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Close-up photo of a large ornate silver-toned metal bowl filled with many small bundles wrapped in dusty rose-coloured cloth and tied with reddish-pink thread. A hand reaches in from the top right, lifting or placing one bundle, and a blurred hand in white sleeve is visible at the upper left. A dark wooden handle or stick appears at the right edge. The bundles appear dusted with a fine pale powder, consistent with ritual materials. No a person candidate is visible; no clear people beyond partial hands.

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September 09 20162016-09-09Close photo of a hand reaching into a large ornate silver bowl filled with folded rust-red cloth. The bowl has embossed floral and arch relief patterns. The wrist wears a silver bangle and a ring is on a finger; a small tattoo is visible on the hand. The person's arm is draped in dark red-orange fabric, and a blurred background shows a patterned rug. No a person candidate is visible.2015-07-07October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A close photograph of a ritual preparation scene. Hands wearing white gloves pour and spread vivid red powder. Beneath it a broad bronze vessel holds a pale granular material, and a bare arm wearing a bangle reaches into the vessel. Silver vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit at the upper left, and a colorful patterned cloth lies on the floor behind them. Orange cloth in the foreground blurs the frame edges. The scene suggests an offering or aushadha preparation, with no visible faces.2017-12-28Close-up photograph of hands mixing a bright red powder in a large wide metal vessel. Several people's hands and forearms are visible, one wearing a beaded bracelet, and an orange-robed arm is visible at the lower left. The powder is red and fine, with a sandy beige base in the vessel. Behind the vessel are silver baubles and a colourful patterned cloth with blue, yellow and pink designs.2017-12-28Close-up photo of two sets of hands handling white powder over a polished silver tray with scalloped edges. A woman in the foreground wears a red-brown garment and a dark red thread bracelet, and her fingers hold a clump of white powder. Another person's hand with a red bracelet sits at the right, and orange-robed sleeves are visible at the top, with more white powder scattered across the tray and the surface below.2016-10-16December 28 20172017-12-28Close-up photograph of a red cloth bundle tied with a knot and decorated with yellow and white flowers, resting in a polished silver-toned metal bowl with ridged rim. Behind it are blurred brass or copper vessels and a wooden surface, with a wooden rudraksha mala visible at right. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-05Close photo of a large silver-rimmed tray heaped with bright red kumkum powder. A hand in a rust-orange garment holds a small gold ladle or scoop and dips into the powder. A strand of large brown rudraksha beads hangs at the upper right, and the orange cloth of a seated person's robe fills the background. The surface beneath the tray is grey stone with scattered yellow powder.2016-10-16Close photo of a hand pouring white powder onto a large ornate brass vessel filled with a mound of white and reddish-pink powder. A second hand holding a foil bowl of powder appears at the left, and an orange-clad arm is visible in the background. Only partial arms and hands show; no faces are visible. Ornate embossed brass metalwork and a dark background frame the scene.2016-10-16