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December 20 20172017-12-20March 03 20182018-03-03October 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of seated priests in rust-orange robes preparing ritual materials on a stone step. A priest wearing a dark rudraksha mala holds a thin golden stylus and works in a large silver-rimmed brass tray of pale yellow-white paste. Nearby trays hold white powder, deep red kumkum, and a small metal cup with a dark stick. Another robed person sits at the left edge. No face of the main priest is visible; the image shows hands and torso only.2016-10-16November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up of a person in orange-red monastic robes seated cross-legged, sprinkling white grains from one hand through a cloth bundle held in the other. Before them on a stainless steel tray are a heap of white grains, a bowl of mixed dark seeds and flower petals, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and a glass dish. A stack of red cloth sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering preparation. No face is visible.2018-04-15Close view of a puja setup on a red and gold patterned cloth. A person in orange robes and a beaded bracelet holds a lit match or taper over a silver lamp. Around them are silver bowls holding turmeric powder, kumkum, rice, camphor pieces and a small cone of yellow turmeric on a plate, plus a silver kalasha vessel and a silver lamp stand. Flowers sit in a silver bowl at the top right.2016-01-15A close photograph of a ritual puja set on a white marble tray in the foreground. Brass plates hold flowers, a conch shell, a small brass lamp, a golden pyramid-shaped object, kumkum, and a folded maroon cloth. Behind the tray, seated figures in saffron and orange robes and wrists hung with rudraksha malas are performing the rite, one hand lifting a white conch-shaped vessel. The setting is a tiled floor with the ritual items arranged in front of the seated participants.2017-01-01October 16 20162016-10-16Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being made at a gilded altar. A person in orange clothing on the left holds a small silver bowl, while hands on the right pour from or hold silver vessels over a tray heaped with golden-coloured offerings, red flowers and white blossoms. A golden ornate backdrop is visible behind, and a gold bangle is visible on the upper right arm. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with silver bowls and flowers at the altar.2009-12-07December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesClose photo of ritual offering preparation on a gold-decorated altar. Two women in red saris with gold borders hold small silver vessels, one pouring or offering from a silver cup, over a silver tray of pink and red flower petals and silver bowls. A bare-armed woman in a red blouse with gold-embroidered sleeve, bangles and a bracelet reaches in from the left, and a blurred figure with long dark hair in a pale top stands at the right edge. Gold ornate carved surfaces fill the background.2011-10-22