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December 12 2013

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Close photo of a pair of hands holding a small dark rudraksha-style bead ring above a brass puja setup. Brass bowls, a plate of pink flower petals and green leaves, a small brass figurine and a brass spoon sit on a woven mat at left. The person wears a light-coloured garment. Only hands and forearms are visible, so no face is shown. The ritual context suggests a puja with a rudraksha mala.2017-01-12Close view of a seated person's right hand holding a small pink flower petal between thumb and fingers, wearing a brown rudraksha mala bracelet and a gold bangle, with white clothing visible at the lap. The background is softly blurred, showing red fabric, warm lights and other devotees in white and red near a ritual setting.2013-12-20May 02 20142014-05-02January 12 20172017-01-12Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a small heap of brown rudraksha beads. The wrist wears a rudraksha mala with white bone or shell beads. The person wears white clothing with a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, and a blurred seated figure in white and red sits behind. A small brass lamp or puja vessel with red flowers is visible at lower left. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual setting, but no face is shown and no one is identified.2013-10-13Close photo of a devotee's cupped hands holding a small white offering with a red flower bud and green leaves. The person wears an orange shawl with black Sanskrit script, a gold bangle, and white clothing. Other seated devotees in white and orange shawls are blurred in the background.2016-07-15Close-up photograph of a pair of hands cupped together, holding a bundle of brown rudraksha mala beads with a single rudraksha bead hanging down and a red flower petal resting among the beads. The wrist wears gold and metal bangles and a red thread band. The person wears white clothing with a red-and-orange cloth visible at the bottom of the frame.2014-08-04Close-up of a woman's cupped hands holding a brown rudraksha mala with a small yellow flower on top. She wears a white sari with a gold border and a red and white lanyard with a rudraksha-bead strand around her neck, with a pendant. The background is soft-focus white draped fabric and warm light.2013-12-13Close-up photo of a person's cupped hands holding a small red flower petal, seated in white clothing. A pearl bracelet with a pale ribbon bow is on the wrist, and a red cloth edge appears at the right. Blurred background shows another seated person's bare feet, white fabric, and brass vessels on a red mat.2013-10-30Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small bundle of colourful threads, possibly sacred thread or rakshabandhan-style cords, in the palm of a person wearing a cream-white garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred in the foreground are a garland of red and white flowers with green leaves and a person wearing gold bangles on the right. A maroon cushion is visible behind the hand. The shot is shallow-focus with the hand and beads sharply framed.2016-10-11January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12