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Close-up photograph of two women's hands and forearms in a seated ritual exchange. One woman wears an orange garment and a badge reading Inner Awakening, Dengaluru, India beside a tiny portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu. Her fingers tie or fasten a yellow thread around the other woman's wrist, who wears a gold bangle and a cream and gold silk garment with green border. Pink patterned fabric and an orange robe fill the frame.

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Close-up photo of two pairs of hands tying a yellow-orange thread around a wrist. The hand on the left wears a gold band ring and the hand on the right wears a gold bangle. Both sleeves are orange or saffron-coloured, and a rudraksha-style mala with dark beads and pearl-like beads is visible at the right edge. A patterned woven shawl in brown, red and cream lies behind the hands, and a loose yellow thread hangs at the bottom left. This appears to be a thread-tying moment within an akashic reading session, as shown in the photo's caption.2012-07-21July 11 20122012-07-11Close photo of a woman's hands cupped together, holding a loose strand of saffron-yellow thread that drapes down from above, with a small yellow mark on her palm. She wears a white top with an orange collar, a silver watch, gold bangles and a ring. In the foreground, the head of another woman with dark hair pulled back is visible. A person in orange robes with partial lettering on the sleeve stands at the left edge. Beige and red fabric fills the background.2012-07-14August 18 20162016-08-18Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands meeting in the foreground. On the right, a person in saffron-orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads and holds their hand out, palm turned upward, toward a person on the left whose arm wears a red and white beaded bracelet and a pink garment. The background shows more orange and red fabric, and a blurred green edge at the right. No face is visible, and the shot is tightly cropped on the hands and the exchange between them.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of a Raksha Bandhan ritual where a woman in a cream and yellow saree with a rudraksha mala ties a thread on another person's wrist. Her silver bangle and hand are visible, and the wrist being tied wears a gold beaded bracelet with a dark red-and-black thread. Another person in a maroon garment sits at the right edge. The background is softly blurred.2016-08-18August 09 20112011-08-09 +1 copiesDecember 19 20152015-12-19August 07 20172017-08-07Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. On the right, a woman in a white garment with a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard holds the hand of another person; her hand bears a silver ring and an orange sleeve is visible. On the left, a person in a rust-coloured garment and a golden-patterned cloth holds the hand, with a plastic water bottle behind. The setting appears to be an indoor program session.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of a woman's hands holding a thin orange-yellow braided thread, with another pair of hands extending a similar thread at the right edge. The woman wears silver bangles on her left wrist and a white sleeve, and an orange garment is blurred in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual or satsang moment in which a sacred thread is being handed over, and the background is a plain white cloth. A faint purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner.2012-07-12July 19 20162016-07-19