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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering in a courtyard setting. A monk in a maroon-red robe holds a metal tray with two bundles of striped, woven ritual sticks tied with yellow, red and green bands and topped with pink flowers. Another person's hands, adorned with rudraksha beads and a red thread, reach in to take the tray. A gold-embossed ornamental surface and a silver vessel sit in the background. A pink flower petal scatter lies on the tray.

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Close 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 copiesClose photo of a ritual offering on a silver tray scattered with pink flower petals. A man in rust-red robes and multiple rudraksha malas on his wrist and neck dips his fingers into a small silver bowl on the tray. A young person in orange cloth with white sacred ash marks on the arm and chest and rudraksha beads at the waist holds the tray steady with both hands. A golden deity murti is blurred in the background. Visible actions suggest a puja or abhishekam offering.2018-03-12A close-up photograph of a ritual exchange beside a gilded throne. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body and a wooden rudraksha mala holds out a small folded gold-coloured sheet with his fingers toward a woman seated on a red cushioned seat. She wears gold bangles, a gold necklace and a rust-coloured garment, and her forearm bears a red thread and a dark bracelet. Behind them, a second man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden fan-like implement, and an ornate gold panel rises in the background beside a red curtain. A blurred head is visible in the lower right corner.2016-09-28A photograph of a seated figure in rust-red and brown robes resting an arm on a red velvet bolster set on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat. The figure wears gold bangles and a dark beaded bracelet, and bare feet are visible at lower right. A younger man in orange-trimmed white clothing, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, kneels at left, extending both hands to receive a small gold-coloured packet or card from the seated figure's hand. Behind them stand additional robed attendants, one holding a wooden implement, against a deep red curtain and an ornate gold panel. The figure's appearance is uncertain, so the seated person is described by role only.2016-09-28Close photo of a seated person's hands holding a decorated ceremonial staff wrapped in green, yellow and purple woven cord, topped with a cluster of orange roses, white flowers and green leaves, with a dense tassel at the lower end. The person wears a rust-red robe, gold ornate necklace, orange-beaded rudraksha bracelets and a wrist garland of yellow, red and pink flowers. Behind them are colourful striped woven mats in purple, red and green, a black speaker or stand, a laptop and a potted plant. No other people are visible.2017-06-23Close-up photograph of a ceremonial moment in which a bundled wand wrapped with yellow, pink and purple cord and topped with pink flowers is held and passed between hands. On the left, a bare-chested man with white sacred thread and a red wrist cord grips the wand; on the right, a figure in orange-saffron robes and a wooden rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches toward it. Other saffron-clad devotees stand in the background. The palms and fingers are the clearest subjects, with a gold-toned ring visible.2018-03-12A photograph of a ritual exchange at a golden throne. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a rudraksha mala hands small gold-coloured sheets to a second figure whose bare chest and mala are visible. On the right, a seated person in a brown-red garment with gold jewellery, bangles and a beaded necklace extends an open hand over a red velvet cushion draped with a brown towel. Behind them stand a gold ornamental panel, a gold pillar and red drapery.2016-09-28Close-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.2018-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man on the left with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets holds out a small folded paper or card, and his hand is reaching toward an outstretched hand on the right, which wears gold bangles and a bracelet. Behind him stands another bare-chested man with rudraksha malas. The background shows a red velvet cushion, an ornate gold-carved throne or pedestal, a red cloth, and a small bottle. The visible men have no clearly distinctive presentation cues beyond malas, so the central figure cannot be confirmed as the a person from appearance.2016-09-28October 22 20152015-10-22 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a ceremonial staff with a yellow marigold-style pom-pom head and a white staff wrapped in red and blue thread. A hand wearing a gold beaded bracelet and a red silk garment holds the lower staff. Behind it, a blurred hand in a cream sleeve holds a yellow cloth or flower. Brick-toned background. Only hands and forearms are visible; no full face is shown.2016-09-29June 04 20182018-06-04