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Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together in a gesture of blessing or greeting. On the left, a man in white clothing with a red-brown shawl and a red-brown rudraksha mala bracelet on his wrist grasps the hands of another person on the right, whose sleeve is visible. The background is softly blurred with warm lamplight and a glowing light at the right edge. The hands are the main subject, with the beaded bracelet and white garment prominent.

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January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06January 11 20162016-01-11September 18 20162016-09-18August 18 20162016-08-18Close-up photograph of a ritual scene with red silk draped over a seated figure. A long garland of red and magenta flowers with gold-tinted accents hangs across the red cloth. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet rests on the red fabric, while another person's hand, with a gold ring and gold bangles, reaches toward it from the left. A rudraksha mala hangs at the left edge beside a figure in cream clothing. Behind them, a few other people in saffron and white stand in the background. A polished silver vessel with a curved handle appears at the right edge. The image is dominated by red, saffron and silver tones.2015-01-13December 12 20162016-12-12Close-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.2012-05-13Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together, one set wearing a gold ring and layered gold and beaded bangles over saffron-orange clothing, the other set wearing a red thread bracelet and a brown beaded mala wrist. The orange fabric fills the frame, with a blurred metal plate and red and gold textiles in the background. The image shows a ritual gesture of blessing or transmission between two people, with no legible text or identifiable face visible.2016-10-29Close-up photograph of a pair of hands cupped together, holding a bundle of brown rudraksha mala beads with a single rudraksha bead hanging down and a red flower petal resting among the beads. The wrist wears gold and metal bangles and a red thread band. The person wears white clothing with a red-and-orange cloth visible at the bottom of the frame.2014-08-04October 12 20162016-10-12April 23 20182018-04-23