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December 29 2009

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Close-up photo of hands preparing an offering during a ritual. A hand holds a dried leaf bowl filled with pale yellow paste, while other hands reach in from the left and top. Several people wear orange and white clothing. A metal vessel with yellow paste sits at the lower left, and a small heap of dark seeds and red and black offerings lies on a wooden surface. A man on the right wears a red thread and a gold bracelet and holds a book. The scene suggests a puja offering being assembled.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of a hand offering a handful of yellow grain or prasad mixture into an open cupped palm of a person in a white garment. The offering hand wears a red thread bracelet on the wrist and a reddish-orange cloth lies beside it. Behind them are metal trays and a brass vessel filled with yellow food. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame; the scene shows only two people's hands and arms in the foreground.2017-07-03January 12 20072007-01-12Close photograph of a large round steel tray heaped with a mixed food offering of rice, fried vadas or fritters, orange-coloured sweet, and diced fruit or vegetables. A person in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha bead and a garland of red and white flowers holds the tray with one hand. Another hand, in white cloth, rests on the tray's rim at the left, and an orange-and-white checked bag sits behind. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual offering, with the food.2006-10-12November 08 20102010-11-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A photo of food service at an event. In the foreground a volunteer in white clothing with an orange lanyard and a dark beaded mala around the neck carries a round stainless steel tray holding a metal bowl of orange vegetables, a serving of yellow rice, and a small paper cup. Another steel tray is held beneath it. Blurred steel serving vessels with food sit at the lower right, and a dim room forms the background.2012-10-23Close view of hands serving prasadam at a temple event. An elderly woman in an orange sari with a red border holds a dried leaf bowl containing a mound of pale yellow sweet paste, while another person's hand in a white garment offers or takes it. Behind them a steel tray is heaped with wrapped red and gold candies, and a large steel vessel of the same yellow paste sits in the foreground on a cloth-covered table.2007-09-24October 12 20062006-10-12 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photo on a sandy courtyard beside thatched huts and palm trees. A bald elder in orange robes and round glasses, with a rudraksha mala, takes a small offering from a young man in white dhoti and yellow shawl who holds a silver tray of lamps and small bowls. Several other sadhus in orange and saffron stand behind, some with white forehead markings and long white beards. A banner and a truck are visible in the background.2009-12-29