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Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands during a ritual exchange. A hand from above sprinkles or places white powder. Small white flecks scatter in the air and cling to the fingers and palm. The background is a blurred warm golden and red glow. No faces or full bodies are visible, and no identifiable figure is shown.

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Close photograph of a hand in an orange garment pouring white powder. The orange cloth of the giver's clothing fills the background, with a darker band of fabric behind. Only two hands and forearms are visible, with no faces shown.2012-06-02May 14 20122012-05-14Close-up photograph of a hand pouring fine white powder. Powder drifts in the air between the hands. The adult wears an orange-red garment at the right edge, and the background is softly blurred with a white-clad figure at upper left. No face is visible and no person is identifiable.2012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 20 20122012-05-20November 16 20152015-11-16Close photo of two pairs of hands exchanging white powder. One hand on the left holds a small pinch of white powder above an open palm, with flecks falling. The right hand, with a ring on one finger, is cupped with a pile of white powder in the palm. Blurred red and white flowers and warm golden lights appear in the background. No visible faces; the scene shows only hands and the powder being offered or received.2012-05-12Close-up photo of two hands meeting, with white powder. The receiving hand is dark-skinned with a thin gold bangle on the wrist. The giving hand, on the left, has white powder on its fingertips.2012-05-13May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two cupped hands holding a small mound of fine white powder. The hands belong to a person wearing a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes. Blurred warm orange and golden tones fill the background, with a glowing golden object in the lower left foreground. No face is visible and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in the frame.2013-12-09Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands: one set cupped palms-up at the bottom, the other above pressing and crumbling a soft white powdery substance. A wristwatch is visible on the lower wrist. The background is a blurred red fabric. No faces are visible, and no identifiable a person appearance is shown.2012-05-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two hands during a ritual exchange. On the left, a man's wrist wears a multi-strand bracelet of dark brown rudraksha beads spaced with small silver beads, and his hand is dusted with white ash. On the right, an open palm holding white powder receives it, and the wearer's wrist shows a thin gold bangle. The background is blurred dark tones with a soft light patch at right. No faces are visible.2012-05-13