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August 14 2016

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May 20 20122012-05-20Close-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.2013-03-05July 19 20162016-07-19Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together, one set wearing a gold ring and layered gold and beaded bangles over saffron-orange clothing, the other set wearing a red thread bracelet and a brown beaded mala wrist. The orange fabric fills the frame, with a blurred metal plate and red and gold textiles in the background. The image shows a ritual gesture of blessing or transmission between two people, with no legible text or identifiable face visible.2016-10-29Close-up photo of two hands meeting in a ritual exchange: a hand with a red and silver bangle reaches to receive a small clear object. Orange and saffron fabric is blurred in the background. The receiving wrist wears red bangles. No faces are visible.2015-12-19Close-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.2015-12-19Close, blurred photograph of a bare hand with palm turned toward the camera, fingers partly extended, against a dark brown background. A beaded red and yellow strand is visible at the wrist, and a thin ring is on one finger. No face is visible and no other people are shown. The image is a close-up of a gesture, possibly a mudra, during a discourse setting.2017-07-26Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands during a ritual exchange. A woman's hand with gold bangles and a ring is held and adorned by an older woman wearing gold bangles, with a ring being placed on the finger. Red and white flower garlands are visible at the top, and a reddish-brown cloth drapes the background. Only hands and arms are visible, so no faces appear.2016-07-19December 19 20152015-12-19January 11 20162016-01-11December 02 20162016-12-02Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands in a mudra-like gesture against orange saffron robes. In the foreground, a person in orange robes holds their fingers interlaced with another person's hand, with a red thread or mark visible near the fingertips. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge against a red and orange fabric background. No faces are shown, and no one can be identified from the hands alone. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or ritual gathering.2013-09-26