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Close-up photo of hands passing wooden clamp-style bundles of banknotes tied with orange and gold cords. A hand on the right, wearing a ring, holds a bundle; another hand above holds a second bundle with orange cord. On the right, a person wears a brown garment, multiple rows of rudraksha beads and a gold pendant with green stones. Left edge shows a hand holding rudraksha beads and a white sleeve, with a red-and-white checked cloth behind. Only hands and partial bodies are visible, so the wearer's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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October 20 20132013-10-20October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two pairs of hands passing a small wooden board holding a bundle of thin cards with printed Sanskrit or Devanagari text, tied with yellow string. The person on the left wears a gold ring and has a long-sleeved white shirt; the person on the right wears a white shirt and a beaded reddish-brown rudraksha bracelet. Their clothes are plain white. A corner of another card is visible at the lower right. Only hands and arms of people are visible, with no faces shown.2013-10-20 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green-and-red beaded mala around his neck, holding a stack of small yellow-and-gold paper slips in one hand and a single slip in the other. Behind him, blurred people in white and yellow clothing stand near steel trays and a red-covered table. A gold bangle is on his wrist. Only his torso and hands are visible; no face is shown.2016-12-07April 24 20192019-04-24Close-up photograph of a person's torso and hands in an orange-red saffron garment, wearing multiple strands of dark brown rudraksha beads and smaller amber-toned beads across the chest. The hands hold a thin golden-brown metal stick or blade near the centre. A purple emblem with a white bird sits in the upper left, and a semi-transparent copyright overlay covers the middle of the image. The bare upper arm is visible at left. No face is shown; the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2018-03-09A photograph of a ceremony where a man with a shaved-head priest-like appearance in a bronze-gold and brown sash, with a rudraksha garland and rudraksha armlet, holds a stack of banknotes tied with yellow thread on a tray. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds up a rudraksha or bead item and reaches toward the tray, while a man on the left in a white shirt gestures with an open hand. Another man in an orange-and-checked shirt stands behind. A gold-framed shrine or altar is visible in the background. A tilak marks the forehead of the central figure.2013-10-20 +1 copiesApril 24 20192019-04-24June 30 20162016-06-30A photograph of a ritual exchange on a gold-trimmed throne draped with a red velvet cushion. A seated figure in a rust-brown robe and layered gold necklaces extends a bare arm, wearing gold bangles and colourful beaded wrist threads, while a standing man in a white dhoti with a saffron border and a rudraksha mala hands over a folded yellow paper or strip. Another man's hand reaches in from the left. Behind the throne are gold ornamental panels and a deep red curtain. a person cues are the ornate gold jewellery and rust-brown robe of the seated figure, with the priest-like standing attendant nearby.2016-09-28April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand holding a yellow printed card with a folded white tissue or cloth beneath it. The wrist wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads on a metal-banded bracelet. The background is blurred golden-yellow fabric and a second hand is partially visible at right holding white cloth. Only hands are visible, no full person.2016-07-17