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September 09 2016

A photograph of a folded red-and-white striped cloth spread with a layer of uncooked white rice, decorated with yellow marigold flower heads and pink rose petals scattered across the surface. The rice forms a rough circular mandala-like arrangement on the cloth. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual preparation detail. Orange fabric is visible at the top edge.

A close overhead photo of a ritual offering on a cloth with red, pink and grey stripes. A whole brown husked coconut sits at the centre on a bed of white granular rice or grain, surrounded by yellow marigold-type flowers and a few pink rose petals scattered around. A brass vessel edge is visible at the top corner. No people are visible. The arrangement suggests a puja or homa offering.

Close view of a priest seated cross-legged in a rust-orange robe with a gold border, his right hand held over silver trays. He sprinkles white granules from his palm, while a small dark seed or grain mixture sits in a bowl and a bright yellow powder fills another tray. A white cloth bag rests on the left and a red thread is tied on his wrist. The scene suggests a ritual offering preparation, but the sprinkled substance and tray contents are only partly visible.

January 30 2016

2016-01-30 +1 copies

Close photograph of two hands during a ritual. The hand at upper right holds a small pile of yellow and white flower petals, while the hand at lower left is open beneath it, with a brown rudraksha bead resting in the palm. Blurred in the background is a gold tray holding a yellow flower mound, a white heap, and green leaves on a maroon cloth, beside a brass bell or lamp at upper left. The scene suggests an offering or flower-based puja and initiation, though only the hands and offerings are visible.

Close-up photograph of a person's right hand cupping a small mound of white grains. The wrist is adorned with several gold beaded bracelets and thin red and black threads. Behind the hand, a white jasmine-style garland and red flowers are visible, with a red cloth and soft golden background blurred out of focus. No face is visible, and the hand's owner is not identifiable from the frame.

2016-07-19 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a man's right hand cupping a small mound of white grain. The wrist wears layered gold bead bracelets and several red and black threaded bands. The background is a soft-focus golden backdrop, with a red garment at lower left and a woman in a green sari at right, out of focus. Only the hand and arm are sharply visible; the person's face is not shown.

Close-up photo of a person's hand resting on a conical yellow turmeric-dusted mound (likely a ritual form) decorated with white jasmine-like flowers, green leaves and pink petals. The person wears layered rudraksha mala beads across the chest and arm, and a gold ring on the finger. Behind is a brown garment and a blurred background.

Close photo of cupped hands holding a heap of yellow grain or prasad. The bearer wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads, brown and dark seeds, and a rudraksha bracelet on the wrist, with white ash marks on the skin. Blurred figures in saffron orange robes stand behind, also holding yellow offerings.

Close-up of a person in orange-red monastic robes seated cross-legged, sprinkling white grains from one hand through a cloth bundle held in the other. Before them on a stainless steel tray are a heap of white grains, a bowl of mixed dark seeds and flower petals, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and a glass dish. A stack of red cloth sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering preparation. No face is visible.