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Close-up photograph of hands during a ritual exchange. In the foreground a seated person in white robes holds out an open palm, with a small white flower held between fingers. Another hand with a silver ring rests above it. To the right, a figure in white clothing with a red-bordered dhoti wears a heavy necklace of gold-toned beads with dark bands. On the left, a seated person wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and a dark rudraksha-style mala, and bangles on the wrist. The scene shows a padapuja-style offering of flowers.

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October 29 20102010-10-29Close view of a person in a white dhoti-style garment with a thin maroon border performing a puja. Their hands, one resting over the other, hold white flower petals over a silver tray. Silver bowls and dishes with engraved rims sit on the tray, with a red apple and green leaves at the lower edge. The person wears a heavy gold necklace with bead-shaped links and a pendant containing a small framed portrait, and a bracelet of rudraksha beads on one wrist. White ash markings streak the forearm. The setting is an outdoor ritual with a silver kalasha-style vessel at the left edge.2010-09-08Close-up photo of a priest's hands performing a ritual over silver puja vessels. The man wears white dhoti and upper cloth with red-and-white striped borders and a heavy gold bead necklace, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. His hands are held together over a cupped palm, with white flowers or cloth between his fingers. On the lower left, a red apple and small silver bowls sit on a silver tray, and a gold-embossed tray lies below. Part of a person in a yellow garment is visible at the left edge. Ritual activity with silver bowls suggests puja offerings.2010-09-08Close crop of a person in white ritual dhoti with red-bordered edge and a rudraksha mala across the chest, holding a small silver plate with a red flower and green leaves in cupped hands. Gold bangles on the wrist. Partially visible person in a yellow and green sari sits to the right. Silver vessels at the bottom edge suggest a puja setting. Only a torso and hands are shown, with no face visible. The face is not visible, so identity cannot be assessed; the figure is described by role as a priest in ritual white.2010-10-02November 02 20102010-11-02Close photo of two people's hands clasped together during a ritual, with the bodies cropped at the arms and torso. Both wear heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. The person on the left wears a yellow thread wrapped on the wrist and an orange cloth at the waist. The person on the right wears a gold necklace, a gold ornament at the waist and a brown rudraksha bracelet. The hands are joined palm to palm over a small object held between them. The setting is warmly lit and indoors.2016-12-19Close-up of a ritual scene in which a young man in plain white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ball necklace over a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver-rimmed bowl containing a pink-and-white lotus flower in both hands. Beside him, another person in white clothing wears a gold chain and holds a small silver vessel. A third person's shaved or close-cropped head is visible at right, and a fourth seated figure appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple pada puja offering, with the lotus as the central ritual object.2010-11-02November 12 20102010-11-12October 26 20162016-10-26 +2 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06Close photo of a ritual hand-to-hand exchange. A bearded man in a white kurta with white embroidered trim on the placket and cuffs holds out his open palm with a small white object resting on it. A second person's hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, reaches in to take it. At the right edge, a shoulder is draped with a garland of pink and white flowers. Another hand is visible at lower left. The background is softly blurred pink and brown.2017-03-04September 27 20112011-09-27