0 a yellow powder, used as a spice to flavour particular foods, especially curry, and give them a yellow colour. It is made from the root of an Asian plant.
After turmeric water was sprayed around the tree, it was felled and brought back to the temple where the performance was to take place.
There are a large number of vendor outside the main temple complex that offer materials for worshipping at the samadhi such as garlands, turmeric etc.
Common spices include ginger, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and saffron.
Some of the included herbs and spices are sesame, saffron, turmeric, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, and sumac.
Curcumin is mainly produced in industry as pigment by using turmeric oleoresin as the starting material which curcuminoids can be isolated from.
Its other ingredients are turmeric powder, cumin seeds, asafoetida and salt.
Cumin seeds, chili powder, turmeric and bay leaves are also very popular.
Turmeric powder or cumin seeds or garam masala can be added for different taste.
