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Close view of a large ornate metal vessel with a hammered, checkered pattern and embossed rim, filled with white grains or rice. A hand with bangles and a beaded bracelet holds a shallow silver-toned plate partly over the vessel, while another hand in the background sprinkles or adjusts the contents. A white cloth with a red border and an orange cloth lie beneath. No face of any person is visible, so the scene reads as a ritual preparation such as an offering or grain-filling step.

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Close photo of a large woven brass or copper vessel filled with white grains. A gold bangle is visible on the wrist, and the lower edge shows a white and maroon cloth and orange ground. Only hands and cloth are visible, with no identifiable person's face or full figure.2012-04-30Close-up of a pair of hands pouring or scooping fine pale grain from a small ornate silver-coloured plate into a large engraved metal bucket filled with the same grain. The bucket has a repoussé scroll border and a woven basket-like pattern. Gold bangles are worn on the wrist. Behind, a person in a white garment with a maroon border stands on a dark floor beside an orange cloth. The scene looks like a ritual grain offering or measuring at a temple or ashram, with no visible crowd.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30December 20 20152015-12-20Close-up photo of two sets of hands handling white powder over a polished silver tray with scalloped edges. A woman in the foreground wears a red-brown garment and a dark red thread bracelet, and her fingers hold a clump of white powder. Another person's hand with a red bracelet sits at the right, and orange-robed sleeves are visible at the top, with more white powder scattered across the tray and the surface below.2016-10-16Close-up photograph of a ritual offering at a temple. A copper vessel filled with white milk sits at the lower left, and a hand holds a small silver spoon-like ladle over a cupped palm receiving milk. Several other hands reach in from the top and sides, and a rudraksha mala is visible on a wrist at the upper right. The figures wear white garments, and a saffron cloth edge appears at the lower right. The scene suggests a milk offering or abhishekam-style pouring, consistent with a pradosha puja.2007-09-24Close view of a wide silver-toned metal plate heaped with cooked white rice on an orange cloth. To the left, a small dish holds white cubes. Behind, a bowl of orange and red flowers and petals and a silver bowl with embossed rims sit on the surface. A thin white string lies at the bottom edge. No people are visible; this is an offering arrangement of food and flowers.2012-04-30Close-up photograph of hands in a ritual offering: a person's hand dusted with white powder sprinkles or takes powder from a round polished silver tray, while another hand in a red-and-white thread bracelet rests on the tray's rim. In the background, orange-robed sannyasis are seated, and a second tray in the lower right holds a pale powder beside red offerings. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja preparation with powdered offerings such as sandal or vibhuti. No face is visible, so no individual can be identified.2016-10-16December 09 20132013-12-09April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a polished silver bowl filled with fine pale grey-white powder. Behind it sit a small brass dish containing red kumkum and a gleaming golden ritual vessel with fluted sides. No people are visible; the setting suggests a puja arrangement with sacred powder offerings.2012-04-17