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May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesClose photo of two pairs of hands exchanging white powder. One hand on the left holds a small pinch of white powder above an open palm, with flecks falling. The right hand, with a ring on one finger, is cupped with a pile of white powder in the palm. Blurred red and white flowers and warm golden lights appear in the background. No visible faces; the scene shows only hands and the powder being offered or received.2012-05-12Close-up photograph of a hand pouring fine white powder. Powder drifts in the air between the hands. The adult wears an orange-red garment at the right edge, and the background is softly blurred with a white-clad figure at upper left. No face is visible and no person is identifiable.2012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two hands meeting, with white powder. The receiving hand is dark-skinned with a thin gold bangle on the wrist. The giving hand, on the left, has white powder on its fingertips.2012-05-13May 11 20122012-05-11Close-up photograph of a single hand, palm slightly cupped and fingers curled, with white powder smeared across the fingertips and part of the palm. The background is dark and softly blurred. No face is visible and no one else appears in the frame.2012-05-09May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesClose photo of hands pouring fine white powder from a cupped palm onto a silver-coloured ornate tray filled with more white powder. A man's bare forearm with a red thread bracelet reaches in from the left, and a second person's hands with red-banded bangles hold the powder below. Nearby are yellow marigold garlands, round yellow fruits and a pink-and-black leopard-print cloth. Ritual preparation scene.2018-02-13Close photo of hands working over a large polished silver tray filled with white granular powder. A person in the foreground wears a dark red-maroon sacred thread bracelet and has orange-painted fingernails, scooping the powder with the other hand. Another person in orange-saffron robes is partly visible at the top, and a second tray with white powder sits at the lower right edge.2016-10-16Close-up photograph of a hand with white powder. Only a hand is visible, with no face or full figure.2013-12-09