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November 08 20102010-11-08Close photo of a person's hands holding a small brass dish containing a yellow fruit or flower-like offering, possibly a banana piece, with a dark granular substance beneath it. The person wears a white cloth draped over the body and has three horizontal white ash marks on the upper arm, and a gold bangle is visible on the wrist. Another seated person in a brown garment is blurred in the background. Appears to be a puja or ritual offering moment, with the figure's face not visible.2011-12-15Close photo of a person's hands in white clothing holding a small scalloped brass vessel with a lit flame or liquid inside, with a gold bangle on the wrist. Behind, out of focus, are orange fabric and white cloth, with a brass plate of offerings at the top edge. The face is cropped out of frame.2016-07-15Close 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.2015-11-10September 20 20112011-09-20July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20132013-01-19December 14 20112011-12-14Close-up photo of a seated priest in a white dhoti with a gold border, holding a small brass plate with a pale yellow fruit or offering. He wears a silver bangle and a dark rudraksha mala across his chest. Brass vessels, a brass tray, yellow flowers, a red and gold cloth, and a small kumkum dish are arranged on a white cloth in front of him, indicating a puja. Another person in orange clothing sits blurred at the top of the frame.2011-12-17Close-up photo of a person's cupped hands holding a small brass plate with a bundle of orange-and-yellow cloth or string tied with red thread. The person wears white clothing, a strand of dark rudraksha-style beads, and a gold bangle on the wrist. Only hands and torso are visible; no face is shown. The background is blurred.2013-01-21September 15 20122012-09-15