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A ceremonial setup on an orange cloth floor. A large gold-coloured round platform or peetha sits at the top, holding silver bowls and small offerings. In front, folded orange silk cloths with gold borders are arranged with bowls of mangoes or limes, bowls of apples or similar fruit, and a heart-shaped bowl of white flowers. A silver bell lies at right. Two partially visible people in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the upper left edge. No clear faces are shown.

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August 05 20102010-08-05Photograph of a puja offering arranged on an orange cloth-covered floor. Stacks of folded orange and gold-bordered cloths sit on silver trays in the foreground, beside a large silver bowl of green and yellow citrus fruit and a smaller bowl of red fruit and white pieces. A silver tray holds many gold-coloured round beads or balls with a small ornate gold piece in the center. Silver cups, a small silver oil lamp and silver vessels stand nearby. Only hands and knees of seated people are visible at the top edge, with no faces shown.2010-08-05August 03 20102010-08-03A photograph of a ritual puja setup on a patterned red-and-cream carpet. In the foreground are a large engraved silver kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves, silver bowls of fruit, sweets and offerings, a silver pot of flowers, and a silver vessel with a lid. Behind, a gilded throne draped in an orange cloth sits above a small silver tray. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls, one with hands folded in anjali, one holding a flower garland, surround the offerings. Marigolds and petals are scattered among the items, consistent with an abhishekam or puja. No person is clearly identifiable as a person; the throne is empty of a visible figure.2007-02-24Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-toned tray draped with an orange cloth. A silver bowl holds small oil lamps, a red fruit, a white item and a pink flower. A bangled wrist in a white and orange sari is visible at upper left, and a partial profile of a person in white is at right. The setting appears to be a temple puja.2011-01-17October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesAugust 16 20102010-08-16August 24 20062006-08-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of an ornate gold-coloured ceremonial tray on an orange cloth, arranged with several silver offering bowls holding red apples, green betel leaves, flower petals, grains and small silver spoons. The tray sits on a floor with a purple-edged mat, and a white draped cloth covers a seat in the background. No people are visible.2010-07-24