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Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined together. One hand, with a gold bangle and dark tattoo markings on the wrist, holds a small yellow flower or petal bundle, while the other hand rests beneath it. A rudraksha mala with brown beads is visible against a rust-red garment at right, and a blurred silver object appears at left. No faces are visible, and no one is identifiable from the hands alone.

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February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photo of two pairs of hands joined in a ritual gesture. The foreground hands belong to a person wearing a red-orange garment with a gold border, a gold bangle on the wrist, and wooden beaded necklaces with gold-tone ornaments and a red pendant. The other hands, partly visible on the right, hold the foreground hands. Silver ritual vessels are visible at the bottom edge. The frame is shallow and focused on the hands, with no visible face.2013-03-05Close-up photograph of two hands meeting in a cupped gesture, with a small red rose bud resting in the palm. The upper hand, with an ornate tattoo of an Om-style symbol on the back, is wrapped in an orange-and-rust garment, while a beaded orange mala of rudraksha-like beads hangs at the right edge. A rudraksha bracelet is visible on the lower wrist. The background is a soft blur of rust and orange cloth with gold trim.2013-07-25August 15 20132013-08-15Close-up photograph of a initiation or energy transmission moment during a seated session. A person in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala with a pendant, has tattooed forearms and hands extended and held in a mudra over another person's open palm, with a small yellow flower visible. Another person in orange robes sits behind to the left, on a pink cloth. Tattoos include chakra symbols and a horse figure. Setting is a tiled floor.2017-02-01Close-up photograph of two hands in a ritual gesture. One hand, with a dark rudraksha mala wrapped around the wrist of an orange-robed figure, is placed over the other open palm, which holds a small red petal or flower piece. Orange cloth fills the blurred background. The image suggests an offering or blessing exchange during a satsang or puja setting, with the focus on the hands and sacred beads rather than the faces.2013-09-12December 19 20152015-12-19January 11 20162016-01-11Close-up photograph of a pair of hands cupped together holding a small yellow flower petal or bloom. The hands wear a gold bracelet and a gold ring, and a strand of brown rudraksha beads is visible at the wrist, with white fabric at the edge of the frame. The background is softly blurred with red, purple and white draped cloth.2013-07-20Close-up photo of a seated person's hands clasped in lap, wearing saffron-orange robes and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with gold accents. The wrist bears a heavy gold bracelet with an ornate figural design and rudraksha beads, and a thin gold ring is on one finger. A red garment appears at the right edge. Only the hands, wrist and robe are visible; no face is shown.2012-10-17Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands clasped together in a gesture of blessing or greeting. On the left, a man in white clothing with a red-brown shawl and a red-brown rudraksha mala bracelet on his wrist grasps the hands of another person on the right, whose sleeve is visible. The background is softly blurred with warm lamplight and a glowing light at the right edge. The hands are the main subject, with the beaded bracelet and white garment prominent.2016-07-01March 01 20132013-03-01