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November 02 2013

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Close photo of a devotional offering being made. A bare-backed figure with white sacred ash stripes and a gold waist cloth is in the left foreground, blurred. In the centre, a hand wearing a gold bangle and ring reaches into a polished metal plate piled with golden sweets, round laddus and crisp fried snacks. Another hand with a tattoo and a gold bracelet holds the plate from below. The background is deep red cloth.2015-11-10Close-up photograph of a hand holding a cluster of golden sweets and sesame-coated balls, offered from a large polished brass tray heaped with assorted sweets. A second hand with a gold bangle and ring holds the tray. In the foreground, a bare shoulder shows white horizontal ash markings, and the background is draped in deep red cloth with a garland of red and gold flowers.2015-11-10November 10 20152015-11-10November 02 20132013-11-02Close photo of a silver tray lined with green leaves, piled with golden-brown fried snacks, possibly vadas or pooris. A hand in a gold bangle reaches in to take one. Beside it, a sleeve in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and orange beads is visible on a second person. Another person in a maroon and gold garment stands at right, and a cream cloth hangs beside them.2013-11-02Close photo of a hand with a gold ring and a gold bangle pressing into a round steel plate of fried flatbread or vada-like cakes resting on green banana leaves, dusted with a light sprinkle of powder. Beside it, a person in a maroon garment and gold-patterned sari-like cloth points with a finger, and a rudraksha mala with beads is visible at upper left. Hands and food only; the wrist and body are partly cut off by the frame. The scene suggests an offering of prasadam.2013-11-02A close photograph of a round stainless steel tray filled with golden-yellow sweet balls. Blurred figures are visible at the top edge: a person in saffron-orange robes wearing gold ornaments, and a hand in a white garment with a red border at the upper right. A hand holding the tray's edge appears at the lower left. The setting suggests a distribution of food offering.2010-12-27November 08 20102010-11-08December 18 20162016-12-18November 08 20102010-11-08Close-up photograph of a stainless steel tray filled with round, golden-brown fried balls. A gloved hand in clear plastic gloves reaches in from the top right, lifting one ball. Behind the tray, a blurred glimpse of gold and red metallic items suggests a ritual or offering setting. No people's faces or a person are visible.2016-04-30November 10 20152015-11-10