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November 28 2011

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Close photo of a person in a white long-sleeved shirt holding a red striped apple in a small silver bowl, with a white flower or garland piece placed on top of the apple. Behind them is a gold-and-silver ritual tray with several silver bowls and a decorated gold plate. Only hands and arms are visible; no face or full figure appears.

September 21 2010

Close-up photograph of a ritual offering in a temple setting. A red apple rests on a small ornate silver bowl held in the outstretched hands of a woman wearing a gold-bordered orange sari, a silver bangle and a silver wristwatch; a red thread is tied on her wrist. Beside her, another woman in a teal and cream sari with gold border holds a silver vessel and pours water from a silver kalasha-like pot into a glass bowl. Golden background decor suggests a puja or sacred offering setting.

January 03 2014

Close-up of a ritual offering being prepared on a silver tray. A hand holds a red apple in a silver bowl with a white cloth or flower draped over it. Nearby stand additional silver bowls and small cups engraved with scrollwork, and a silver pitcher at right. Behind the tray are white jasmine flowers, a pink lotus, and gold-coloured decorative objects. An orange cloth edge appears at the upper left. No face is visible, and the scene suggests a puja or padapuja offering.

A close-up photograph of a devotee in white clothes holding a red apple on a small silver plate, offering it toward a gold-carved ornate shrine or throne. Beside them, a man with glasses and a shaved head, wearing a white top and a dark beaded necklace, holds another red apple on a plate. A woman with dark hair in a blue patterned garment is seen from behind at the right edge. The gold carvings and fruit offerings suggest a padapuja offering setting.

A woman in a white sari with a blue-and-white beaded mala and gold bangles holds a small silver bowl holding a red apple, offering it or a flower into a silver tray of pooja offerings. The tray holds pink rose petals, yellow marigold blossoms, green leaves, more red apples and silver bowls. Beside her, a man in a striped shirt with a red-and-white shawl and a lanyard watches. Bare feet and blurred heads of other devotees appear at the frame edges.

A close photograph of a ritual offering: two pairs of hands hold small silver bowls, each holding a red apple. In the foreground, the hands belong to a man in a white shawl with maroon and white striped border. Behind him, another person's hands also hold an apple bowl, and a partially visible woman in a yellow garment stands at left. A blurred golden background and a conch-shell-like object at lower left suggest a puja setting. The image is shallow in depth of field, with faces mostly cropped out.

Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands holding red apples. In the foreground, a woman's hand with a ring rests an apple in a palm, while a second hand above holds another red apple. The wearers' clothing is red with a floral-patterned white and red garment, and the background is blurred with warm bokeh lights. This appears to be a Kalpataru darshan offering moment. No identifiable figure of a person is visible.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a hand wearing a black thread bracelet holds a red fruit. A golden staff or pillar-like ritual object rises on the right, and a blurred person in a green sari stands in the background, with another hand holding a red fruit at upper left. Warm red tones dominate the scene.

Close-up photo of a woman's hands cupping a small silver-rimmed white bowl holding a single red rose with green leaves. She wears a gold bangle and ring, and a blue sari with a silver-edged border; a rudraksha mala with brown beads hangs at her side. The setting suggests a devotional offering, possibly part of a pada puja, though this is only a close frame of the hands.

Close-up photograph of a red apple with a yellowish-green blush resting in a small polished silver bowl on an ornate silver puja plate. Surrounding the apple are other silver and gold ritual vessels with engraved floral and scroll patterns, and pink flower petals are visible at the top right and upper left. The background is softly blurred, showing more gold and silver containers. No people are visible.