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December 10 2011

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A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a silver tray. A woman in white garments with gold bangles pours or touches water over a bare foot of a person in orange-trimmed saffron clothing. Another hand holds a silver implement over the tray. The tray holds red apples, pink and yellow flower petals, silver bowls and cups, and a small oil lamp burns at the edge. Two people in the background, one in dark green sari with a rudraksha mala, have hands folded in namaskar. Blurred figures frame the foreground.2011-12-10Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. Silver and brass bowls hold red and pink flowers, a red apple, and small silver cups. A man's hand with a gold bangle and ring reaches over the tray to place petals, while a woman in a green garment with bangles and bracelets holds a small spoon. In the foreground, a person in a black head covering and white clothing is seen from behind at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is visible.2011-09-15Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A man in a white kurta holds a small clear glass or cup over a pink lotus flower, while another person's hand reaches in from the left wearing a gold bangle and ring. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and a white conch-shaped vessel. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper left beside an ornate gold throne-like backdrop. No face of any person is shown fully. The tray and ritual items suggest an abhishekam or padapuja setting.2011-09-15December 05 20112011-12-05Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold-toned altar. A seated person in orange robes, only the hands and feet visible, is surrounded by silver-rimmed gold trays holding small silver bowls of milky liquid and red and yellow flower petals. A bearded man in white garments reaches to a bowl at the left, a woman in a bangles and a green-bordered sari holds a silver cup at the right, and another person's hand reaches in from the lower left. A small golden deity murti or lamp stand sits among the flowers, with a red flower garland draped near the orange robe.2010-08-04Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a polished silver and gold tray. A man in a white shirt with a gold bangle and a woman's hand wearing gold bangles place items among silver bowls, red apples, pink and white flower petals and a folded cloth. A blurred gold vessel and a person in dark clothing appear at the edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-09-15December 05 20112011-12-05Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being arranged on a brass and silver tray. A bare hand wearing gold bangles and rings reaches across silver bowls holding white flowers, green leaves, a red apple and a lotus bud. In the foreground, blurred heads of two onlookers are visible, and an orange-robed arm appears at the upper right.2010-11-24September 15 20112011-09-15December 05 20112011-12-05Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copies