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June 09 20092009-06-09June 15 20092009-06-15March 07 20162016-03-07Close-up photograph of a person's arm and open hand, dusted with fine white powder, reaching toward a carved stone pillar with ornate relief figures at left. The forearm is bare and the sleeve of a red garment is visible at the right edge. A blurred green background and a second figure in white and red are out of focus behind. The powder suggests sacred ash or kumkum-type ritual material; no face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.2009-06-09Close photograph of a hand in an orange garment pouring white powder. The orange cloth of the giver's clothing fills the background, with a darker band of fabric behind. Only two hands and forearms are visible, with no faces shown.2012-06-02Close-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.2012-05-14 +2 copiesA close view of a devotee bending forward to sip or receive sacred white powder from a cupped palm held out by another person's hand, which is adorned with a red thread bracelet. The hand offering holds a mound of white powder. A woman in a white and gold bordered sari with rudraksha beads is visible at the left edge. Behind them, a man in red and a man with folded hands stand near silver twisted pillars. The scene suggests a ritual offering of prasadam at a temple setting.2018-02-13March 07 20162016-03-07Close photo of hands in a ritual exchange over a wooden box. On the left a bare arm wearing a red and gold thread bracelet extends toward the camera holding a small pale offering. On the right a person in a white garment with a pink top holds cupped hands containing a white powder, possibly sacred ash or rice, with grains falling between them. Red and orange marigold garlands and a garland with gold ornaments sit at the lower left, and blurred devotees in pink, blue and white clothing stand behind.2018-02-13A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. In the foreground on the left, a man in a white collared shirt with glasses leans in, his hands cupped beneath a brass tray. A bare-armed attendant in a red-orange dhoti reaches in from the right, scooping white powder heaped on the tray, his arm and fingers dusted white. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a red kumkum dot looks on. The scene is set against a red and gold cushioned seat at right, with a fair, blurred background. +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16A close photograph of a ritual where a priest in red-brown dhoti sits behind a man in white cloth and bare shoulders who holds out cupped hands. A mound of white powder and scattered green leaves lie on a stone platform, with a flower garland of yellow and red blossoms draped over the seated priest. Powder dusts the priest's hands and the offering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-03-07