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Close-up photo of a ritual offering. In the foreground, a devotee in a dark red garment wearing a red rose garland and a beaded bracelet holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers and dried grass with a white rope passing beside it. A bare arm with a gold-coloured band on the wrist extends in from the right to receive the tray. Behind them, a blurred figure with a forehead mark stands near a bright outdoor background of palms and sky.

August 27 2016

Close-up photograph of a puja tray on a polished brass plate, holding small brass cups, a brass bell or lamp, pink and red rose petals, white jasmine buds and green leaves, and yellow marigold heads in small bowls. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold thread bangle, reaches into the tray to arrange the flowers. Rudraksha beads are visible on the wrist and chest of the blurred person beside, dressed in red and white. The scene suggests a ritual offering of flowers and aarti items.

September 28 2017

2017-09-28 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual scene beside a decorated temple structure wrapped in white and yellow flower garlands and red flowers, with palm fronds overhead. A man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a red vertical tilak, wearing a red-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and a red marigold-and-rose garland, stands at centre with eyes lowered, hands near a brass plate of flowers. Beside him, a devotee in orange-brown clothing with rudraksha beads holds a plate of marigolds and offerings, while a second man in orange-brown clothing and beaded rudraksha malas pulls a rope pulley. Another person stands at the right edge.

2016-03-01 +1 copies

A close photograph of a ritual offering in which a bare arm with gold bangles and a silver ring rests on a coconut set in a silver plate heaped with pink flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms and green leaves. A man's hand, wearing a black wristwatch, holds the plate from below. Behind, a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and a nose stud sits with hands folded in namaskar. A red and yellow flower garland hangs at the left edge, and a bright lamp glows in the background.

Close photograph of a ritual puja tray in a temple setting. A brass thali holds pink rose petals, white jasmine-like buds, yellow marigold heaps and small brass bowls with yellow and white offerings. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and a small brass lamp sit on the tray. A person in a dark garment with a beaded mala at the wrist reaches into the tray with one hand while another hand holds a brass bowl at the lower edge. Lit oil lamps and more offering trays are blurred in the background. Only hands and arms of two people are visible, so the people count is limited.

September 26 2016

Outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple flagpole setting with palm fronds in the background. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a white-and-maroon flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, stands on the left, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth bundles tied with orange cord, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. Orange rope hangs on the left edge, and a leaf-tied bundle is visible at the base of the flagpole.

October 05 2011

A bare-chested man in orange ceremonial cloth holds a gold ritual tray with an ornate gold kalasha-style vessel and a bed of yellow, pink and purple flowers. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a bracelet, with a small pendant on a chain. Behind him, two women in orange saris walk in the blurred background, one looking at a phone. Warm sunlight falls across the scene.

A close photograph of a bare-chested man in orange ritual dress holding a golden plate filled with yellow, pink and red flower petals and a gold ceremonial vessel with a curved spout. He wears a rudraksha mala, an orange shawl wrapped over his shoulder, a thin silver chain and a gold bangle. A blurred figure in orange robes stands behind him against a reddish wall.