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Close photo of a hand pouring white powder over a silver-engraved box holding stones and shells, part of a ritual offering. The hand wears a red-orange thread bracelet on the wrist. Behind it, blurred, a man in a red garment with a rudraksha-style necklace stands; only his lower face and chest are visible. Twisted silver pillars frame the left side under pinkish-red lighting.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a hand sprinkling pink and white powder. A red sacred thread is tied around the wrist. The blurred background shows warm lights and a leopard-print fabric at the lower left edge. No people's faces are visible.2018-02-13Close-up photograph of a hand pressed into a heap of fine white-pink powder. The hand wears a red thread bracelet and the forearm is dusted with the same powder. A leopard-print fabric sits at the lower left and orange and red cloth blurs in the background. No people's faces are visible and no figure can be identified.2018-02-13Close photograph of a ritual in progress: a hand dusted with white powder reaches into a large silver-toned ornate box filled with the same white powder, possibly sacred ash or flour. Beside it, a person in an orange-red garment and a wrist with a red sacred thread are visible, with a fruit and flower offering partly seen at left next to a silver deity figure decorated with a leopard-print cloth. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering, with warm pinkish-violet lighting. Only hands, arms and a partial torso are visible, so the number of people is limited.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13May 20 20122012-05-20February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a hand pressing into a tray of fine white powder. The wrist wears a thin red braided thread. The hand and powder are tinted magenta-pink by the stage lighting. The tray has a carved edge, and the background shows blurred red and yellow flowers or decorations. A leopard-print fabric edge is visible at the lower left.2018-02-13March 03 20182018-03-03