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August 05 2010

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Close top-down view of a puja arrangement on a polished gold-toned tray. Silver bowls and cups hold white flowers and sliced white vegetable pieces, and a silver spoon rests among them. A heap of gold-coloured bead garlands sits at centre beside pink and white flowers. Two hands, one at upper right and one at upper left, hold small silver oil lamps with lit flames. Partially visible hands and a white-clad lap appear at the top edge, and a dark-haired head is visible at lower left. The scene suggests a paduka puja offering setting.2010-09-29Close-up photograph of a puja tray laid with ornate silver and gold-toned bowls and dishes holding white flowers, leaves and sliced white offerings. A cluster of gold-coloured beaded items sits at centre, with pink and white flowers beside it. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing, one in a yellow garment, hold small oil lamps with lit flames and a bell, and their hands are visible at the edges. A rudraksha-style mala is visible on one person's chest. The setting appears to be a devotional puja ritual with oil lamps and offerings.2010-09-29August 05 20102010-08-05Close photo of a bald man's right hand lighting a small silver oil lamp with a flame, set among silver ritual trays and bowls heaped with golden ornaments, a pink flower and a red object. A beaded wrist mala and red thread are visible on his wrist. Only one person is visible, partially, from the side, so the subject's appearance is not clear enough to identify him.2010-08-30Close view of a puja tray set with many small silver bowls holding red and orange powders, white flowers, and a split coconut. A hand holding a lit silver oil lamp is at right, and another lit oil lamp sits at left. Red and pink flowers and rudraksha-like beads lie in the centre. Gold-embossed throne fabric and a white tiger-face cloth appear in the upper right, with a fabric-clad arm at the top edge. No faces are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement with oil lamps and flowers.2013-04-03April 04 20132013-04-04March 13 20132013-03-13Close photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.2011-12-02January 08 20122012-01-08December 03 20112011-12-03Close photo of a puja in progress. A hand holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame is at the right, next to rows of silver bowls and small silver vessels on a brass tray. Flower petals and green leaves in marigold and red tones lie on the tray. Behind, a blurred figure wears a dark garment with red and white strings, and a second lit lamp burns at the top right. A brass-coloured ornate surface frames the scene.2017-05-24A photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a golden surface at a puja. Silver-rimmed bowls and trays hold saffron-yellow and brown offerings, with golden spherical objects and yellow and green flower petals scattered among them. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe sits with palms pressed together in prayer, shaved head visible, and another person with dark hair is seen from behind at the left. Above, a figure in white clothing with a yellow cloth and a rudraksha mala sits near an ornate gold throne. The scene conveys a pada puja offering setting.2010-08-06