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Close-up photo of a person in a rust-orange robe seated on a red and gold embroidered cloth. A bare hand with a red thread wrist band lifts the lid of a brass vessel holding a dark grey stone lingam wrapped in pink and orange fabric. The brass lid rests in the foreground. No faces are visible; the image is focused on the ritual object and hands.

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December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesJune 03 20162016-06-03October 06 20132013-10-06December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of hands during a ritual exchange in orange and red saffron-toned clothing. In the foreground, a person's hand wearing a thick, multi-strand rudraksha bracelet with gold beads and a blue-and-purple thread holds a small red-orange cloth bundle tied with string. Another hand with a silver bangle reaches in from the upper left, and a red-orange garment sleeve and fabric fill the frame. The dark wooden surface of a chair arm is visible at the right. Details suggest a personal blessing or ceremonial handover of a sacred object rather than a formal stage event.2015-07-12A photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam with a cylindrical top and a central hole, set on a stone base draped with a maroon cloth edged in gold-orange. Yellow marigold petals and green leaves are scattered over the cloth and ground, and a rudraksha mala with silver-capped beads is draped across the base. A smaller lingam wrapped in red cloth and tied with a yellow cord sits in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual puja setting.2014-07-26March 07 20132013-03-07January 01 20172017-01-01Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone linga on a pale base, topped with a pink flower and a small gold cup. In the foreground right, a hand in orange-robed sleeve holds a lit brass oil lamp, with a rudraksha mala bracelet on the wrist and a small gold-framed pendant portrait visible. The background is blurred with more orange cloth and stone forms.2013-06-08December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a dark stone shivalingam in a temple sanctum during abhishekam. A bare arm in an orange-red sleeve. Behind it are strings of yellow, red and purple marigold garlands, a gold-toned ornamental backdrop, a brass lamp stand and an orange-red cloth. No people's faces are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copies