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October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Close-up of hands handling a ritual offering on a silver-toned tray with scalloped rim. A yellow turmeric-coated coconut or kalasha-like vessel with a yellow thread wrapped around it sits on the tray, dusted with rice grains and turmeric powder. Yellow flowers lie beside it. A man's wrist wears several rudraksha mala bracelets with a colourful woven band, and another person's hand in a red thread bracelet touches the flowers. The setting is a blurred ritual space.2015-11-18A photograph of a coconut wrapped with gold ornaments and tied with yellow thread, resting on a silver tray filled with red and pink rose petals. Gold chains, bead strands and a pointed gold pendant lie across the coconut. A woven basket of petals and marigolds sits in the upper background, and a maroon sari with gold border is visible at the right edge. No people are visible. The setting suggests a ritual decoration for a temple ceremony.2015-10-18 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual setting: a hand with a multicolour thread bracelet rests on a coconut wrapped in brown fibre and dressed with gold chain ornaments and fringed gold tassels, set on a white plate heaped with red and orange flower petals. Surrounding items include a brass bowl, a silver tray with red flowers, yellow and red marigold garlands, folded cloth in brown and gold tones, and an ornate silver-embossed object at the upper right. The partially visible person wears a white garment and sits barefoot.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18March 07 20132013-03-07A close photo of a pada puja setup: a bare arm with bangles and a dark hand rests over a silver-rimmed tray holding a coconut wrapped in gold braided cord and tassels. The tray sits on an ornately engraved silver stool beside stone or brick slabs marked with white and red kumkum, and a red cloth draped over a seat is at right. No face is visible. The photo is credited to2011-12-14Close-up of a ritual being performed on a white stone platform scattered with yellow and purple flowers. A turmeric-yellow coconut wrapped in white cotton thread sits on a brass plate garlanded with pink and yellow marigolds and green leaves. A person in white clothing with gold bangles and a red-beaded necklace winds white thread around the coconut while another person's hand, in an orange garment, is visible at the left edge. A brass bowl and spoon sit beside the plate.2007-02-15December 28 20112011-12-28Close-up photograph of a devotee's hands offering a silver-toned ceremonial plate holding yellow marigold flowers, red petals and white blossoms, with a round yellow-wrapped object tied with a yellow thread. A person wearing a rudraksha bead bracelet and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant is visible behind, in white clothing, alongside a second arm with a multicoloured thread bracelet. Background is blurred with other white-clothed devotees.2015-11-18Close photo of ritual offering preparation on a golden tray. Two hands with a ring and a red-and-gold wrist thread arrange a gold-beaded garland across pink lotus flowers. Silver bowls and a silver vessel surround the tray, with white jasmine-like flowers and green leaves. Only forearms and hands are visible, with sacred white markings on the arm at right. Part of an orange-robed person appears at top. Appears to be puja or abhishekam preparation.2010-10-26 +1 copies