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Close-up photo of a hand passing a small yellow printed card to another hand. The card bears a small circular emblem and a line of printed text. The giver wears a white dhoti with a wide gold-coloured border, and the recipient wears a beaded rudraksha bracelet on the wrist. Behind them is a richly carved dark wooden panel with geometric and floral relief patterns. Only partial arms and bodies are visible.

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A close shot of a temple ritual in smoky light. A man in a plain white dhoti and white upper cloth, with pale ash marks on his arms, hands a folded yellow card or prasad slip to a hand reaching from the left, where a person wears a red-and-dark bead bracelet. Behind them a carved dark wooden or stone panel and a second person in white and gold-bordered cloth are partly visible. Smoke or incense haze fills the frame.2018-01-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand holding a yellow printed card with a folded white tissue or cloth beneath it. The wrist wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads on a metal-banded bracelet. The background is blurred golden-yellow fabric and a second hand is partially visible at right holding white cloth. Only hands are visible, no full person.2016-07-17July 17 20162016-07-17May 24 20182018-05-24January 30 20162016-01-30December 31 20152015-12-31July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two pairs of hands exchanging items. On the left, a woman in a white saree with gold zari border and a thin red bangle on her wrist holds out her open palm, on which rests a small brown card with wrapped gold-foil sweets. On the right, a hand with a gold-toned bangle reaches in to take or place a sweet. The background is a plain pale wall with a red cloth at the top.2010-02-22Close photo of a person in white ritual clothing with a yellow and gold sash over the chest, wearing a rudraksha mala with a round pendant showing a small portrait. One hand holds another person's hand, which has a small white cotton dressing on the palm and a red mark on the fingertip. A silver bangle is on the wrist and another bangle is visible at the right edge. The image is cropped so no face is visible.2010-09-19Close photograph of two hands passing a small rectangular card across a grey wall. The left hand, with a thin white thread tied at the wrist, pinches the card's left edge, while the right hand, wearing a silver bangle, holds its right edge. The card shows an orange and yellow image of a seated figure with a red border. Only the hands and forearms of the two people are visible.2010-02-22Close view of a shivadeeksha-style ritual moment. In the foreground, a blurred golden ceremonial vessel gleams. At left, a person in a rust-orange garment with gold border and a dark bead mala stands. At right, a person in white and gold-bordered dhoti-style clothing, wearing red beaded bracelets, holds cupped hands out with a folded white cloth. Another white-clad figure stands behind. Setting is a temple-like hall with metallic pillars.2015-11-28September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copies