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Close-up photo of two hands holding a small brass bowl filled with white rice and dark sesame seeds during a ritual. A third hand at top right sprinkles or adds seeds from above. Behind, a brass tray holds small brass cups, a purple flower arrangement and a green leaf on a wooden surface. A teal cloth and a grey garment appear at the right edge.

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Close photo of a person's hands holding a small brass cup filled with uncooked rice mixed with dark seeds, sprinkling or offering it during ritual. Only the hands and a grey garment with a teal cloth are visible. In the blurred background is a brass puja tray with brass lamps or bowls, a deep red cloth, and a cluster of purple flowers with green leaves. The setting suggests a puja preparation or offering, with no clearly identifiable face visible.2017-02-02Close-up photograph of two hands holding a small brass cup filled with uncooked rice and seeds during a ritual preparation. A brass tray behind holds more small brass cups or lamps, purple flowers and green leaves on a brown cloth. The person wears a grey sleeve and a teal cloth is visible. No face is shown and no one is identified.2017-02-02Close-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.2017-02-01A 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.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photo of a ritual in progress: a hand holding a small brass bowl filled with white rice and red-brown kumkum-like grains, while a brass spoon pours or sprinkles from it onto the bare head of a seated person whose face is cropped out of frame. Gold bangles on the wrist. Behind, a brass Nataraja figure in an arch and a brass bell and lamp sit on a red-patterned cloth.2017-02-01Close-up photograph of a person seated on a striped orange, blue and white cloth, holding a small brass bowl of cooked white rice flecked with dark seeds, as if offering it. Their gold bangle and a pale white garment are visible. On the left, a brass tray holds yellow flower petals, green leaves, small brass cups and lit oil lamps. The hands and offering suggest a puja offering of naivedyam, though no face or head is shown.2017-01-26January 22 20172017-01-22February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesClose view of a puja offering being prepared on a floor covered by a striped rug. A pair of hands, wearing a gold bangle on the wrist and white clothing on the lap, holds a small brass bowl of turmeric-coated rice and a yellow petal or leaf. On a brass tray at left sit small brass cups, a brass lamp with lit oil wicks, and yellow marigold flowers on a plate. Only the seated person's hands and lap are visible.2017-01-26January 26 20172017-01-26