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Close photo of a person's bare hand with a purple bangle reaching over a silver platter of food on a green leaf. Rice and cooked dishes fill the tray, with a conch-shaped item at left. Behind the hand, a torso wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacers and an ornate gold pendant set with pink stones. Warm golden bokeh lights fill the background.

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April 05 20202020-04-05 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand reaching into an ornate silver platter piled with food. The arm wears a braided thread bracelet and a string of large rudraksha beads with white spacers, and the wrist is adorned with bangles. The person's garment is a leopard-print fabric. The platter has embossed floral and scalloped rims, and the food includes yellow rice, green and white preparations, and fried pieces.2020-12-13August 02 20162016-08-02July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14May 23 20152015-05-23 +2 copiesJuly 12 20162016-07-12A seated man in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red upholstery. He wears a thick rudraksha mala with ornate gold bead sections and a gold pendant, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. He holds a small spoon-like item over a large silver bowl of yellow rice dish. A brass oil lamp with a flame burns behind him, and a gold bird finial rests on top of a lamp stand.2015-05-23 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20122012-09-15A seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl over bare shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, and has a red bindi and long swept-back dark hair. He sits before an ornate gold-carved throne back, pouring golden flower petals or grains from his hand into a large engraved silver bowl on a green leaf. A second hand from the right offers more golden petals. The setting resembles a pada puja or leela alankar offering.2013-07-14 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14Close view of a large round stainless steel thali plate heaped with mixed rice and vegetable preparations, including fried vadas or pakoras, golden fritters, green herbs and curry leaves. Two dark hands in the foreground reach toward the food, serving or mixing it. The person's lower body wears orange-saffron cloth, and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers lie at the top edge. Fresh white flowers are scattered on a green leaf beneath the plate. The setting suggests a food offering or annadan preparation.2006-10-12