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Close-up photo of a person's hands offering food in a leaf bowl during a ritual. One hand holds a small leaf bowl filled with pale green cooked rice, while the other hand pinches a bit of red-orange substance. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, with reddish-orange rudraksha malas around the neck and wrist, and white vibhuti marks on the arm. Behind the bowl sits a dark black stone lingam on a base with a shallow brass vessel, and a small oil lamp burns on a red cloth on the right. The setting suggests a puja or pinda offering.

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Close photo of a person's hands offering food during a ritual near a black stone shivalingam. One hand holds a leaf plate of cooked yellow rice while the other pinches a small red petal or offering to place on it. The person wears an orange-peach cloth with a red and white rudraksha-style mala visible at the right edge. Behind, a brass oil lamp with a flame, a red cloth and a brass vessel sit on a golden surface, with a shivalingam base in the middle distance. The setting suggests a puja or pinda offering.2016-12-18Close photo of a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and red-and-white rudraksha-style mala, seated on the ground during a puja. He holds a leaf bowl of cooked rice in one hand and pinches an offering with the other. Behind him are a dark stone lingam with a golden yoni-pitha base, a lit oil lamp, and brass vessels. White sacred ash marks his bare upper arm and shoulder, and the setting suggests a Maheshwara Puja pinda offering.2016-12-18Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a heap of yellow-cream rice dish. The wrist wears a rudraksha bracelet with silver spacer beads. The person wears an orange garment with a yellow border. Blurred orange-clad figures stand in the background of an ashram setting.2013-07-10 +1 copiesOctober 07 20072007-10-07January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22January 03 20172017-01-03Close-up photograph of a pair of hands held out palm-up, cupping a small silver bowl or dish containing a small mound of dark grey-green substance. The person wears layers of rudraksha beads in brown and dark tones and a rudraksha bracelet on the wrist, with a reddish-brown robe. The blurred background shows an orange garment and a warm pink-and-orange tone.2013-06-05January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two hands holding a small brass bowl filled with white rice and dark sesame seeds during a ritual. A third hand at top right sprinkles or adds seeds from above. Behind, a brass tray holds small brass cups, a purple flower arrangement and a green leaf on a wooden surface. A teal cloth and a grey garment appear at the right edge.2017-02-02Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man's hands holding a small folded leaf or petal, with dark brown rudraksha beads on red thread malas across his chest and a colourful thread bracelet and gold bangle on his wrist. Behind the hands, out of focus, sit dark black stone shivalingam-like forms against a red wall. The figure appears to be a ritual participant; the face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2016-12-14November 22 20162016-11-22