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Close-up photo of two pairs of hands passing a small wooden board holding a bundle of thin cards with printed Sanskrit or Devanagari text, tied with yellow string. The person on the left wears a gold ring and has a long-sleeved white shirt; the person on the right wears a white shirt and a beaded reddish-brown rudraksha bracelet. Their clothes are plain white. A corner of another card is visible at the lower right. Only hands and arms of people are visible, with no faces shown.

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October 20 20132013-10-20October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green-and-red beaded mala around his neck, holding a stack of small yellow-and-gold paper slips in one hand and a single slip in the other. Behind him, blurred people in white and yellow clothing stand near steel trays and a red-covered table. A gold bangle is on his wrist. Only his torso and hands are visible; no face is shown.2016-12-07April 24 20192019-04-24April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph of a stack of thin, pale tan palm-leaf or bamboo strips bound between two dark wooden boards, tied with a rough twisted cord that loops around the stack, with a small metal ring at one end. The bundle rests on a crumpled grey linen cloth. No people are visible.2011-10-24Close-up photo of a pair of hands holding a small thin gold-coloured metal sheet inscribed with rows of small script. The person wears a white garment, a black wristwatch with a gold-toned face, a red thread wrist string, and gold bangles. The background is blurred with warm red and green tones. Only hands and forearms are visible.2016-12-12April 24 20192019-04-24Close photograph of a pair of hands holding a small square gold-coloured metal plate engraved with a grid of yantra-like symbols and rows of small figures. The hands wear white clothing at the edge of the frame. Below, a colourful striped woven mat in green, red, orange and purple covers the floor, with an orange cloth and a small metal tray nearby. The person's face is not visible and no one is identifiable.2017-02-27A photograph of a bundle of aged palm-leaf manuscript pages stacked and bound with twisted tan cord, lying on a yellow backdrop. The bundle has a small metal ring attached at one end. No people are visible. The object is presented as a rare item from the archive, with the page excerpt describing a childhood puja manual, though the handwriting and pages are not legible in this image.April 24 20192019-04-24