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Close view of a person in a white dhoti-style garment with a thin maroon border performing a puja. Their hands, one resting over the other, hold white flower petals over a silver tray. Silver bowls and dishes with engraved rims sit on the tray, with a red apple and green leaves at the lower edge. The person wears a heavy gold necklace with bead-shaped links and a pendant containing a small framed portrait, and a bracelet of rudraksha beads on one wrist. White ash markings streak the forearm. The setting is an outdoor ritual with a silver kalasha-style vessel at the left edge.

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Close-up photograph of a person in white ritual clothing with a red-bordered cloth, seated at a puja. Their hands, adorned with rudraksha mala bracelets and white ash stripes on the forearms, hold white flower petals over an arrangement of ornate silver bowls and vessels. A heavy gold necklace with round gold beads hangs from the neck, with a small oval pendant showing a printed portrait of a person with reddish-orange clothing. Fresh green leaves, a red apple and white flowers lie on the silver trays in the foreground. The image is a photo of a physical person performing a padapuja-style offering, and the printed pendant portrait is not a physical person.2010-09-08Close-up photograph of a priest in white ritual dress with a red-and-white border, seated at a silver puja tray. Both hands hold white flower petals over silver bowls, with fruit, green leaves and a red cloth on the tray. A gold necklace with a large pendant holding a small photograph of a person hangs at the chest, and the priest wears rudraksha beads on the wrist and white ash stripes on the arms. The scene appears to be a padapuja offering, with the priest's hand placed on the tray.2010-09-08November 08 20102010-11-08October 29 20102010-10-29November 02 20102010-11-02October 03 20102010-10-03Close crop of a person in white ritual dhoti with red-bordered edge and a rudraksha mala across the chest, holding a small silver plate with a red flower and green leaves in cupped hands. Gold bangles on the wrist. Partially visible person in a yellow and green sari sits to the right. Silver vessels at the bottom edge suggest a puja setting. Only a torso and hands are shown, with no face visible. The face is not visible, so identity cannot be assessed; the figure is described by role as a priest in ritual white.2010-10-02October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12Close 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.Close-up photo of a ritual offering in progress. In the foreground, a young boy in a white dhoti-style cloth with red-striped borders and a beaded necklace holds a silver-rimmed small cup or vessel with pink lotus petals resting on top. Another person's hands in a yellow cloth reach toward the offering. Behind, a clear glass bowl of white flowers or petals sits on the left. White sacred ash markings are visible on the boy's arm. The setting appears to be a temple or satsang ritual context.2010-11-08