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Overhead photo of a ritual preparation on a white tiled floor. Several dried leaf-bowls hold green betel-type leaves with yellow powder, possibly turmeric or kumkum, and small stems. A pale orange-robed person's arm and hand are visible at the upper left, and a steel plate of green grass sits at the upper right. Two bare-skinned hands in the top corner appear to be arranging offerings. No face is visible.

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Close overhead photo of volunteers preparing betel leaf offerings in a kitchen-like prep area. Several people in white kurta-style clothing and a striped red shirt reach over a round steel tray holding green betel leaves folded around spice paste, with coconut-shell halves on the tray and bundles of leaves on the right. A lanyard badge with a small portrait is visible on a white-clad man's chest. Hands are the main focus, with metal counters and a wrist bracelet visible.2017-08-26Close-up photo of a hand holding a leaf bowl filled with green folded leaf packets tied with thin green grass strands, possibly prepared offerings. The wearer's orange robe is visible at the right, and a blurred figure in orange stands behind on the left.2017-08-26Hands in white clothing assemble betel leaf packets on a stainless steel tray. Several green betel leaves are spread with pale paste, and halved brown coconut shells sit on the tray and counter. Bundles of green leaves rest on a wooden surface at right. Some people wear white shirts and wrist threads, and an identity badge with a small portrait is visible on one shirt. No person's face or identity is shown clearly.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26October 12 20122012-10-12Overhead photo of a food preparation station on a stainless steel counter. A large round steel tray holds small dried leaf-cup bowls, many already filled with a golden-yellow powder and topped with green betel-style leaves. A man in white clothing and a pink wristband places leaves, and a hand in a red sleeve works at the left edge; a gold bangle is visible. A tray of fresh green leaves and herbs sits at the right. Another person in white stands in the background at the top. Several people are partly visible, the hands and arms of about three.2017-08-26Close-up photo of a puja in progress. A steel tray filled with green betel leaves rests on an ornate gold-toned base in the foreground. Behind it, a brass vessel with a lifted lid and a small brass bowl sit on a red cloth. A person wearing an orange cloth draped over the body reaches in to pick up a single green leaf, and only their hands and orange-clad torso are visible. Soft warm light and a blurred white-clad figure appear at the left edge.2015-10-23November 17 20172017-11-17August 26 20172017-08-26January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies