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Close-up photo of a ritual offering setup. A woman's hand, with a red thread tied at the wrist, pours liquid from a silver vessel with a spout into a silver bowl. Around it are ornate silver and gilt trays and small silver cups, with white jasmine-like blossoms and pink lotus flowers arranged on a gold tray. Her purple and red garment is visible at the top edge. The scene suggests a puja offering, with no visible deity, a person, or other people beyond the hand and clothing.

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October 04 20102010-10-04Close-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.2010-10-03Close-up photograph of hands arranging offerings on an ornate gold-and-silver ritual tray. Several hands, one wearing silver rings and bangles, hold pink lotus blossoms and white jasmine flowers over the tray. Silver bowls and small silver vessels, some filled with white flower petals, surround a central golden plate with engraved patterns. A small gold cup sits among the flowers, and a pouring vessel is tilted over the tray. The setting suggests a puja offering of flowers and water, with no clearly visible face of a person in the frame.2010-09-29Close-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.2013-03-05June 25 20132013-06-25A 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.2010-10-02Close 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.2010-09-29May 20 20162016-05-20Close-up photo of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray. Pink flowers. Red apples are placed among the bowls, and a white shell or conch-shaped object lies near the lower left. Lit oil lamps glow amid the bowls, and incense sticks rise from the top. A partially visible hand rests at the left edge. No people are clearly shown beyond the hand, and no identifiable figure appears in the frame.2011-01-29Close 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 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual conch shell (shankha) with a white shell body and ornate silver fittings and collar, resting on a silver and gilded tray. Pink and white frangipani-style flowers and yellow blossoms scatter around it, with a small pink flower placed on the tray. A silver bowl and other silver vessels are visible in the background. No people are visible.2013-06-22Close-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.2010-10-02