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Close photograph of hands exchanging a folded reddish-brown cloth during a seated session. In the foreground, a dark-haired head is partly visible. An adult's hand with extended fingers reaches toward a person in a blue sleeve, who holds the cloth. Behind, a figure in a rudraksha mala with a white garment and orange lanyard holds a reddish cloth, and a plastic water bottle and a brown-robed lap sit in the background.

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December 19 20152015-12-19Close photo of two pairs of hands exchanging a small crumpled reddish-brown cloth or sacred thread. One hand, with a light-skinned palm, receives the cloth from an older hand wearing a grey sleeve. Behind, a person wears a brown woven shawl and a white garment with orange lanyards and badges. A blurred background shows a water bottle and a second reddish cloth held aloft.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19October 9th 2015 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06July 07 20152015-07-07Close photograph of a ritual exchange. A man in a white shirt and a second man in red garments lean in at left. The foreground hand, wearing a black and red braided sacred thread on the wrist, passes a folded white cloth or offering to the other person. A seated figure in red robes rests a hand on a golden seat or cushion at right, and the background is softly blurred warm brown and gold.2016-07-02Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands meeting in the foreground. On the right, a person in saffron-orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads and holds their hand out, palm turned upward, toward a person on the left whose arm wears a red and white beaded bracelet and a pink garment. The background shows more orange and red fabric, and a blurred green edge at the right. No face is visible, and the shot is tightly cropped on the hands and the exchange between them.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands exchanging a small knotted cloth bundle wrapped in rust-red fabric. On the right, a woman in white clothing wears a dense rudraksha mala necklace, multiple beaded rudraksha bracelets and a silver ring, with an orange lanyard visible at her neck. On the left, a person in a rust-red garment holds out the bundle. A blurred water bottle sits in the background. No deity, throne or a person candidate is visible.2015-12-19Close-up of hands passing a small brown cloth pouch tied with a cord during a session. On the left, a hand in an upturned palm receives the pouch, while a second person's hands in a pinkish-beige sleeve hand it over from the right. The person on the right wears a brown rudraksha-style beaded mala over a white top with orange lanyard cords around the neck, and a black wrist band is visible. A plastic water bottle and white plate sit on a dark table in the background.2015-12-19