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March 05 2013

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Close-up of a ritual water offering being poured from a silver vessel into a gold-toned bowl on a brass tray. Two hands hold ornately engraved silver cups, one tilting water in a steady stream. The tray holds white plumeria flowers, purple blossoms, a red flower and small gold cups with a red gemstone. No people's faces are visible, and no one is identifiable as a person.2013-03-05A close-up photograph of a ritual worship tray on a gold-coloured surface. Silver bowls and small silver vessels are filled with yellow liquid, rose petals and white flowers, while a silver spouted vessel rests among them. Purple and pink flower heads and white blossoms are arranged on a gold plate at centre. A hand with bangles and a wristband reaches in to arrange the flowers, and a second person in a white garment is partly visible at the top right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering arrangement.2013-03-05Close overhead view of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray and silver bowls. White flowers, including jasmine and white roses, surround a small gold kalasha-style finial, with pink and red blossoms and a yellow flower among them. Silver spoons and ladles rest in shallow silver vessels filled with yellow liquid. A hand adorned with bangles reaches in from the lower left, and another hand holding a ladle enters from the right. No faces are visible.2013-03-08Close-up of a ritual abhishekam: a hand pours liquid from a silver-and-white conch-shaped vessel with a green leaf sprig over a golden tray. Surrounded by many polished silver bowls and dishes holding offerings, including red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, marigold and purple blossoms, and small golden kalasha-style containers. A second hand holds a small silver vessel at the lower right. No people's faces are visible, only hands and arms in a temple-style puja setting.2013-03-05Close photo of a ritual tray surrounded by silver and gilt vessels. Two hands, one wearing a bangle and a beaded bracelet, pour liquid from a silver vessel into a silver bowl. The gold tray holds white and purple flowers, including frangipani-like blossoms, and small silver cones and cups. The setting suggests abhishekam or puja preparation. No identifiable person's face is visible, and no one is clearly identified as a person.2013-03-05March 05 20132013-03-05September 11 20112011-09-11Close view of a gold ritual tray filled with pink, red and white flower petals around a golden pedestal lingam-style vessel. A pair of hands pours milk from a silver bowl over the stone-like central object, as in abhishekam. Silver and gold bowls and offering plates sit in the background, with a red flower at left. No people's faces are visible; only hands are shown.2013-06-25Close view of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray and silver trays. A bare hand with a rudraksha bracelet pours or sprinkles from a silver vessel onto purple and white flowers, including white jasmine-like blossoms and purple asters. Silver bowls hold yellow liquid, white petals, and a red rose, and a small silver pot is nearby. No people are visible apart from the hand and a sleeve in orange and red at the top edge.2013-03-05March 05 20132013-03-05June 25 20132013-06-25Close overhead view of a gold ceremonial tray or altar surface densely covered with white jasmine-like blossoms, interspersed with pink and magenta flowers, red ixora clusters, yellow flowers and white plumeria with yellow centres. A small gold cup-shaped vessel and a gold ornamental finial sit within the floral arrangement, and a silver bowl with a bright orange liquid. Two large magenta and yellow flowers rest on silver offering dishes at the bottom edge. No people are visible, and the scene suggests flower decoration for a puja or abhishekam.2013-07-19