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Two women in white clothing prepare green leafy garland material on a light grey floor inside a hall. A woman kneels at left, wearing white with a yellow lanyard and glasses, sorting long strands of green leaves. An older woman with grey hair at right, in a white patterned outfit, bends forward to arrange leaves. Scattered green leaves lie on the floor, and a white canopy and wooden structure appear in the background. The scene suggests preparation of decorations for a ritual setting.

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June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09February 16 20072007-02-16Close-up photograph of a person's hands in white clothing threading or tying a green mango leaf onto a white string stretched across a pale tiled floor. A red thread is tied around the wrist. A green leafy branch is visible at the right edge. Only hands and forearms are visible; no face appears.2009-06-09Close-up photo of two hands stringing green mango leaves together with white thread. The person wears a white embroidered garment with a white lace-like pattern. The leaves are glossy and serrated, hanging in a bundle on the right, a typical preparation for a toran garland used in temple or festival decoration. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09 +1 copiesTwo people sit close together weaving a green leaf decoration on an indoor event, the man on the left in a white kurta with a yellow lanyard and glasses, and the woman on the right in a white and blue patterned salwar kameez with a yellow lanyard, a red bindi and gold earrings. The man holds a long green palm-leaf strip while the woman threads a pale, folded leaf piece onto a mango-leaf garland strung across the foreground. Warm, lit lanterns and a blue banner sit in the background.2009-06-09Close photograph of a person's hand threading mango leaves onto a white string. Several glossy green mango leaves lie on a pale tiled floor, and the hand, wearing a white garment with small pink floral embroidery, holds a leaf as it is strung into a toran garland for decoration. Only a partial arm and hand are visible, with a pink bangle at the top right corner.2009-06-09Five women sit cross-legged on a paved ground stringing yellow marigold flowers into garlands. Several wear white or cream sarees and salwar-style white outfits, one in a cream saree with a gold border and a white name badge, another in white with a shawl over her head. One woman in a white top with a red-and-gold embroidered neckline sits at the front right, and a woman with a long braid in a white saree with red floral borders works at the lower left. Heaps of yellow marigolds and scattered petals cover the ground between them. Their wrists are adorned with gold bangles and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The activity suggests flower garland preparation for a puja or ceremony.2009-12-29Women in white saris with orange shawls sit outdoors on a concrete-block veranda, weaving long pale green palm leaves into small decorative shapes. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a black head covering and a woman in an orange shawl look on, and a few people stand in the background near parked white vans and a dirt yard. Gold bangles and a wristwatch are visible on the hands working the leaves.2006-10-21