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Close-up photo of a padapuja-style moment: a child's hand in a white embroidered sleeve rests on the bare orange-toned leg of a seated figure, while an adult's hand in an orange sleeve gently holds the child's fingers. Behind them are garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. The seated figure is shown only from the knee down, so no face is visible; the appearance is too limited to confirm who it is, and only hands and limbs are shown.

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July 31 20152015-07-31Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together, one set wearing a gold ring and layered gold and beaded bangles over saffron-orange clothing, the other set wearing a red thread bracelet and a brown beaded mala wrist. The orange fabric fills the frame, with a blurred metal plate and red and gold textiles in the background. The image shows a ritual gesture of blessing or transmission between two people, with no legible text or identifiable face visible.2016-10-29January 06 20182018-01-06Close-up photo of two hands meeting in a ritual exchange: a hand with a red and silver bangle reaches to receive a small clear object. Orange and saffron fabric is blurred in the background. The receiving wrist wears red bangles. No faces are visible.2015-12-19Close-up photo of two pairs of hands clasped in a ritual gesture. On the left, a person in a tan kurta wears silver bangles and a dark wristband. On the right, a person in an orange saffron robe holds the hands, with a fruit and a basket of purple flowers visible at the bottom. A white garment and a white wall are behind them. Only the hands and arms of the two people are visible, so the person in orange is not identifiable from the frame.2009-12-03April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual scene with red silk draped over a seated figure. A long garland of red and magenta flowers with gold-tinted accents hangs across the red cloth. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet rests on the red fabric, while another person's hand, with a gold ring and gold bangles, reaches toward it from the left. A rudraksha mala hangs at the left edge beside a figure in cream clothing. Behind them, a few other people in saffron and white stand in the background. A polished silver vessel with a curved handle appears at the right edge. The image is dominated by red, saffron and silver tones.2015-01-13A naming ceremony photograph: a man with long dark hair, a full beard, and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-red shawl and gold earrings, holds a baby's tiny foot and touches it with a finger while a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding a small red box. The baby, dressed in a blue and white outfit with a sacred mark on the forehead, lies on a cloth. A second adult in orange clothing sits at the edge.2017-04-17January 04 20132013-01-04A photograph of a young girl in a red dress with a blue cord, wearing red and gold bangles and a red-and-orange flower garland, receiving a gold and red ceremonial item from a man in an orange garment at the right edge. A man in a white shirt stands behind her, holding her arm, and a man in white dhoti with gold border is visible at the top right. A white jasmine garland hangs at the left.2009-11-29February 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a person's clasped hands held at the chest, with a gold ring on one finger and a small bundle of green grass or kusha between the fingers. The wearer's torso is adorned with heavy gold ornaments, including large gold beads and a gold mala, interspersed with pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. A red thread is tied around the wrist. The background is softly blurred. No face is visible.2018-05-31 +2 copies