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Close-up photograph of a person's hands holding a red apple with a white cloth or cotton wick placed on top, cupped over a small silver bowl. The wearer's white garment shows a gold chain with a small round portrait pendant and a bangle on the wrist. Behind, a second person in a maroon garment sits blurred. On the right, an ornate gold-rimmed silver tray holds several silver bowls filled with liquid.

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Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot rests on a silver tray, washed with water poured from a silver vessel. Hands in white and orange-red robes pour and offer water; red flower petals and a green leaf sit in a silver bowl, with red apples placed around the tray. Gold and silver ritual vessels frame the scene, with a blurred figure in dark clothing at right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesClose 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.2010-08-30Close-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.2010-08-30December 03 20112011-12-03October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesNovember 28 20112011-11-28November 30 20112011-11-30Close photo of a ritual in progress. A person in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white striped borders and a long gold bead necklace holds a small silver cup in one hand. Beside them, a person in a yellow garment and a wristwatch reaches toward silver and gold plates set out with a red apple, a white coconut and other offerings. Silver bowls with repoussé floral patterns sit on a gold tray.2010-09-08 +1 copiesClose photograph of a puja offering. A person in a white-and-saffron-trimmed garment pours milk from a small silver bowl over a silver tray, while another person's hand in a plaid shirt holds a second silver bowl of white liquid. The tray holds a red apple, white flowers, pink lotus petals, shredded white and green garnish, and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. A second person in an orange-saffron garment sits at the left edge, their feet visible. Bangles and white markings on the forearms are visible. Gold-toned metal trays surround the offerings.2010-10-19October 08 20102010-10-08Close-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.2010-09-21