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Close photograph of a hand held open, palm up, holding a bright green betel-style leaf with a smudge of black paste or ash spread across its centre. The fingers and lines of the palm are in sharp focus while the dark background is blurred. No face or full body is visible, and no other people are shown in the frame.

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July 18 20162016-07-18July 18 20162016-07-18Close-up photograph of a person's hands in saffron-orange robes. A bronze ring is on one finger and a bangle-like bracelet on the wrist. One hand holds a torn piece of green leaf with orange-yellow edges. The background is blurred.2013-04-09Close-up photograph of a hand holding up a dried, brownish leaf with a dark sooty or ash-like smudge at its centre. The background is a soft-focus blur of pink and brown tones. Only one partial hand is visible at the lower left and a sliver of a person's face at the upper right edge.2016-12-12Close-up photograph of several fresh green betel leaves fanned out on a shallow glass or metal tray, with three small dark dried nuts or seeds resting on them. A green and gold packet, possibly an incense or herbal product box, lies diagonally across the lower left foreground. No people or deity figures are visible.2010-08-28June 25 20132013-06-25Close photograph of a hand holding a small green leaf between thumb and fingers, the fingertips pinching its stem. The blurred background shows people in orange or saffron clothing seated low, with another hand resting near the frame's left edge. Warm, shallow-focus image.2013-09-29Close-up photograph of a pair of hands holding a single green leaf with a small orange speck on its surface. The fingers pinch the leaf stem against a soft, blurred background of warm reds, golden tones and a white cloth. A rudraksha bead on a reddish-brown mala is partly visible at the bottom right. No face is visible.2013-12-16August 26 20172017-08-26Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small folded green leaf between thumb and fingers. The wearer is dressed in white draped cloth with a gold-bordered edge visible at the lower left. A gold bangle with engraved lettering is on the wrist. The background is a soft-focus white fabric, and the setting appears to be a ritual or darshan space. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2011-12-31Close-up photo of a hand holding a green-rimmed white bowl with red edge containing a dark ash or kumkum-like mark pattern and a green leaf resting beside it. A person in an orange garment is partly visible at the left edge, and another person in blue jeans and a light checked top stands at the right, with a large green leaf held near them. The background is blurred outdoors. A dark wristwatch is visible on the hand.2016-08-17August 14 20162016-08-14