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December 12 2016

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Close-up photograph of a person's hands pressed together in front of the chest, wearing a red garment with dark embroidered or beaded trim along the edge. The soft-focus background shows bands of pink, purple, orange and teal. The hands appear to be in a respectful or devotional gesture. No clearly visible face or identifiable a person figure is present.2016-12-22December 19 20152015-12-19September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesClose photo of a woman seated in a red, black and white patterned sari with a rudraksha mala necklace, cupping her hands together in a receiving gesture. She wears gold rings and white and red bangles. Behind her, a dark stone object with gold fittings and a blurred orange-clad figure suggest a temple or ashram ritual setting. A small identity card hangs at her lap.2016-12-05Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. The foreground hands belong to a person wearing a red-orange garment with a gold border, a gold bangle on the wrist, and wooden beaded necklaces with gold-tone ornaments and a red pendant. The other hands, partly visible on the right, hold the foreground hands. Silver ritual vessels are visible at the bottom edge. The frame is shallow and focused on the hands, with no visible face.2013-03-05September 11 20132013-09-11Close photo of a seated person's lap and hands wearing an orange-red shawl over the upper body. A rudraksha bracelet with a silver ornament sits on the wrist of one hand, resting over a maroon garment with gold zari stripes and a green-edged band. Another hand holds a dark object at the top of the frame. Partial figures only; no clear face is shown. Background is a dim maroon cushion and a yellow fabric edge.2011-09-01Close-up photograph of a hand cupping a small green-tinted object. The wrist wears a gold-toned beaded bracelet and a dark bead strand. The sleeve is a bright orange-red saffron garment. The background is blurred with other figures in red and purple clothing. The scene is dim and intimate, focused on the offering gesture.2011-09-01Close-up photograph of a person's hands held in a mudra-like gesture, with the index finger pressed against the thumb and the other fingers extended, against a soft blurred background of white and tan tones. Wrist shows a red garment sleeve at lower left. No face or full body is visible, and no ritual setting is clearly shown.2016-12-14Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands meeting in the foreground. On the right, a person in saffron-orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads and holds their hand out, palm turned upward, toward a person on the left whose arm wears a red and white beaded bracelet and a pink garment. The background shows more orange and red fabric, and a blurred green edge at the right. No face is visible, and the shot is tightly cropped on the hands and the exchange between them.2015-12-19May 20 20122012-05-20October 07 20122012-10-07 +1 copies