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Close photo of a round silver-rimmed brass tray filled with fine white powder. A hand in a red garment holds a thin golden stylus and draws in the powder, with a small copper-coloured piece lying on the surface. Another hand rests at the right edge beside the tray, and more trays with red cloth appear at the bottom corners.

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Close photo of a person's hand in a dark red garment writing in a large shallow silver-toned tray filled with fine white powder. The hand holds a slender gold stylus with a round green-and-gold tip, drawing lines in the powder. A small copper-coloured plate lies on the powder at the right edge. Red and orange offering bowls sit at the lower edge of the frame, and a dark fabric border appears at the top. No faces are visible and no other people are present.2016-10-16Close-up of a person in an orange-red garment with rudraksha beads drawing patterns in a large silver tray filled with white powder. Small bowls of red kumkum or powder sit at the lower edge, and a brass vessel is at the left. Only hands and the garment are visible; no face is shown.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photo of a person's hand holding a small gold-handled tong or spoon, stirring a silver-rimmed round tray filled with fine pinkish-mauve powder. The sleeve of an orange-red garment is visible at the top, and a red cloth or powder sits at the lower left. Only the hand and sleeve are visible, so no face or full person is shown, and no a person candidate is present.2016-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of a person's hand holding a small gold-toned tong-style implement with a round gold knob, stirring a pink-red powder (likely kumkum or sacred powder) heaped in a large ornate silver tray with scalloped rim and embossed panels. The person wears a rust-orange garment with a dark rudraksha-style bead strand visible at the top. A smaller red powder tray sits at the lower left on a grey stone surface, with a black box at the left edge. Only the hand and arm are visible, so no full person is shown.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photograph of a ritual preparation. A hand in a maroon-red cloth sleeve holds a thin gold pair of tongs and stirs a large round silver-toned tray filled with fine pink powder. A small dish of bright red powder sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja preparation, with no visible deity, throne or identifiable person beyond the hand and clothing.2016-10-16November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of a ritual preparation on a stone floor. A hand holding a slender gold-tipped stylus draws lines in a pale pink powder spread across a large ornate silver plate with scalloped rim. A small dark square of material sits in the powder. In the lower-left corner a second silver dish holds bright red powder. Beside it lies a little yellow powder. A person in orange-red clothing sits cross-legged, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red thread on the wrist. This appears to be a kumkum or rangoli-style ritual arrangement.2016-10-16