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July 18 20162016-07-18Close photograph of a hand held open, palm up, holding a bright green betel-style leaf with a smudge of black paste or ash spread across its centre. The fingers and lines of the palm are in sharp focus while the dark background is blurred. No face or full body is visible, and no other people are shown in the frame.2016-07-18Close-up photograph of several fresh green betel leaves fanned out on a shallow glass or metal tray, with three small dark dried nuts or seeds resting on them. A green and gold packet, possibly an incense or herbal product box, lies diagonally across the lower left foreground. No people or deity figures are visible.2010-08-28Close-up photograph of a pair of hands holding a green leaf with small sprigs, dusted with orange-yellow powder (kumkum) on the leaf and fingertips. A blurred background shows gold-coloured ritual vessels and a purple cloth on a puja setup. A person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering being prepared.2017-02-01Close-up photograph of a person's hand pinching a small teal-green pill between thumb and index finger, with another hand partly visible at the lower left holding a white tablet or small object. The background is softly blurred in beige and white tones, with a partial face visible at the right edge. Shallow depth of field focuses attention on the pill.2011-09-04 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand holding a small folded green leaf between thumb and fingers. The wearer is dressed in white draped cloth with a gold-bordered edge visible at the lower left. A gold bangle with engraved lettering is on the wrist. The background is a soft-focus white fabric, and the setting appears to be a ritual or darshan space. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2011-12-31Close-up photograph of a person's hands in saffron-orange robes. A bronze ring is on one finger and a bangle-like bracelet on the wrist. One hand holds a torn piece of green leaf with orange-yellow edges. The background is blurred.2013-04-09August 26 20172017-08-26Close-up photograph of a hand holding up a dried, brownish leaf with a dark sooty or ash-like smudge at its centre. The background is a soft-focus blur of pink and brown tones. Only one partial hand is visible at the lower left and a sliver of a person's face at the upper right edge.2016-12-12August 26 20172017-08-26September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's hand holding a smooth grey stone between thumb and fingers, with the wrist and forearm visible at right. The person wears a red garment at the right edge. The background is blurred, showing a figure in white cloth at left, another person in orange clothing at centre-right, and a dark-haired figure partly visible at lower left with fingers raised.2011-09-04 +1 copies