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September 21 2011

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Close photograph of a ritual offering on a polished gold tray. A man's hand with a gold ring and bare forearm places a green leaf among red roses, pink lotus-like blossoms, white flowers and strands of red beads. Blurred foreground heads of other people frame the shot, and another man in a white shirt holds a green leaf near the top right. A clear plastic container sits at the left edge beside sweets or prasad. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering; no clear deity murti or throne is visible, and no identifiable a person is shown.2011-09-21October 05 20112011-10-05Close photo of several hands reaching toward a silver tray on a red cloth, filled with red rose petals and a small gold object. A person in an orange garment with a pink and green flower garland stands behind the tray, their arm extended. A woman in a pink shawl and white top, with a beaded bracelet and ring, touches the petals at left, and another hand with a gold bangle reaches in at lower right. Only the hands and parts of arms are visible; no clear face is shown. Rose petals are scattered on the cloth.2010-01-02 +1 copiesClose-up photo of devotees' hands reaching toward a silver tray filled with red rose petals and a small gold ornament on a red cloth. A figure in an orange garment and a long garland of pink and white lotus-like flowers is visible at the top. Several hands, including a woman's with a gold ring and red-beaded bracelet in a white sleeve, press toward the offering in a pada puja style gesture, with a gold-edged throne or platform beneath.2009-12-01Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being arranged on a large gold-coloured tray. A woman in white clothing with a red-patterned border and a dark mala necklace reaches forward with bangled wrists, placing pink, red and white flowers into a heap. Silver bowls, a small silver container, red apples and green leaves surround the flowers. Partially visible in the left foreground is another person in white with silver bangles. The setting suggests a puja or flower offering. No a person candidate is visible.2011-09-11September 21 20112011-09-21November 26 20112011-11-26Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands reach in from the frame, one holding white flower petals and another arranging red and orange roses, marigolds and white blossoms around a small gold kalasha-like vessel and a red-beaded thread. A bangled wrist and a child's bare foot in a green and gold silk skirt appear at left, and a person in orange-red garments at top. Polished silver bowls and dishes surround the tray. No face of any person is visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in frame.2011-10-05December 05 20112011-12-05November 27 20112011-11-27Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. In the foreground, bare feet in orange saffron robes rest on a large ornate gold tray. A man in a cream-gold silk kurta with embroidered trim leans in from the upper centre, placing red and orange flowers and a small brass cup on the gold tray. Behind him is a silver thali holding red flower petals, a coconut and a red fruit. A dark blurred figure is at the lower right. The gold tray is decorated with a raised floral pattern.2011-11-05Close-up photograph of several pairs of hands during a puja ritual over a gold tray. A woman in the foreground holds a clear glass vessel and pours water over a pink lotus flower held by a man in white clothing whose hands are also visible. Gold bangles and a silver ring are worn. Red roses, white jasmine-like flowers, small silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the gold tray, with a sleeve of orange cloth at the upper right. No face is visible and no one is identified.2010-09-07