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Close-up photograph of a person's right hand held open, palm up, holding a small bundle of coloured thread wrapped around a short golden stick. The wearer has a rudraksha mala of brown beads and a white garment with a gold border. Stacked reddish-brown beaded bracelets and gold bangles adorn the wrist. Blurred red and white flower garlands and a gold bangle appear in the foreground and background. No face is visible and no identification is made.

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Close-up photograph of a person's outstretched right hand holding a small colourful thread bundle wrapped in red, green and blue yarn with gold-coloured ends. The wrist wears multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and gold beaded bangles. Behind the hand, a figure in a white garment and rudraksha mala is blurred, with a flower garland of white and red blossoms at the right edge and an orange-clad arm at the left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual in progress, with the background softly out of focus.2016-10-11Close-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.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Close-up photograph of a hand held mid-gesture, fingers pinching a small red offering or kumkum grain between thumb and index finger. The wrist wears several rudraksha malas of brown beads and a gold-toned bangle. The background is blurred warm pink and beige.2016-10-12July 19 20162016-07-19Close-up photograph of a person's hands pouring white rice grains from a cupped palm into a silver bowl during a ritual offering. The wrist wears gold bangles and a red-and-black thread. Garlands of white jasmine and red-and-white beads drape at the left edge, and a rust-brown cloth and red flower lie in the foreground, with another person's hands and gold ornaments visible at right.2016-07-19Close-up photo of a man's hand held out palm-up, holding a small clear crystal or glass object. He wears a rust-brown robe with a yellow waistband and layered rudraksha malas, plus white jasmine garlands with orange flowers. Beside him, a person in a red and black patterned garment is seated, with long dark hair partly visible in the foreground. Rudraksha bracelets and a beaded wrist band are visible on the wrists.2016-01-10Close photo of a ritual hand-to-hand exchange. A bearded man in a white kurta with white embroidered trim on the placket and cuffs holds out his open palm with a small white object resting on it. A second person's hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, reaches in to take it. At the right edge, a shoulder is draped with a garland of pink and white flowers. Another hand is visible at lower left. The background is softly blurred pink and brown.2017-03-04October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11Close-up photo of two people's hands joined in a ritual gesture. A darker hand wearing a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet rests over a hand with a gold bangle and a ring, both sitting among white and red flower garlands. The clothing is white, with a green and gold textile at the left edge and a red flower arrangement at the right. The hands appear to be part of a marriage or kalyanam-style ceremony.2011-11-29Close-up photograph of a man's right hand cupping a small mound of white grain. The wrist wears layered gold bead bracelets and several red and black threaded bands. The background is a soft-focus golden backdrop, with a red garment at lower left and a woman in a green sari at right, out of focus. Only the hand and arm are sharply visible; the person's face is not shown.2016-07-19