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July 19 2016

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Close-up photograph of a bare upper arm wearing an ornate gold armlet with a repeating bead and filigree pattern. Beside it, a garland of white beads and pink flowers with red-stone gold pendants is visible, and the orange-red fabric of a garment fills the background. Only the arm and jewellery are shown, with no face visible.2016-12-05Close-up photograph of a person's head in profile, showing dark hair pulled up and covered by an ornate gold crown or headpiece with repoussé floral scrollwork. A small gold earring with a round drop hangs from the earlobe. A garland of red and pink flower petals lies over the shoulder at the right edge. The person rests against a dark surface in the foreground, with a blurred warm background. The face is mostly hidden, so no one is identifiable from appearance; the image is cropped tightly on the crown and ear. Attention falls on the gold headpiece and the flower garland.2016-01-24April 30 20202020-04-30 +1 copiesMay 24 20162016-05-24October 18 20172017-10-18Close-up of a figure in a deep red silk sari with a thin gold border, wearing an ornate gold waist belt engraved with a seated deity figure and an Om symbol, plus a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and dark beaded mala strands. Only the torso, hands raised in front, and jewellery are visible; the face is cropped out. Warm stage lighting and yellow garlands appear at the edges.2017-10-18Close-up photograph of a person's head from the side, wrapped in a dark green turban of tightly wound fabric. Tied into the turban is an ornate gold ceremonial brooch with a carved relief figurative design and a red stone at its top, with green beads and gold spacer beads strung across the wrap. Dangling rudraksha seeds hang from the turban and gold clasp. The face in the lower corner is pale with a red marking near the cheek. The background is a soft blur of purple, orange and pink fabrics.2018-04-20Close-up photograph of a person's forehead and upper face, wearing an elaborate headdress of dense brown rudraksha beads strung in multiple tiers, interspersed with ornate gold lotus-shaped pieces and a gold central ornament depicting a deity figure. White ash marks and a dark tilak are visible on the forehead. Behind, two gilded deity murti figures stand before a backdrop of garlands in pink, red, yellow and white flowers, with a golden halo glow. The person's face is partly visible at the bottom edge. The main subject is the ceremonial head adornment and the garland-decorated murtis.2020-05-03September 17 20172017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesClose view of a person's upper arm wearing a gold cobra-head armlet with a coiled gold snake band, layered over a rudraksha bead band with gold spacer beads. The person wears a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulder with gold embroidered trim at the left edge. Only the arm and clothing are visible, with no face shown.2013-01-20April 28 20082008-04-28