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November 10 2015

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January 03 20162016-01-03Close-up photograph of a person's hands pouring white rice grains from a cupped palm into a silver bowl during a ritual offering. The wrist wears gold bangles and a red-and-black thread. Garlands of white jasmine and red-and-white beads drape at the left edge, and a rust-brown cloth and red flower lie in the foreground, with another person's hands and gold ornaments visible at right.2016-07-19Close-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 hands passing small white grains or rice across a cream and red-bordered cloth. One woman's hand with gold bangles and red-and-black threads on the wrist reaches in from the left, while another woman's hand, adorned with a ring and a red and brown beaded bracelet, holds the cloth from below. A red bundled cloth sits at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala appears in the background. Warm lighting suggests a ritual offering or annadan setting.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19December 20 20122012-12-20September 16 20132013-09-16Close-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.2016-10-11September 15 20132013-09-15September 16 20132013-09-16Close-up photograph of a person's wrist and hand being adorned during a ritual. The wearer has thick gold bangles, a thin beaded bracelet and a gold ring with a carved design on one finger. A thin golden-yellow thread is tied around the wrist, and a silver plate or tray is held beneath by another person's hand at the lower left. Behind are garlands of red rose petals, yellow marigold flowers and green leaves, with a red garment visible at the right edge. No faces are visible and no one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2013-01-06Close-up photograph of two brown hands clasped together in a ritual gesture, one wearing a gold wristwatch and a gold bangle, the other adorned with gold rings. Behind them a garland of red flowers, green and yellow beads and white blossoms is visible in soft focus. Only hands are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-07-19