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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small bundle of colourful threads, possibly sacred thread or rakshabandhan-style cords, in the palm of a person wearing a cream-white garment and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred in the foreground are a garland of red and white flowers with green leaves and a person wearing gold bangles on the right. A maroon cushion is visible behind the hand. The shot is shallow-focus with the hand and beads sharply framed.

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Close-up photograph of a person's right hand held open, palm up, holding a small bundle of coloured thread wrapped around a short golden stick. The wearer has a rudraksha mala of brown beads and a white garment with a gold border. Stacked reddish-brown beaded bracelets and gold bangles adorn the wrist. Blurred red and white flower garlands and a gold bangle appear in the foreground and background. No face is visible and no identification is made.2016-10-11Close-up photograph of a person's outstretched right hand holding a small colourful thread bundle wrapped in red, green and blue yarn with gold-coloured ends. The wrist wears multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and gold beaded bangles. Behind the hand, a figure in a white garment and rudraksha mala is blurred, with a flower garland of white and red blossoms at the right edge and an orange-clad arm at the left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual in progress, with the background softly out of focus.2016-10-11Close-up photo of a man's hand held out palm-up, holding a small clear crystal or glass object. He wears a rust-brown robe with a yellow waistband and layered rudraksha malas, plus white jasmine garlands with orange flowers. Beside him, a person in a red and black patterned garment is seated, with long dark hair partly visible in the foreground. Rudraksha bracelets and a beaded wrist band are visible on the wrists.2016-01-10January 17 20162016-01-17Close-up photo of two people's hands joined in a ritual gesture. A darker hand wearing a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet rests over a hand with a gold bangle and a ring, both sitting among white and red flower garlands. The clothing is white, with a green and gold textile at the left edge and a red flower arrangement at the right. The hands appear to be part of a marriage or kalyanam-style ceremony.2011-11-29October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare hand held open, palm up, showing a small coiled multicolour thread or charm and a tiny gold bead. The wrist wears layered rudraksha beads, a maroon bead strand and gold-coloured ball bracelets. Behind it is an ornate gold throne with rounded gold finials, and the hand rests near a plush red velvet cushion with an orange-brown fabric edge. The setting suggests a ritual or darshan seat. No face is visible.2016-10-11Close photo of a ritual hand-to-hand exchange. A bearded man in a white kurta with white embroidered trim on the placket and cuffs holds out his open palm with a small white object resting on it. A second person's hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, reaches in to take it. At the right edge, a shoulder is draped with a garland of pink and white flowers. Another hand is visible at lower left. The background is softly blurred pink and brown.2017-03-04December 12 20132013-12-12October 11 20162016-10-11Close-up photograph of a ritual exchange. On the left, a seated person in a red and orange sari with a woven border holds a string of beads with both hands, wearing thick white and pink-and-yellow marigold garlands draped over the shoulder. On the right, a person in a plain white kurta has palms pressed together in namaskar, with a red box and white floral backdrop behind.2011-07-23August 07 20172017-08-07