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April 23 2013

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Close-up photo of a wedding-style ritual exchange. A man with white vibhuti marks on his forearm and a thread-tied wrist holds a gold-banded garland and a small green-wrapped object near a bright orange fruit, while a second person's hand, adorned with gold bangles and rings, reaches in to receive it. Behind them, vertical strands of red, yellow, purple and pink flower garlands hang against a green silk cloth, with gold and coral beaded ornaments visible on the right.2012-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Close photo of two people's hands clasped together during a ritual, with the bodies cropped at the arms and torso. Both wear heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. The person on the left wears a yellow thread wrapped on the wrist and an orange cloth at the waist. The person on the right wears a gold necklace, a gold ornament at the waist and a brown rudraksha bracelet. The hands are joined palm to palm over a small object held between them. The setting is warmly lit and indoors.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photo of two hands exchanging a small dark object over a red cloth; on the left, a bare forearm wearing gold bangles and a gold ring; on the right, a man with a bare upper body and a dark rudraksha mala, partly visible at the frame edge. Blurred yellow flowers and a bright red floor surround the exchange.2016-12-02Close-up of a ritual exchange during a temple ceremony. A priest on the left wears white dhoti-style cloth, a long garland of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, and gold ornaments, and holds a silver spouted vessel in one hand. He hands a hairy brown coconut to a second person on the right, whose bare arm bears gold bangles and a gold armlet and whose garland is also of white and red flowers. Behind them, a green draped cloth, a gold-trimmed ornament and another person in a red and gold silk sari with gold jewellery are visible. Attendants stand at the edges of the frame.2015-10-18January 06 20132013-01-06April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesClose photograph of a Raksha Bandhan style ritual. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in the background, and a hand with a red thread bracelet and gold bangle receives pink and red flower petals from another hand. Multiple orange and red threads with tassels are tied on wrists, and white strands hang down in the upper area. The foreground hand is dark-skinned, and a person in a red garment with pink flowers is visible at the lower right.2017-08-07Two men sit side by side in a ritual setting before a richly decorated red and gold backdrop with yellow and red flower garlands. The man on the left is bare-chested, wearing white dhoti with blue-and-green border, a green velvet headpiece, white jasmine garlands and a sacred thread. The man on the right wears a gold turban with jewelled ornament, white dhoti with blue border, a golden shawl and a white garland with a red flower. They hold their hands together over a small brass or gold vessel, performing a ritual offering. Two people are visible.2016-03-27Close-up photograph of two brown hands clasped together in a ritual gesture, one wearing a gold wristwatch and a gold bangle, the other adorned with gold rings. Behind them a garland of red flowers, green and yellow beads and white blossoms is visible in soft focus. Only hands are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-07-19December 25 20132013-12-25