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September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16Close-up photograph of a ritual at a puja setting: a person's hands, wearing a gold-bordered red and orange silk sari or garment and a yellow thread bound around the wrist, are placing or pressing a small item onto a large dark green-grey stone lingam-shaped object decorated with yellow turmeric marks and red kumkum dots. A small clay oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a stone platform at left, beside brass bowls of grains or seeds and a steel plate. Bright flower garlands in pink and yellow appear at right.2013-09-16Close-up photo of a ritual in progress: a woman in a red and gold patterned sari and a yellow wrist thread presses her hand on a yellow-smeared dark grey stone object, a shivalingam-like form on a square base. Her hand wears a gold ring and bangles, and several dark beaded malas are on her wrist. Behind her, a garland of pink and yellow flowers. On the left, a small oil lamp burns on a stone base beside a brass plate, and bowls of grains, herbs and red petals sit nearby. A small plastic bottle stands at lower right. No a person is visible.2013-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23August 29 20172017-08-29September 02 20172017-09-02Close photo of a woman's bare feet standing on a yellow-orange stone block while a man in a grey sweatshirt and wristwatch kneels and holds her foot. She wears a maroon sari with gold border. On the orange cloth behind are brass bowls of yellow and white offerings and scattered red rose petals.2010-12-23July 09 20092009-07-09Close photo of a Hindu wedding ritual. A bride in an orange and gold embroidered sari with henna-decorated hands rests her hands together with a groom in a beige silk kurta, a silver wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist. Both sit on a yellow-cushioned platform. Red and yellow flower petals and a red and white flower garland are scattered around, with silver oil lamps with white jasmine garlands at the left and right edges. A red garland with white flowers drapes the groom's shoulder. The scene is set on a striped blue and red floor cloth.2009-07-09September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two brown hands clasped together in a ritual gesture, one wearing a gold wristwatch and a gold bangle, the other adorned with gold rings. Behind them a garland of red flowers, green and yellow beads and white blossoms is visible in soft focus. Only hands are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-07-19