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A kitchen preparation scene: a large white enamel basin holds broad green leaves and a heap of mixed herbs and leafy greens, with a hand reaching in from the right. Behind it a white bowl holds a pale yellow powder, a steel pot contains a creamy paste, and a person in a beige shirt with embroidered red and gold trim is partly visible at the top. Stainless steel counters surround the scene. No ritual setting or a person candidate is visible.

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August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a white enamel plate piled with freshly picked green leaves and herbs, including broad heart-shaped leaves, serrated greens, and long grass-like stalks, held in a hand at the lower edge. A blue bowl of pale powder sits at the upper right on a steel counter. No people are shown except a partial hand; no ritual or person is visible.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Close 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.2017-08-26Overhead 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.2017-08-26November 01 20152015-11-01Close photo of two hands working over a round stainless steel tray heaped with fresh green leaves. One hand holds a torn leaf above a small stainless steel bowl containing a thin amber liquid, and a folded white paper napkin sits on the tray's right side. The wearer's wrists show red and black beaded malas and a gold-toned bangle and wristwatch; a white name badge is partly visible at the left edge. The tiled floor and a black cable appear behind. No a person candidate is visible, and no person's face is shown.2015-11-01Hands 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.2017-08-26Close photo of a person's hands preparing offerings on a round stainless steel tray. One hand picks up a green leaf above the tray, while the other hand arranges a pile of green leaves. A small stainless steel bowl holds a pale golden liquid, and a folded white paper napkin rests at the right. The person wears white clothing with a yellow sash, a rudraksha mala, beaded wrist bands and a metal wristwatch. The setting is a tiled floor with an orange cloth at the top edge.2015-11-01September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesOverhead 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.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26