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Close photo of a bare-shouldered person with rudraksha malas on the wrist and upper arm, receiving a handful of yellow flower petals or turmeric-coloured offering from another person in rust-orange robes. A shallow metal bowl sits below the hands. A gold bangle is visible on the wrist. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the photo appears to show a ritual offering, possibly abhishekam or puja.

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Close-up photograph of a child's hands and forearms. The child wears several brown rudraksha bead bracelets and a band of white ash markings on the upper arm, with an orange cloth at the waist. The cupped hands scatter a handful of yellow grains or flower petals in motion, with a rust-coloured fabric behind. No face is visible and no second person appears. a person's presence is not established from the visible frame.2018-04-04Close photo of cupped hands holding a heap of yellow grain or prasad. The bearer wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads, brown and dark seeds, and a rudraksha bracelet on the wrist, with white ash marks on the skin. Blurred figures in saffron orange robes stand behind, also holding yellow offerings.2018-04-04April 04 20182018-04-04April 04 20182018-04-04Close photograph of food being served at an event. A man's bare arm, with a red thread and a metal bangle on the wrist, pours or places a heap of yellow-green food into the cupped hands of a woman who wears a beaded rudraksha mala on her wrist. Behind them, a woman in a white and red sari stands near a red cushioned sofa. Steel serving trays of the same yellow food sit in the foreground and background.2015-12-20December 18 20162016-12-18December 20 20152015-12-20Close photo of a person in a rust-orange robe holding a clump of yellow rice mixed with vegetables and spices over a polished silver bowl. Dark braided hair falls over the shoulders, and a red and black thread is tied on the wrist. The bowl has a repeating arched relief pattern and a gold-toned background is partly visible behind the robe. The scene suggests a food offering being prepared or distributed, such as an annadan or prasadam.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18April 04 20182018-04-04July 03 20172017-07-03December 20 20152015-12-20