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December 19 2016

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Close photo of two people's hands clasped together during a ritual, with the bodies cropped at the arms and torso. Both wear heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. The person on the left wears a yellow thread wrapped on the wrist and an orange cloth at the waist. The person on the right wears a gold necklace, a gold ornament at the waist and a brown rudraksha bracelet. The hands are joined palm to palm over a small object held between them. The setting is warmly lit and indoors.2016-12-19Close-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.2011-11-29January 06 20132013-01-06April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of two hands meeting in a ritual exchange. On the left, a woman's hand extends forward, wearing a thin gold ring on the ring finger and a red and grey thread bracelet on the wrist, with a sleeve of rust-red fabric and a red and yellow flower garland beside it. On the right, a darker hand cups beneath with a small glass vessel holding a golden liquid, possibly oil or ghee. The background is blurred warm red and gold tones.2016-01-03Close photograph of a Raksha Bandhan style ritual. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in the background, and a hand with a red thread bracelet and gold bangle receives pink and red flower petals from another hand. Multiple orange and red threads with tassels are tied on wrists, and white strands hang down in the upper area. The foreground hand is dark-skinned, and a person in a red garment with pink flowers is visible at the lower right.2017-08-07Close-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.2016-07-19Close photo of two cupped pairs of hands holding a heap of white jasmine flowers, offered in a ritual gesture. The arms are bare with a red and black beaded wrist band on the left wrist; the wearer's orange-saffron cloth is visible below. The hands are wrapped in layered garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red roses, with a kumkum-red and gold ornament at the wrist. The background is blurred greenery. Only hands and arms are visible, so no full person can be counted.2016-12-19May 31 20172017-05-31 +2 copiesMay 31 20172017-05-31Photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with a thick garland of white flowers and orange-red blossoms draped over the shoulders, their bare upper arm visible, extending a hand. A man in a white kurta with an orange-banded ID lanyard, wearing a gold ring and beaded mala, holds and adjusts a gold bangle or wristlet on the seated person's wrist. Another person's dark hair is visible at the lower right corner. Several people stand in white clothes in the background. Appearance is not enough to confirm the identity of the seated figure, so the person is described by role only.2008-01-01Two men sit side by side in a ritual setting before a richly decorated red and gold backdrop with yellow and red flower garlands. The man on the left is bare-chested, wearing white dhoti with blue-and-green border, a green velvet headpiece, white jasmine garlands and a sacred thread. The man on the right wears a gold turban with jewelled ornament, white dhoti with blue border, a golden shawl and a white garland with a red flower. They hold their hands together over a small brass or gold vessel, performing a ritual offering. Two people are visible.2016-03-27