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October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18March 07 20132013-03-07October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesClose photograph of two hands passing a shallow silver plate holding two brown husked coconuts with fibrous husks and a few green palm or grass leaves. The left hand, wearing gold beaded bangles and a blue and red thread bracelet, rests on the coconuts while the right hand, with a dark wristwatch, holds the plate from below. Dark red draped fabric and pink-lit pillars fill the background. No faces are visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2015-10-18Close-up of hands handling a ritual offering on a silver-toned tray with scalloped rim. A yellow turmeric-coated coconut or kalasha-like vessel with a yellow thread wrapped around it sits on the tray, dusted with rice grains and turmeric powder. Yellow flowers lie beside it. A man's wrist wears several rudraksha mala bracelets with a colourful woven band, and another person's hand in a red thread bracelet touches the flowers. The setting is a blurred ritual space.2015-11-18A close photo of a pada puja setup: a bare arm with bangles and a dark hand rests over a silver-rimmed tray holding a coconut wrapped in gold braided cord and tassels. The tray sits on an ornately engraved silver stool beside stone or brick slabs marked with white and red kumkum, and a red cloth draped over a seat is at right. No face is visible. The photo is credited to2011-12-14April 05 20122012-04-05Close-up photograph of a devotee's hands offering a silver-toned ceremonial plate holding yellow marigold flowers, red petals and white blossoms, with a round yellow-wrapped object tied with a yellow thread. A person wearing a rudraksha bead bracelet and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant is visible behind, in white clothing, alongside a second arm with a multicoloured thread bracelet. Background is blurred with other white-clothed devotees.2015-11-18December 03 20092009-12-03March 07 20132013-03-07Close view of a figure in saffron-orange cloth holding a shallow polished metal tray of coconuts wrapped in golden-yellow fibre and tied with orange cord, a ritual offering. The figure wears a rudraksha bracelet and a layered rudraksha mala with gold ornaments at the neck. Beside the tray stand a copper kalasha-style vessel, a small brass pot and a glowing oil lamp. Behind is a colourful striped cloth and a green leafy decoration. Only the arm, torso and hands are visible, so the face is out of frame.2016-12-19