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Close-up of a seated figure draped in a rust-brown silk cloth, with a hand tucked into the folds. Layered garlands of white jasmine and red roses with red and white beads hang across the chest, with gold ornaments visible beneath. Small white petals or grains are scattered over the brown fabric and a red cushion sits behind. The face is not visible; the person's role cannot be confirmed from the frame.

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July 19 20162016-07-19Close photo of a seated person in a rust-orange garment draped over the lap, wearing a long white and red garland of flowers and a wrist with bangles. Another person in a white shirt, seen from behind at the right edge, pours a stream of white grain or rice from cupped hands onto the orange cloth. Yellow cushioned armrest and a gold object appear in the background. A pink and green lotus-like floral decoration sits at the upper left.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Close-up photograph of a person's hands pouring white rice grains from a cupped palm into a silver bowl during a ritual offering. The wrist wears gold bangles and a red-and-black thread. Garlands of white jasmine and red-and-white beads drape at the left edge, and a rust-brown cloth and red flower lie in the foreground, with another person's hands and gold ornaments visible at right.2016-07-19Close-up photo of a man's hand held out palm-up, holding a small clear crystal or glass object. He wears a rust-brown robe with a yellow waistband and layered rudraksha malas, plus white jasmine garlands with orange flowers. Beside him, a person in a red and black patterned garment is seated, with long dark hair partly visible in the foreground. Rudraksha bracelets and a beaded wrist band are visible on the wrists.2016-01-10Close-up photo of a seated figure in a rust-orange robe with gold-bordered cloth, wearing a gold bangle and a red thread on the wrist, holding a small white folded item in an open palm. A second person in a white sleeve reaches in to hand over a white paper slip with handwriting. Behind them are a gold-coloured throne or peetha and white and yellow flower garlands. Only arms and hands are visible; no face is shown. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role as a seated recipient in saffron-orange robes.2013-07-22Close photo of hands pouring white grains or rice from one hand into another over a golden surface, with a gold-and-gold-plated figure of a bull or animal form at right. A man's arm in a gold bangle and a colourful wrist thread is in the upper left, draped over rust-orange cloth heaped with white and red flower garlands. A basket of yellow and pink flowers sits behind, with a gold-coloured ornament and a person in rust-orange cloth at the back right. The hands appear to be performing an offering or ritual sprinkling, consistent with a Guru Purnima naivedyam offering. Only partial hands and arms are visible.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Close-up photograph of hands on a red and gold brocade cloth with an ornate woven pattern and fringed edge. A person in white clothing wears a rudraksha mala, and another pair of hands rests on the cloth beside small white seeds or grains scattered across it. A blurred head is visible at the lower left. The scene suggests a ritual offering or initiation setting.2017-06-27A seated person in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered trim performs a ritual on the ground. A white-and-red garland of jasmine and rose petals hangs around the neck, and a white vertical tilak is painted on the forehead. The person's right hand scoops rice from a small clay bowl onto marigold petals and a marigold garland. Nearby sit a small clay lamp with a burning flame, clay cups, a tied bundle of dried grass, and metal plates. Other robed people sit behind, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. Green grass lies at the left edge.2013-02-22A photograph of a seated figure receiving a padapuja-style ritual, shown from the front with the face cropped out. The figure wears a deep red-maroon garment, a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold ornamental pendant, with thick garlands of yellow and red flowers draped across the chest. The arms and hands are dusted with white powder, and one hand holds a small white offering. In the foreground, partially visible people in orange and dark clothing lean in, one applying white powder to the figure's hand. Behind them are orange cloth and a stone base. a person is not clearly visible from appearance here, so the figure is described by role only.2016-03-07October 27 20142014-10-27