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November 02 2010

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November 02 20102010-11-02Close-up photograph of a silver offering tray with ornate repoussé borders, holding small silver bowls, a red apple with white flower garlands, a pink lotus flower, a bowl of white flowers, and a silver ornate container. A hand and orange-robed fabric are visible at the top edge. No face of any person is visible. Fresh white blossoms and pink lotus petals are arranged across the silver dishes.2012-05-09 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pada puja offering on an ornate gold tray. Silver bowls hold apples, white flowers and small white petals, with a large pink lotus bloom resting on a silver dish in the centre. A pair of bare feet is visible at the top right, placed on the golden tray, indicating the padapuja ritual. Silver and gold ritual vessels fill the frame, with more offerings and fruit at the edges.2010-09-16Close-up photograph of ritual offerings on silver and gold trays in the foreground. A pink lotus flower rests on a silver dish, beside a red apple in a small silver bowl and white flower petals in silver cups. Red flowers appear on other trays. In the blurred background, a person in white clothing with a maroon border stands at the right edge, and a hand reaches in from the left.2010-11-14Close-up photo of ornate silver ritual vessels arranged on a silver tray set on a gold-embossed base. A silver spoon-like ladle with a white handle rests in a small engraved silver bowl beside a red apple in another bowl. Pink flower petals and white shredded garnish sit nearby, with more silver trays and red apples blurred in the background. This appears to be puja offerings being prepared; no people are visible.2010-10-19A photograph of a large ornate silver puja thali set on a red and blue patterned rug. The tray holds several embossed silver bowls, a small silver cup with red and green items, a silver spoon-shaped vessel, white jasmine-like flowers, and a pink lotus bloom beside a red apple. Orange and gold-bordered cloth lies at the right edge, and a gold ritual vessel with red ribbon is partly visible. No people are visible.2010-09-16Close photo of silver offering trays on a gold-embossed cloth. Silver bowls hold red apples, pink and white flowers, and small gold-toned items. A pink lotus blossom rests at the left edge, and marigold-like petals sit on the right. In the blurred background, the hands of a person in white clothing are pressed together in namaste.2011-09-15Close photo of a silver puja tray set on a gold-embossed base. A large pink lotus flower rests at the centre, with a red apple in a small silver bowl beneath it. Small silver bowls hold white flowers and a few coloured beads or petals. A partial hand in an orange sleeve rests at the right edge, and white cloth is visible at the top. No people's faces are shown.2010-09-16A photograph of a round, ornately embossed silver puja tray set on a red cloth. The tray holds several small silver bowls, a red apple, a pink lotus bloom with petals, a small silver kalasha-style vessel with a silver spout, green betel-type leaves with a red mark, and white flowers in a bowl. Folded orange and gold-bordered cloth lies at the top edge, and silver serving implements sit at the right edge. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like an offering tray for puja.2010-09-07Close view of a puja offering table laden with silver and gold-toned vessels. A red rose sits in a silver bowl at the centre, with a red apple on a silver plate at left, pink petals and green leaves on another tray, small silver cups, a silver dish of white flowers and betel leaves, and a gold lamp stand at right. Partial figures in white garments appear at the frame edges, one at right in light blue and one at left with dark hair.2010-09-03Close view of a padauka puja offering arranged on ornate gold and silver ritual trays. Several engraved silver plates hold red apples, pink lotus blossoms, red flower petals, white jasmine flowers and small silver bowls filled with white flower petals. Small gold cups stand at the centre amid scattered white blossoms on a gold tray. Silver kalasha-style vessels hold lotus blooms at the right edge. Blurred white-clad figures are visible at the top edge, seated behind the offerings. No faces are clearly visible, so no one is identified.2010-09-30Close-up photo of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray. Pink flowers. Red apples are placed among the bowls, and a white shell or conch-shaped object lies near the lower left. Lit oil lamps glow amid the bowls, and incense sticks rise from the top. A partially visible hand rests at the left edge. No people are clearly shown beyond the hand, and no identifiable figure appears in the frame.2011-01-29