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Close-up photo of a child's hand pressing into a large polished steel plate heaped with uncooked white rice, while an adult hand supports the plate from below. At the upper right, a figure in orange clothing wears a garland of red and yellow flowers and green leaves. A gold-coloured embroidered textile appears at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual rice-tray activity, such as an initiation of a child's first writing or a blessing, though no specific ritual is confirmed by visible text.

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March 07 20132013-03-07Close-up photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a silver tray filled with white jasmine-like flowers and pink petals. A person's bare feet rest on the flowers while another person's hand, wearing a gold bangle and black beaded bracelet, uses a small silver cup to pour liquid over the feet. A second hand in the frame holds the pouring vessel. Red and orange cloth with dark patterning lies behind the tray, and an ornate silver tray border is visible. No face is shown and no one is identifiable from the frame.2012-10-13Close-up photograph of a man's right hand cupping a small mound of white grain. The wrist wears layered gold bead bracelets and several red and black threaded bands. The background is a soft-focus golden backdrop, with a red garment at lower left and a woman in a green sari at right, out of focus. Only the hand and arm are sharply visible; the person's face is not shown.2016-07-19Close-up photograph of a person's right hand cupped to hold a small heap of white uncooked grain. The background is a blurred warm golden setting with soft bokeh lights and a dim figure in green.2016-07-19Close-up photo of a ritual offering: a hand holds a small brass bowl containing cooked white rice mixed with dark seeds, while another hand pours or lifts from a larger brass vessel beneath. A brass bell with a handle stands at left, and a brass Nataraja-style dancing deity figure with a flame arch sits in the background on a red-and-gold cloth. Warm lamplight glows at the edge of the frame.2017-02-01March 07 20132013-03-07A close photograph of two hands at a ritual tray. One hand holds a small brass bowl containing white cooked rice mixed with dark seeds and a little yellow powder, while the other hand, with gold bangles on the wrist, lifts a brass spoon into it. Behind them a brass tray holds more offerings, and a brass dancing Shiva figure within a flame arch stands on the right. Only hands are visible, so no whole person is shown.2017-02-01Close photo of a ritual scene with a silver-toned metal pillar or post in the centre and a decorated silver tray holding flower petals at the bottom. A man's bare forearm with a red thread on the wrist reaches toward a pair of hands near the tray. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with a long beaded necklace and ornate gold jewellery, and another person wearing a dark head covering, appear in the background, with garlands of red and yellow flowers at the lower left. Photo credit overlay in the lower right reads text on the image.2018-02-13Close-up photograph of two hands exchanging a small heap of white rice grains; one hand in a saffron-brown robe sleeve holds rice with a thin white stick-like item on top, while the other hand, wearing a gold bangle and a gold-threaded bracelet, offers a folded paper slip covered in handwritten lines. Background shows gold ornamental fabric and bright flowers in yellow, orange and pink.2013-07-22February 01 20172017-02-01July 19 20162016-07-19January 22 20172017-01-22