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Close-up photograph of hands passing a folded brown cloth with gold border during an offering. A man's wrist wears gold bangles, red and black threads, and a gold ring; a woman's hand with pink nail polish and a thin gold bangle holds the other end of the brown cloth. A blurred woman in a cream and gold outfit stands in the background, and a red fabric edge appears at lower left. The scene suggests a ritual offering exchange; no a person candidate is visible.

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July 19 20162016-07-19October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photograph of hands passing small white grains or rice across a cream and red-bordered cloth. One woman's hand with gold bangles and red-and-black threads on the wrist reaches in from the left, while another woman's hand, adorned with a ring and a red and brown beaded bracelet, holds the cloth from below. A red bundled cloth sits at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala appears in the background. Warm lighting suggests a ritual offering or annadan setting.2016-07-19December 02 20162016-12-02August 18 20162016-08-18Close-up photograph of a Raksha Bandhan ritual where a woman in a cream and yellow saree with a rudraksha mala ties a thread on another person's wrist. Her silver bangle and hand are visible, and the wrist being tied wears a gold beaded bracelet with a dark red-and-black thread. Another person in a maroon garment sits at the right edge. The background is softly blurred.2016-08-18Close-up photograph of a person's right hand holding a small white crystal or stone, with gold bangles and a thick gold bracelet on the wrist and a gold ring on the finger. Behind the hand is a floral garland of white and pink flowers with gold ornaments, and a rust-orange cloth. The background is dark and blurred. Only the hand and wrist of one person are visible, with a second wrist in a silver bangle at upper left.2016-12-05 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19July 17 20162016-07-17Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. The foreground hands belong to a person wearing a red-orange garment with a gold border, a gold bangle on the wrist, and wooden beaded necklaces with gold-tone ornaments and a red pendant. The other hands, partly visible on the right, hold the foreground hands. Silver ritual vessels are visible at the bottom edge. The frame is shallow and focused on the hands, with no visible face.2013-03-05Close photograph of a ritual exchange. A man in a white shirt and a second man in red garments lean in at left. The foreground hand, wearing a black and red braided sacred thread on the wrist, passes a folded white cloth or offering to the other person. A seated figure in red robes rests a hand on a golden seat or cushion at right, and the background is softly blurred warm brown and gold.2016-07-02Close-up photograph of two hands during a ritual exchange. On the left, a man's wrist wears a multi-strand bracelet of dark brown rudraksha beads spaced with small silver beads, and his hand is dusted with white ash. On the right, an open palm holding white powder receives it, and the wearer's wrist shows a thin gold bangle. The background is blurred dark tones with a soft light patch at right. No faces are visible.2012-05-13