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Close photo of a hand pouring white powder onto a large ornate brass vessel filled with a mound of white and reddish-pink powder. A second hand holding a foil bowl of powder appears at the left, and an orange-clad arm is visible in the background. Only partial arms and hands show; no faces are visible. Ornate embossed brass metalwork and a dark background frame the scene.

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Close photo of a hand scooping fine white powder from a large brass tray heaped with the powder and scattered red kumkum or vermilion. A second hand holding a brass bowl of white powder appears at the left edge. The wrist wears a red thread, and the orange-clad sleeve of a robed figure is visible behind the tray. The scene looks like a ritual preparation for sacred ash or powder offerings. No faces are visible, so no one can be identified.2016-10-16Close-up photo of a large brass plate heaped with fine white powder. A hand in an orange-saffron sleeve, wearing a red thread bracelet, scoops and presses the powder. A second hand holding a small silver-rimmed bowl of white powder enters from the left edge. Only partial arms and hands are visible; no faces appear.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close-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.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of hands working over a large polished silver tray filled with white granular powder. A person in the foreground wears a dark red-maroon sacred thread bracelet and has orange-painted fingernails, scooping the powder with the other hand. Another person in orange-saffron robes is partly visible at the top, and a second tray with white powder sits at the lower right edge.2016-10-16Close-up photo of a person's hands in the foreground holding a large scalloped silver bowl heaped with white powder. Dust particles fly from the bowl. Orange-robed figures are blurred in the background at top, and a second silver vessel with white and red powder sits at lower right. No faces are visible.2016-10-16