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May 10 20172017-05-10Close photograph of a ritual moment: a priest's hands hold a silver tray bearing a small golden and copper-toned ornate object, a stacked brass or copper structure with knobbed finials, beside a framed printed image of a temple tower. Another hand gestures toward the tray from the right, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, and a bare arm wears a gold bangle. A figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits in the background, with a garland of white and red flowers at the edge. The setting appears to be a temple-related rite.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Close-up photograph of a person's outstretched right hand holding a small colourful thread bundle wrapped in red, green and blue yarn with gold-coloured ends. The wrist wears multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and gold beaded bangles. Behind the hand, a figure in a white garment and rudraksha mala is blurred, with a flower garland of white and red blossoms at the right edge and an orange-clad arm at the left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual in progress, with the background softly out of focus.2016-10-11Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small bundle of colourful threads, possibly sacred thread or rakshabandhan-style cords, in the palm of a person wearing a cream-white garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred in the foreground are a garland of red and white flowers with green leaves and a person wearing gold bangles on the right. A maroon cushion is visible behind the hand. The shot is shallow-focus with the hand and beads sharply framed.2016-10-11Close-up photograph of a person's right hand held open, palm up, holding a small bundle of coloured thread wrapped around a short golden stick. The wearer has a rudraksha mala of brown beads and a white garment with a gold border. Stacked reddish-brown beaded bracelets and gold bangles adorn the wrist. Blurred red and white flower garlands and a gold bangle appear in the foreground and background. No face is visible and no identification is made.2016-10-11July 19 20162016-07-19May 26 20152015-05-26 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a person's cupped hands holding a small brass plate with a bundle of orange-and-yellow cloth or string tied with red thread. The person wears white clothing, a strand of dark rudraksha-style beads, and a gold bangle on the wrist. Only hands and torso are visible; no face is shown. The background is blurred.2013-01-21December 06 20162016-12-06Close-up photo of a ritual in progress. A hand in a red and orange garment holds a thin wooden stick over a pile of similar sticks resting on a red cloth. Beside it, a person in white clothing with a brown arm band and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace is reaching toward the sticks. Blurred background of blue and yellow draping suggests a temple or ceremonial space. The image.2013-07-15Close-up photograph of a person's right hand holding a small white crystal or stone, with gold bangles and a thick gold bracelet on the wrist and a gold ring on the finger. Behind the hand is a floral garland of white and pink flowers with gold ornaments, and a rust-orange cloth. The background is dark and blurred. Only the hand and wrist of one person are visible, with a second wrist in a silver bangle at upper left.2016-12-05 +1 copies