Close-up photograph of a hand cupped open holding a broken piece of pale yellow-cream sweet. The hand wears a gold beaded bangle with dense bead work. The wrist and forearm are draped in a saffron-orange robe. A blurred yellow object appears in the background. No physical person's face is visible and no identifiable a person appearance is shown. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a hand cupped open holding a broken piece of pale yellow-cream sweet. The hand wears a gold beaded bangle with dense bead work. The wrist and forearm are draped in a saffron-orange robe. A blurred yellow object appears in the background. No physical person's face is visible and no identifiable a person appearance is shown.

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