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A close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands are visible: one pours from a silver vessel with a spout, another places green leaves and white flowers, and a bangled wrist is at the left edge. Red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green stems and leaves are arranged among small silver bowls and a silver container with intricate engraved patterns. A small brass or gold object sits among the flowers. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering. Only partial hands and forearms are visible, so the number of people is limited.

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October 03 20102010-10-03March 05 20132013-03-05November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up of a ritual offering being prepared. A hand holds a silver spouted vessel pouring liquid over red roses and white petals on a gold tray. Silver bowls with scalloped rims hold a sweet paste and sliced white items, and more silver cups sit on a gold-rimmed tray behind. No person's face or full body is visible, only the hand.2010-10-02November 12 20102010-11-12Close view of hands performing a ritual over a large ornate gold tray. Several hands, one with a silver bangle, hold silver vessels and a silver conch-shaped vessel with a green leaf, while pink lotus blossoms, white jasmine flowers and small gold cups are arranged in the centre. Silver bowls holding white flowers and water surround the tray. The bare shoulder and head of one person are visible at the right edge. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or abhishekam offering setup.2010-09-29Close overhead photo of a puja tray set on a gold-toned plate. Hands in the frame hold small silver spoons and fingers reach toward a heap of red rose petals and fresh red flowers with green leaves. Silver bowls with engraved patterns surround the tray, and a silver container sits at the upper right. A person with grey hair is visible at the right edge, and a wrist wears a dark bead bracelet and another wears gold bangles. The arrangement suggests a ritual offering of flowers and fluids during worship. No one's face is shown and no identifiable individual is confirmed.2010-09-28November 05 20102010-11-05September 11 20112011-09-11November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up of hands pouring liquid from two silver-lidded white conch-shaped vessels over a gold tray during a ritual. A woman's hand with red-painted nails and a silver bangle holds a white rose. Silver bowls, a red apple, white jasmine-like flowers and green leaves lie on the tray. Other hands in the frame hold silver implements. The setting suggests an abhishekam offering with flowers and fruit.2010-09-09June 25 20132013-06-25