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Close-up photograph of a person's hand holding a bundle of thin dry grass blades tied with a small knot, with several pink flower buds pinched between the fingers. A black and red thread is wrapped around the wrist. A blurred orange-robed arm is visible at the left edge, and the background is soft green and purple.

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May 29 20182018-05-29April 03 20132013-04-03Close photograph of a man's cupped right hand holding a small bundle of green grass or kusha blades, with a silver spoon or ladle entering from the upper right to pour a liquid. He wears a red-and-orange sacred thread on the wrist and a dark rudraksha mala with large brown beads; the saffron-orange cloth of a sannyasi covers the background. The focus is on the ritual pouring.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30Close-up photo of a ritual arrangement: a turmeric-yellow coconut bound with dried palm-leaf strips and woven straw, set among green leaves and pink and yellow flowers. A hand with dark-painted nails reaches in from the upper right. Blurred orange-robed figures stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2018-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a person's cupped hands holding a single white flower with delicate petals, possibly an orchid. The person wears a red garment and a rudraksha bracelet with silver beads on the wrist. A plain white cloth and a gold-toned edge are visible in the blurred background. The hands appear to be presenting the flower as an offering during a ritual.2014-07-24Close photo of two pairs of hands passing a silver plate holding a small silver bowl filled with pink rose petals. The hand on the right belongs to a figure in a rust-orange robe, with a gold bangle and a red thread wrist band. The hand on the left belongs to a person wearing a dark rudraksha bracelet and a red thread band, offering the petals. Behind them is a red cushioned seat and gold ornamental fabric. Only the hands and arms of the two people are visible.2018-06-04 +2 copiesApril 03 20132013-04-03September 21 20132013-09-21Close-up photograph of a ritual exchange in warm reddish light. In the foreground, a hand holding a folded white paper or sacred leaf is offered into the cupped palm of another hand. Behind them, a blurred figure wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a fan-shaped white object behind the head and a brass or copper vessel at the right edge.2018-04-25Close photo of two pairs of hands meeting over a small white cloth or offering, with a dark-skinned hand on the left wearing a red thread bracelet and another hand on the right wearing a black watch. Behind them, a person in an orange-red shirt is partly visible, and at the right edge a pale striped garment. The lighting is purple-pink. Two physical people are visible, one partly.2018-02-13Close-up photograph of a pair of hands holding a single small pink-red flower with five petals and a pale stem, against a blurred orange and yellow background. Only the hands are visible, with no face shown. The bright blossom is the focal point.2013-10-02