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Close view of two pairs of hands over an ornate silver-coloured tray filled with orange-yellow powder. On the left, a woman in a beige sari with a green border wears a black wristwatch and a thin gold bangle. On the right, a person in a rust-red robe wears a red thread bracelet and presses a palm into the powder. A wooden tray with small items sits in the background.

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November 09 20162016-11-09Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands over a polished silver tray filled with fine orange-yellow powder. On the left, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a gold bangle wears a black wristwatch and holds the tray's edge. On the right, a person in a maroon garment with a red sacred thread on the wrist presses palm into the powder. A wooden stand with a small brass item sits behind the tray on a stone floor.2016-11-11 +1 copiesClose view of hands over a decorative silver-rimmed metal tray filled with orange-yellow turmeric or kumkum powder. A woman in a peach and green sari with a bangle and wristwatch holds the tray from the left, while a person in a rust-red robe with a red thread bracelet presses a hand into the powder from the right. Other people in white and gold-bordered clothes sit behind on a stone floor, and a dark camera edge appears at the left.2016-11-11 +1 copiesClose photo of two pairs of hands over a round silver-rimmed plate piled with fine orange-yellow powder. One hand, with a black wristwatch and a gold bangle, supports the plate from the left at the sleeve of a beige saree with a green border; the other hand, with a red thread wristband and wearing a maroon ochre robe, presses into the powder. A wooden tray with small items sits to the left on a stone floor.2016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesClose photograph of a hand holding a mound of white powder. Behind it, out of focus, a person in orange saffron robes sits, and a reddish-brown thread is tied around a wrist. Other hands reach toward the plate at the left edge. No faces are visible and no legible text appears within the photograph itself.2016-10-16Photo 11698780December 28 20172017-12-28A close photograph of a ritual preparation scene. Hands wearing white gloves pour and spread vivid red powder. Beneath it a broad bronze vessel holds a pale granular material, and a bare arm wearing a bangle reaches into the vessel. Silver vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit at the upper left, and a colorful patterned cloth lies on the floor behind them. Orange cloth in the foreground blurs the frame edges. The scene suggests an offering or aushadha preparation, with no visible faces.2017-12-28November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28