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Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands over a polished silver tray filled with fine orange-yellow powder. On the left, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a gold bangle wears a black wristwatch and holds the tray's edge. On the right, a person in a maroon garment with a red sacred thread on the wrist presses palm into the powder. A wooden stand with a small brass item sits behind the tray on a stone floor.

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November 09 20162016-11-09November 09 20162016-11-09 +2 copiesClose photo of two pairs of hands over a round silver-rimmed plate piled with fine orange-yellow powder. One hand, with a black wristwatch and a gold bangle, supports the plate from the left at the sleeve of a beige saree with a green border; the other hand, with a red thread wristband and wearing a maroon ochre robe, presses into the powder. A wooden tray with small items sits to the left on a stone floor.2016-11-09November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual foot-washing at a wedding-style ceremony. A person in a red-and-gold silk dhoti with bare feet stands on a brass tray while another person's hands, adorned with gold bangles and henna-decorated fingers, pour or wash the feet. A bare-skinned shoulder and arm of a second person appear at left, and a white jasmine garland rests nearby. On the floor are a silver plate holding white rice grains and a yellow flower, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, and a brass vessel. Scattered petals lie on the white floor.2013-09-16Close photograph of a hand holding a mound of white powder. Behind it, out of focus, a person in orange saffron robes sits, and a reddish-brown thread is tied around a wrist. Other hands reach toward the plate at the left edge. No faces are visible and no legible text appears within the photograph itself.2016-10-16November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28A close photograph of a ritual preparation scene. Hands wearing white gloves pour and spread vivid red powder. Beneath it a broad bronze vessel holds a pale granular material, and a bare arm wearing a bangle reaches into the vessel. Silver vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit at the upper left, and a colorful patterned cloth lies on the floor behind them. Orange cloth in the foreground blurs the frame edges. The scene suggests an offering or aushadha preparation, with no visible faces.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28