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Close view of a person seated on the floor in an orange-brown robe, holding a long gold-colored tool with a small cup at its end and stirring or scooping pink powder in a large ornate silver-rimmed plate. A small silver cup with yellow liquid sits on a black tray at left, with white powder in a dish and a red powder dish in the foreground. Rudraksha beads are visible on the robe at right and a red thread is tied on the wrist. Only hands and torso are visible, so no face is shown.

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October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photo of a ritual preparation: a hand in a red-orange cloth sleeve holds a small golden implement with a tiny gold cup-like tip, scooping or sprinkling fine pinkish-red powder in an ornate silver-coloured tray with scalloped edges. A rudraksha bead necklace is visible at the shoulder. Yellow powder sits on the grey stone floor, and a red powder tray is partly visible at lower left.2016-10-16Close-up photo of a person's hand holding a gold-coloured stylus or small tool and drawing lines in a pink powder spread across a large scalloped silver tray. A reddish-orange powder sits in a second tray at the lower left, and a small dish stands at the upper left. The person wears a rust-red garment with a patterned border. The tray rests on a grey stone floor. This is a kumkum or powder-drawing preparation scene; no a person candidate is visible, only a hand and sleeve.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photo of a person's hand holding a small gold-handled tong or spoon, stirring a silver-rimmed round tray filled with fine pinkish-mauve powder. The sleeve of an orange-red garment is visible at the top, and a red cloth or powder sits at the lower left. Only the hand and sleeve are visible, so no face or full person is shown, and no a person candidate is present.2016-10-16 +1 copiesClose photo of a person's hand holding a small gold-toned tong-style implement with a round gold knob, stirring a pink-red powder (likely kumkum or sacred powder) heaped in a large ornate silver tray with scalloped rim and embossed panels. The person wears a rust-orange garment with a dark rudraksha-style bead strand visible at the top. A smaller red powder tray sits at the lower left on a grey stone surface, with a black box at the left edge. Only the hand and arm are visible, so no full person is shown.2016-10-16Close-up photograph of a ritual preparation. A hand in a maroon-red cloth sleeve holds a thin gold pair of tongs and stirs a large round silver-toned tray filled with fine pink powder. A small dish of bright red powder sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja preparation, with no visible deity, throne or identifiable person beyond the hand and clothing.2016-10-16Close photo of a ritual preparation on a stone floor. A hand holding a slender gold-tipped stylus draws lines in a pale pink powder spread across a large ornate silver plate with scalloped rim. A small dark square of material sits in the powder. In the lower-left corner a second silver dish holds bright red powder. Beside it lies a little yellow powder. A person in orange-red clothing sits cross-legged, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red thread on the wrist. This appears to be a kumkum or rangoli-style ritual arrangement.2016-10-16Close-up photograph of a hand in a dark red garment using a small gold-coloured tool to stir a large pink powder. A smaller tray with bright red powder sits at the lower left edge. Only the hand and forearm of one person are visible, so no face or identity is shown.2016-10-16Close view of a person seated on a stone step in a maroon dhoti with gold border, drawing a pattern in a silver-rimmed tray of fine pink powder with a long golden stylus. A red thread is tied on the wrist. Orange cloth appears at the lower right edge, and a small scatter of red powder lies on the stone floor. Only a hand and lower body are visible, so no face is shown. Stone flooring and a sweeping stick-like tool surround the tray.2016-11-11 +1 copies