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March 30 2016

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Close photograph of a ritual in progress: a bare arm with a red and gold thread bracelet reaches into a silver bowl of thick yellow paste, scooping it up. In the foreground a person's bare back and shoulder wear a saffron-orange cloth with red stripes, and another figure in a red garment stands behind them. A white-clad person is blurred in the background. The yellow paste.2016-03-30Close-up photograph of a hand mixing a yellow-brown paste in a large ornate silver-toned bowl set on a green leaf. A person in white garments and white gloves stands behind, and an orange-red cloth lies at the lower left. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the hand mixing. The paste appears to contain grains and pieces of vegetable, consistent with a prepared ritual food offering.2017-07-03Close photograph of a person's bare forearm and hand lifting a ball of yellow-green food from a large polished silver bowl. The forearm bears white ash markings and a reddish-brown bangle. Behind are blurred figures in orange and saffron robes.2016-12-18 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 12 20162016-07-12Close photograph of a ritual offering. In the foreground, a bare forearm reaches into a large silver bowl heaped with a yellow-grained mixture. In the right foreground, a woman in a grey knit top extends her hand, holding a clump of the same yellow mixture. Behind them, blurred figures in orange-red and white garments are bending forward. No clearly visible face or deity murti is shown.2014-12-28December 18 20162016-12-18Close photograph of food being served at an event. A man's bare arm, with a red thread and a metal bangle on the wrist, pours or places a heap of yellow-green food into the cupped hands of a woman who wears a beaded rudraksha mala on her wrist. Behind them, a woman in a white and red sari stands near a red cushioned sofa. Steel serving trays of the same yellow food sit in the foreground and background.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesClose photo of hands handing over a mound of yellow-orange rice mixed with vegetable pieces. A bare-armed person on the left, wearing a beaded red and black bracelet, dips into a large steel tray of the same food. On the right, a bare-chested person with a steel wristwatch cups the portion in open palms. A blurred figure in a red garment sits in the background beside a white cloth. A small logo sits in the top left, and a2016-09-30August 02 20162016-08-02