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Close-up photo of a person's arm and hand raised holding a long narrow green leaf strip upright against a blurred background of a dark blue wall. The arm wears a brown rudraksha mala with large beads. Behind, a blurred older man in a white shirt and another person in white stand nearby. The hand holds the leaf with a ring on one finger.

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Close-up photograph of a priest's hands breaking or preparing a green leaf or pod over a ritual setting. The priest wears a red-beaded rudraksha mala and a white cloth around the waist, with a metal pendant hanging from a chain. Blurred offerings, white flowers, and incense sticks sit in the foreground, and a red brick wall with a dark pot stands in the background. Setting suggests a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a temple.2017-01-02February 02 20182018-02-02Close photograph of a seated devotee's hand holding a single green leaf between thumb and forefinger, with a dark beaded rudraksha-style bracelet on the wrist. Blurred figures in the background wear orange and red garments and gold bangles, with hands resting in their laps. Warm orange, red and green tones dominate. No clear face of a person is visible; the scene shows only blurred background participants.2014-05-17January 02 20172017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02December 12 20132013-12-12Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small folded green leaf between thumb and fingers. The wearer is dressed in white draped cloth with a gold-bordered edge visible at the lower left. A gold bangle with engraved lettering is on the wrist. The background is a soft-focus white fabric, and the setting appears to be a ritual or darshan space. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2011-12-31Close-up photo of a person's hand holding a small fresh green leaf between thumb and fingers. The wearer's wrist shows a gold bangle and a second thin gold band on the finger. The sleeve is deep maroon with a gold-yellow edge. Behind, out of focus, a silver-toned surface and a brass bowl holding dried items sit on a red and pink patterned cloth.2013-05-20Close-up photograph of two cupped hands holding a small green leaf with a curled tip. The hands are bare, with a woven bracelet of blue, purple and orange threads on the wrist of the lower hand. The background is softly blurred with a warm light glow at lower left and dark tones above.2014-01-15 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02Close-up photograph of a person's hands in saffron-orange robes. A bronze ring is on one finger and a bangle-like bracelet on the wrist. One hand holds a torn piece of green leaf with orange-yellow edges. The background is blurred.2013-04-09Close-up photo of two hands stringing green mango leaves together with white thread. The person wears a white embroidered garment with a white lace-like pattern. The leaves are glossy and serrated, hanging in a bundle on the right, a typical preparation for a toran garland used in temple or festival decoration. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-06-09