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Close-up photo of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, holding a pink lotus flower in cupped hands over a silver puja tray. Silver bowls and small vessels with yellow liquid sit on the tray, and a second hand is visible at left. Orange cloth lies in the background. The priest's upper face is cropped out, and no visible cues establish his identity as a person.

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Close photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.October 21 20102010-10-21A photograph of a padapuja ritual in progress. In the upper left, a person in a white garment with a gold necklace and bangles holds a pink lotus flower with its stem over a silver-rimmed tray. In the lower right foreground, the bald head and bare feet of a seated devotee are visible, with a pink flower near the feet. A golden tray holds silver bowls, red and orange flowers, white petals and a small brass vessel. The setting is an orange-draped background.2010-10-21A close photograph of a ritual scene. A man in white dhoti with red and gold borders and rudraksha malas holds a small silver vessel topped with pink lotus petals in cupped hands. Beside him, a seated figure in white and a yellow-gold shawl sits near silver bowls and a gold-rimmed tray with offerings. The foreground shows part of another person's face at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2010-09-22Close-up photograph of a ritual pouring of water over a white flower and offerings. Two people's hands hold silver vessels with pink lotus flowers, pouring water into a silver tray. One figure at left wears a saffron-orange garment and a white-clad person at lower left holds a white lotus. A silver plate holds white flower petals and an apple. Another person at right wears silver bangles and a red-beaded thread. The scene suggests abhishekam or padapuja.2010-10-10Close-up photo of a puja offering in progress. Several pairs of hands hold small silver conch-shaped vessels with pink lotus flowers and pour or sprinkle from them over a large silver tray. Hands of a figure in saffron-orange robes on the left, a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala at top centre, and a woman in a yellow sari with bangles on the right are visible. The tray holds shredded white flowers, a red apple, small silver bowls and a golden tray below. The participants are only partially visible, so no face or full identity is shown.2010-10-10A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual. Silver and gilt plates hold pink lotus flowers, small silver bowls of yellow liquid, white flower petals and silver kalasha-like vessels. Bare feet of a person in saffron-orange robes stand on the golden tray, while behind them a person in white with a long gold bead necklace and bangle extends their hands over the offerings. Another person is partly visible at the right edge.2010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a seated man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, cupping a small pink lotus flower and a silver-toned vessel in both hands. Gold bangles, a gold wristwatch and gold rings are visible. A gold-coloured chair edge is at left, a person in an orange garment is at lower left, and a person in yellow and gold clothing is at right, along with a silver tray holding fruit at the bottom edge. The hands and garments dominate the frame, and the face is cropped out. A seated devotee holds a lotus during a ritual offering, with a silver tray of offerings in front.2010-10-10A close photograph of a devotee's hands offering a pink lotus flower in a puja setting. The person on the right wears a white garment, a gold chain and a bangle, and holds the pink lotus over a silver plate. Another person in a yellow garment, wearing a wristwatch, holds a second lotus offering in the background. A grey-haired person's head is visible at the left edge beside a golden tray holding silver vessels. The scene suggests padapuja-style flower offering.2010-10-12Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot resting on a silver tray is being washed and offered to by several hands holding silver vessels and a silver spouted pot. Pink lotus flowers and an apple sit among ornate silver bowls and gold-coloured plates. A person in saffron/orange robes is partly visible at the top, and a rudraksha-style bead strand hangs near the foot. Only hands, a foot and partial limbs are visible, and no face is shown.2010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pada puja offering with hands and arms reaching over large silver and gold thali trays. Pink lotus flowers, red apples, small silver bowls of white and green offerings, and a small silver vessel sit on the trays. A woman in a green and blue sari holds a pink lotus, a person in a yellow garment and another in orange robes sit at the edges, and a person in cream clothing reaches in from the right. Only partially visible hands and heads appear; no one's face is clearly shown.2010-09-22Close view of a ritual offering. A person in white clothing with a dark beaded mala around the neck holds a pink lotus flower and a small silver-toned vessel in cupped hands. Silver bowls with floral-engraved rims and a red apple sit on a brass tray in the foreground, with a woman in a yellow garment and another in orange at the edges. The setting suggests a puja offering.2010-09-21