this is a preparation of an herbal paste.

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Close-up photograph of a dark stone grinding slab with a shallow well holding a smooth golden-brown paste, rimmed with bright yellow turmeric powder. A dark wooden pestle or muller is pressed into the paste. A person's hand wearing a red and dark beaded wristband grips the pestle at the top right, and the blurred forearm and sleeve are visible at the top. Polished silver or metal vessels sit at the right edge against a pink cloth. The paste is being prepared by hand in an ashram-style setting.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10Close-up photograph of a dark stone mortar on a cloth-covered surface, holding a glossy olive-brown paste being stirred with a dark wooden pestle. Bright yellow turmeric powder is sprinkled around the rim of the mortar. A blurred silver vessel and a red and blue patterned cloth appear at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10Close-up photo of a dark stone mortar filled with a thick yellowish-green paste, being ground with a metal pestle held by a hand at the top left. Turmeric-yellow powder dusts the rim of the mortar and the black stone surface. Blurred silver vessel and cloth edges sit at the edges of the frame. This appears to be preparation of a herbal paste in a ritual or ayurvedic-style setting. No people's faces are visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2017-12-10Close-up photograph of a dark square stone or wooden base holding a golden-yellow paste, with a metal or brass implement and a bangle-wearing wrist visible at the top, a reddish-maroon cloth blurred at left. The paste is being spread or applied in a shallow circular depression.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10