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Close-up photo of an adult hand with a thick gold bangle on the wrist gently touching the tiny fingers of an infant wrapped in white and pink cloth at the left edge. The background is blurred white clothing and a soft-focus figure, with no clear face visible. The gesture appears to be a blessing or a moment of contact between an adult and a newborn.

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Close-up photograph of a baby with a dark dot on the forehead, wearing a white outfit with a pink and maroon patterned collar, held by an adult whose hand with a gold bangle and ring holds the baby's tiny hand. Blurred figures in white clothing and a gold-bangled arm appear in the background, with white flower garland at the right edge.2013-03-03Close-up photograph of a man's right hand and wrist resting against a dark, sparkly textured garment. He wears an ornate gold bangle with red-jewelled eyes on animal-head terminals and a gold ring with a diamond-like stone. To the right, a second hand with orange-stained fingers, possibly holding a ritual item, reaches toward him beside a dark stone or metal figure. Gold ritual vessels appear at the left edge.2006-09-29 +1 copiesMay 07 20122012-05-07Close-up photograph of a person's arm and hand resting on a dark, glittering textured surface. The wrist wears an ornate gold bangle set with small red stones, and a gold ring with a clear stone is on one finger. The other hand is partly visible below, and the background is blurred with a bright wall and a dark object at right.2006-09-29Close-up photo of a hand with a gold bead bracelet resting on a bare foot. The hand wears a gold-toned bracelet of interlocking ornate beads, and the sleeve in the foreground is red with dark patterning. The foot is bare and rests on dark brown cloth, with a blurred orange garment in the background. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified from this frame. Ritual footwashing or padapuja is possible but not clearly shown.2013-07-17May 20 20122012-05-20Close photo of a sleeping baby wrapped in a pink blanket printed with cartoon figures and flowers, held in the lap of an adult whose arm, gold bangles and braided red-and-blue wrist thread are visible. The baby's tiny hand rests near its face and it wears a red beaded bracelet and dark glass bangles. Behind is a red-brown cloth and gold jewellery. Only the baby and the adult's arm and hands are visible.2014-07-11Close-up photograph of a person's right hand resting on a golden-brown silk garment with a gold zari border. The wrist wears a thick gold bracelet with an ornate, filigreed pattern, and the ring finger bears a square gold ring with a carved emblem. Behind the hand, red and white rose petals and a red and yellow flower garland are visible. No face is visible and no one is identifiable from the image.2013-07-22Close-up photograph of hands and forearms in a seated devotional setting. One hand with a gold ring engraved with a small deity figure rests over another hand. Gold bracelets with bead-like ornaments and a gold elephant-shaped band adorn the wrists. Maroon cloth, possibly saffron-toned robes, is visible at the edges. Light white markings, possibly sacred ash, streak one forearm. A gold ornament with blue and red inset stones appears at the top right.2020-03-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two brown hands clasped together in a ritual gesture, one wearing a gold wristwatch and a gold bangle, the other adorned with gold rings. Behind them a garland of red flowers, green and yellow beads and white blossoms is visible in soft focus. Only hands are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-07-19A close photograph of a devotee's hands holding the bare foot of a person lying back on a golden surface, with the person's head and white clothing visible at lower left. Beside them stands a golden deity murti or ornament. Behind is a garland of red, yellow and purple flowers and petals, and a bouquet of white and pink flowers. The foot-touching gesture suggests padapuja, though the figure's face is partly visible and its identity is uncertain.2009-12-24April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copies