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November 06 2010

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Close-up photograph of a ritual padapuja-style offering. A bare foot rests on a golden tray surrounded by yellow marigold petals and a pink lotus flower. A hand holds a small silver vessel above the foot, and silver bowls and cups sit in the foreground. Other hands and a person in orange clothing at the right edge are partly visible. The focus is on the foot and the offering items rather than on a face.2010-11-06Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on an ornate gold-rimmed tray. A hand holds a white conch shell with silver fittings and a silver tip, pouring from it. Other hands wearing gold bangles and rings reach toward silver bowls and a silver container filled with white flowers. Pink lotus petals and white blossoms lie on the tray. No people's faces are visible and the sari colours are cream and orange at the edges.2010-10-03November 07 20102010-11-07Close-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 abhishekam: a pair of hands, one wearing a red garment at the top edge, pours liquid from a silver-tipped white conch shell (shankha) over a gold tray. The tray holds white and pink flower petals, a red flower, and a gold kalasha-style vessel with a small gold cup or base. Silver bowls with red flowers and a yellow liquid sit on a silver tray behind. A small silver box lies at the right. Water runs down onto the petals.2013-06-25 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja offering arrangement. Hands with a silver ring hold a silver implement over pink and cream lotus flowers. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and small silver cups. A gold-coloured ritual vessel sits among the items. At the right edge, a figure in orange clothing is partly visible, and a blurred dark-haired person appears at the far left edge. Dressed in white clothing is a figure at the top, with a gold ornament visible. The scene suggests a padapuja or abhishekam offering setting.2010-11-02September 12 20102010-09-12October 03 20102010-10-03October 26 20102010-10-26November 13 20102010-11-13Close photo of a puja offering in progress: several hands reach over a golden cloth covered with silver bowls of fruit, flowers, yellow and brown offerings, and silver conch-shaped vessels. A man in the upper centre wears a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, with white sacred ash marks on his arms. Gold bangles are visible on the wrists, and a sheathed silver-handled ritual implement lies among the bowls.2017-05-24