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May 29 2018

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a silver plate holds a small lit oil lamp on a twisted handle and a pile of pink rose petals beside a small silver cup. A hand from the right holds a silver spoon above the plate, pouring or sprinkling liquid. Only hands and forearms are visible; no face appears. The background is softly blurred dark green and grey.2018-05-29Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared. A hand with several gold rings holds a small silver spoon, pouring white powder or liquid into a silver-coloured cup standing on a polished metal tray. Pink petals lie on the tray beside the cup. A second arm in a maroon garment holds the tray. The background is blurred dark maroon fabric. No face is visible, and no identifiable person is shown.2018-04-26 +1 copiesClose photo of two pairs of hands passing a silver plate holding a small silver bowl filled with pink rose petals. The hand on the right belongs to a figure in a rust-orange robe, with a gold bangle and a red thread wrist band. The hand on the left belongs to a person wearing a dark rudraksha bracelet and a red thread band, offering the petals. Behind them is a red cushioned seat and gold ornamental fabric. Only the hands and arms of the two people are visible.2018-06-04 +2 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04November 01 20112011-11-01Close view of a puja tray arrangement. A hand in a bangle and red sleeve pours liquid from a small brass spoon over yellow marigold flowers on a brass plate. A blue butterfly-pea flower and an incense stick stand among the offerings. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, a brass pot and more flower-laden plates sit on an orange cloth. No people's faces are visible.2013-10-06Close-up photo of a puja offering being prepared. A hand holds a small brass vessel with a burning incense stick, poured over a brass thali tray holding marigold and orange flowers, green leaves, a brass cup, a small lamp and a white cloth-wrapped item. Behind, a person in a red patterned garment sits with another brass aarti tray lit by oil lamps. Only partial hands and arms are visible, so people count is limited.2016-12-22Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a grey stone base. A yellow-glazed clay bowl holds pink and red flower petals and white sugar crystals, with a lit silver oil lamp beside it on the right. A hand wearing a red and black beaded wrist band reaches in from the top left, holding a small object above the bowl, and a white bowl of sugar sits at the left edge. Yellow turmeric and red kumkum powder dust the stone, and smoke rises from the offering. No people's faces are visible.2018-05-31December 07 20092009-12-07Close-up photo of devotees in white saris seated in a ritual setting, one woman holding a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals while another woman in the background holds her hands together in prayer. Both wear rudraksha mala beads, and the woman with the tray wears gold bangles, rings and red and green glass bangles. Brass plates of petals sit in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering of flower petals.2018-02-13December 31 20182018-12-31A photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08