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Close photo of a ritual in which hands are dusted with white powder over a silver-patterned box filled with white powder. A person in the foreground with a red-thread wrist band reaches toward the box, palm and fingers coated white. Beside them, a figure in a deep orange robe wears a rudraksha mala. Another person in white at right wears a pendant. A tray of fruit, marigolds and a leopard-print cloth sits at lower left.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close 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 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A close photograph of a ritual at a silver hexagonal vessel filled with pale sand or powdered offering. A man with flower garlands, a bare upper body and white powder on his hand reaches into the vessel. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a red blouse watch closely, and an older man in white clothes holds a folded paper. A silver ceremonial staff with a twisted pattern stands at right, and a silver deity murti with a snake-like ornament sits at lower left on a leopard-print cloth. A rudraksha mala is visible on a bare chest at right. The scene is lit with pinkish light.2018-02-13Close photo of a ritual at a deity shrine. A hand in the foreground pours or spreads white powder. Behind it, a woman in a bright orange sari wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a child in a sequined outfit leans in. Offerings of yellow flowers and a white flower garland sit nearby, beside a silver figure and a leopard-print cushion. Silver pillars frame the right side.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close photo of a ritual scene with a silver-toned metal pillar or post in the centre and a decorated silver tray holding flower petals at the bottom. A man's bare forearm with a red thread on the wrist reaches toward a pair of hands near the tray. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with a long beaded necklace and ornate gold jewellery, and another person wearing a dark head covering, appear in the background, with garlands of red and yellow flowers at the lower left. Photo credit overlay in the lower right reads text on the image.2018-02-13February 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.2018-02-13