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Haritāla or yellow orpiment was used for obtaining yellow colours. This is also a uparasa according to the ancient texts on Alchemy. It is of two kinds, of leafy structure and in the form of balls or cakes and is of golden colour (Śiv. R. VI.23.110-111).