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A blurred, close overhead view of a standing person in white clothing, seen from above, with grey-clad arms and hands reaching down toward a dark rod or stick. In the foreground, a tray or altar holds garlands of white and pink flowers with a red bead or cloth element. A hand holding a dark object appears at the upper left edge. The scene looks like a ritual or puja moment, though the exact action is unclear from the blur.

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A blurred close-up, apparently filmed from above, of a man in a white t-shirt and grey shorts with both hands resting on a large white cake decorated with red and pink icing and a central red strip. Lit candles stand in the cake. At the lower left, another person's hands hold a dark mobile phone or camera toward the cake. The page excerpt names an event with a morning puja, darshan and classes, but the image itself shows no visible ritual, deity or a person.A woman with short dark hair wearing a white collared shirt with a dark collar and sleeve trim stands in front of a large floral arrangement of white and pink flowers, possibly garlands, with red and pink accents. She holds a handheld microphone to her mouth and smiles. The floor is grey and other people's bare feet and legs are visible at the top edge of the frame.October 28 20102010-10-28A blurred photograph of a standing person in a white top with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar near a garlanded object with white and magenta flower garlands. In the lower left, a woman in white with headphones and glasses holds a microphone toward the scene. Yellow plastic chairs and bare feet are visible at the top. A small inset in the lower left shows a framed deity image with a red and gold halo and a figure in red.A photograph of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, holding lit incense sticks over a gold-rimmed tray set with a red apple, a silver puja plate and red flowers. Another person in an orange garment and red-bordered cloth sits at the left edge, their bare feet visible in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja offering. The man wears dark-rimmed glasses and a ring. Possible a person candidate: the man in white with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and no visible crown or saffron robe; appearance is uncertain, so role is given as priest.2011-11-15March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a screen showing a ritual scene. Several shaved-headed men in white dhotis sit on the floor around a white marble platform decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, scattered petals and small brass vessels. A bare-chested priest in the foreground pours or offers flowers over a dark deity murti at the centre, while another man at the upper right performs the rite. The image is a screen capture showing people, not physical people in the room, and the people in view are priests and attendants.2015-10-23Close-up photo of a ritual offering with several pairs of hands holding small silver cups and pouring liquid into a large silver tray filled with silver bowls, a red apple, pink flower petals and a yellow heap of grains. A person in an orange garment with gold border, possibly a sannyasi's robe, stands at left with bare feet near the tray. Other people in white and cream clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-like bead necklace stand around the offering, with one person's hands clasped at lower left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2011-12-10A photograph of a seated ritual at an indoor convention, with white sheets on the floor and scattered petals. A long-haired man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, bare-shouldered, and rudraksha malas around his neck; he holds a brass kalasha-style vessel with a red-orange cord. A bearded man on the right wears a saffron shawl over white kurta and holds the vessel's base with his hands. Behind them, several white-clad people sit, and a blue cooler and standing fans are visible.2006-07-30July 21 20102010-07-21June 27 20142014-06-27November 20 20112011-11-20