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August 22 2012

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Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass or gold spoon, lifted toward a small brass cup held in the lower right. The background is softly blurred with white and cream clothing and warm wooden tones. Only a hand and forearm are clearly visible. No faces are visible.2014-01-23Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22October 26 20132013-10-26January 03 20142014-01-03Close-up photo of two hands during a ritual exchange. One hand, with henna-patterned fingers and a white garment sleeve, receives a small bundle of dried grass tied with thread from another hand bearing a blue-ink trident-like tattoo on the back. Wisps of incense smoke rise in the background, and a small metal figurine of a seated deity murti and a flickering oil lamp sit on the altar below. Out-of-focus saffron and orange robes fill the backdrop.2014-11-27 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22Close photo of a ritual scene: a pair of hands holds a small brass spoon over a white cloth, while another hand grips the cloth's edge. A lit oil lamp flame glows in the background beside a brass oil lamp, and a brass bowl sits on a rust-red cloth with a white cloth-wrapped conch shell. A blurred bare shoulder and dark cord are at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation, with no face of any person visible.2017-01-22Close-up photograph of a pada-puja ritual. A hand holding a small golden spoon with a drop of liquid at its tip, the wrist wrapped in a beaded rudraksha-style mala. The wearer's sleeve is white. Blurred background shows gold-toned ritual objects and other people's arms in white and dark clothing, with a paper card held at top left. Shallow depth of field.2011-12-14A photo of a close-up ritual scene. A person in white clothing sits on the floor, holding a small golden spoon over their cupped palm, pouring or offering something. On the left, a brown wooden tray holds brass bowls, a brass lamp with a lit oil flame, and a brass plate with red flowers and offerings. The person wears a gold wristwatch and a striped cloth lies nearby. Only hands and arms of one person are visible.2017-01-22Close photo of a woman's hands during a ritual offering. Her right hand holds a small brass spoon with liquid dripping from it, while her left palm is held open beneath it. She wears a beaded rudraksha mala bracelet with a white bone-like skull bead and a wristwatch, and an orange-red garment with dark printed text. Blurred in the background are brass lamps with flames, yellow flowers and fruit on plates, and a person in white clothing with patterned motifs.2013-10-03Close-up photo of a ritual puja being performed. A person seated on the floor, wearing white clothing, holds a small brass spoon or ladle over an open palm, a gesture of offering or achamana. Nearby on a dark wooden tray with a striped cloth are brass bowls, a brass plate with red flowers, a lit oil lamp in the background and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A gold bracelet is visible on the wrist. Only the hands and lower body of the person are visible. The setting is a tiled floor.2017-01-22