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Close-up photo of two people's hands joined in a ritual gesture. A darker hand wearing a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet rests over a hand with a gold bangle and a ring, both sitting among white and red flower garlands. The clothing is white, with a green and gold textile at the left edge and a red flower arrangement at the right. The hands appear to be part of a marriage or kalyanam-style ceremony.

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Close photo of seated devotees at a ceremony, most of them wearing white jasmine garlands and red rose garlands. In the centre, a woman in a brown embroidered top and a blue patterned blouse holds hands with a man in white clothing, their clasped hands resting on her lap. To the left, a woman in a teal and gold sari sits beside a man in a pale blue shirt and dark trousers. Gold bangles and a gold necklace are visible. The scene is crowded and only partly visible at the frame edges.2011-11-29Close-up photo of two pairs of hands during a ceremonial moment. On the left, a man's hand with a gold ring and a beaded bracelet and wristwatch rests over a red-and-white flower garland. A second hand, a man's hand in white clothing, gently grasps and rests against it. Behind them, gold ornaments, a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a dark rudraksha mala are visible, with an orange cloth at the upper right. Only hands and sleeves are visible; no faces appear in the frame.2013-01-06July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A seated ritual scene in which a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders holds the hands of a woman in a red saree with green border and white jasmine garlands, both wearing flower garlands with red and orange blooms. Another man in white with a lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala sits at left, and a person in yellow robes sits on a red chair at top. Marigold petals lie on the orange mat, and a brass vessel with yellow flowers and a red cloth pouch sits at lower right. The man in white is not visibly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is asserted.2010-12-23April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small bundle of colourful threads, possibly sacred thread or rakshabandhan-style cords, in the palm of a person wearing a cream-white garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred in the foreground are a garland of red and white flowers with green leaves and a person wearing gold bangles on the right. A maroon cushion is visible behind the hand. The shot is shallow-focus with the hand and beads sharply framed.2016-10-11Close photo of two people's hands clasped together during a ritual, with the bodies cropped at the arms and torso. Both wear heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. The person on the left wears a yellow thread wrapped on the wrist and an orange cloth at the waist. The person on the right wears a gold necklace, a gold ornament at the waist and a brown rudraksha bracelet. The hands are joined palm to palm over a small object held between them. The setting is warmly lit and indoors.2016-12-19Close-up photograph of two brown hands clasped together in a ritual gesture, one wearing a gold wristwatch and a gold bangle, the other adorned with gold rings. Behind them a garland of red flowers, green and yellow beads and white blossoms is visible in soft focus. Only hands are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-07-19September 16 20132013-09-16Close photo of a ritual hand-to-hand exchange. A bearded man in a white kurta with white embroidered trim on the placket and cuffs holds out his open palm with a small white object resting on it. A second person's hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, reaches in to take it. At the right edge, a shoulder is draped with a garland of pink and white flowers. Another hand is visible at lower left. The background is softly blurred pink and brown.2017-03-04