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Hands in white clothing assemble betel leaf packets on a stainless steel tray. Several green betel leaves are spread with pale paste, and halved brown coconut shells sit on the tray and counter. Bundles of green leaves rest on a wooden surface at right. Some people wear white shirts and wrist threads, and an identity badge with a small portrait is visible on one shirt. No person's face or identity is shown clearly.

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Close overhead photo of volunteers preparing betel leaf offerings in a kitchen-like prep area. Several people in white kurta-style clothing and a striped red shirt reach over a round steel tray holding green betel leaves folded around spice paste, with coconut-shell halves on the tray and bundles of leaves on the right. A lanyard badge with a small portrait is visible on a white-clad man's chest. Hands are the main focus, with metal counters and a wrist bracelet visible.2017-08-26Overhead photo of a food preparation station on a stainless steel counter. A large round steel tray holds small dried leaf-cup bowls, many already filled with a golden-yellow powder and topped with green betel-style leaves. A man in white clothing and a pink wristband places leaves, and a hand in a red sleeve works at the left edge; a gold bangle is visible. A tray of fresh green leaves and herbs sits at the right. Another person in white stands in the background at the top. Several people are partly visible, the hands and arms of about three.2017-08-26A photo of several people in white ritual clothing preparing offerings at a steel counter. Three men wear white dhoti-style garments and rudraksha malas; the central man has a white cloth wrap and a gold bangle. Their hands are arranging fresh green leaves and herbs on a wooden tray beside dried leaf bowls. Other leaf bowls rest on a metal tray at right. Hands of additional people are visible at the edges. Four people are partially visible, so the count is in the 2-5 range.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Close overhead view of people preparing betel leaf offerings at a steel counter. A man in a white kurta with a visitor badge reaches to fold a green leaf filled with grated material. Beside him, a person in white dhoti with gold border and an orange-robed figure stand close. Trays hold more green leaves and prepared leaf packets, and a woman's bangled wrist is visible on the left, with a dark-haired head in the foreground.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual preparation. In the foreground, a bald man in a white cloth draped over one shoulder with a yellow border wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial pendant, and is sorting green leaves with his hands. Beside him, a second man in an orange-red cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and handles more leaves. Trays and bowls hold fresh green leaves and a green fruit. Two other people in white shirts stand at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering preparation.2017-08-26A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with an orange-yellow border, wearing rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, bending over a steel counter to handle fresh green leaves. Beside him, a second person in a rust-red robe and beaded rudraksha necklace sorts more leaves, and people in white shirts stand at the edge. Bowls and trays hold heaps of green leaves, a leaf is held in his hand, and a small white-and-green pile sits in a wooden tray. The man's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so the identity is left unsure and he is described by role.2017-08-26October 12 20122012-10-12Overhead photo of a ritual preparation on a white tiled floor. Several dried leaf-bowls hold green betel-type leaves with yellow powder, possibly turmeric or kumkum, and small stems. A pale orange-robed person's arm and hand are visible at the upper left, and a steel plate of green grass sits at the upper right. Two bare-skinned hands in the top corner appear to be arranging offerings. No face is visible.2017-08-26A crowded ritual scene of devotees in white clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses leans over a wooden tray piled with fresh green betel leaves, holding one leaf. Around him, white-clad men with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha beads around their necks reach toward the tray, some holding leaves. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands at the left, and a shaved-headed devotee in the lower right adds to the press of bodies.2017-08-26