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Close photo of a padapuja offering. A bare hand in a white garment, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, pours water from a white vessel with a silver lid over a large silver-and-gold tray. Silver bowls, a red apple, and white flower petals are arranged on the tray. To the left, a seated person in an orange robe rests an arm near the tray. A gold-and-bead necklace with a small portrait pendant is visible at upper right on a person in white. The tray edges are ornately engraved.

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Close photo of a padapuja offering. A man in white ceremonial dress and a rudraksha bracelet pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel with a silver spout into a silver bowl on an ornate gold tray. Beside the tray, a red apple, silver bowls, white flowers and green leaves are arranged. A second person in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a gold ornate necklace is visible at the top right. The tray and bowls are polished silver and gold with embossed designs.2010-09-08Close view of a padapuja offering. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at left, their lower body and arm visible. At right, a person in white clothing with a rudraksha bracelet and a gold necklace pours liquid from a silver vessel over a large silver tray. The tray holds silver bowls and cups, a red apple, and white flower petals. A gold-patterned throne or seat edge is behind the saffron-robed figure. Only the hands and parts of the two people are shown, with no faces visible.2010-09-08Close-up of a padapuja-style offering in progress. A person in an orange robe sits at left, with an orange-clad lap visible, while a bare hand with rudraksha beads reaches into a silver offering plate. Silver bowls hold white flowers, green leaves, sliced vegetables and two red apples. A silver vessel and a white-handled silver implement lie on the tray. At right, a person in white clothing with a bead necklace bends over the plates, handling the offerings. Gold metal ornaments sit on the tray.2010-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold trim sits with hands near silver bowls. A person in white clothing with gold bangles pours liquid from a small silver vessel into a bowl. Red and pink flower petals and a red fruit with a white flower sit among the silver bowls. A partly visible bald head appears at right. The setting suggests puja or abhishekam preparation.2011-11-06A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual with hands from several participants pouring milk and offering items over silver and gilt trays. A hand at centre tilts a silver cup, pouring white liquid onto flowers, green leaves and shredded vegetables on a golden plate. Surrounding silver bowls hold more offerings, and red apples sit on the trays. On the left, a person in orange robes has bare feet resting on the tray edge. Others wear white garments with ash markings on their arms and wrist beads. A few silver bracelets and a rudraksha mala are visible, and the scene is set on an orange cloth.2010-09-08Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a silver tray. A person in an orange robe, wearing a bangle on the wrist, pours water from a small silver cup over a pair of hands held over a silver plate. The tray holds red apples, white sliced vegetables with green onion, a green leaf, pink lotus petals, small gold finials and several silver bowls and cups. The scene suggests abhishekam-style offering preparation. Only the hands and orange robe of the pouring person are visible.2010-11-09Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual: several hands pour milk from small silver cups and bowls onto ornate gold-and-silver trays heaped with white flowers and sprigs of greenery. Silver bowls, a red apple and a silver jug surround the trays. A person in an orange robe sits at left with bare feet resting on a silver tray, and another person in white clothes sits at top with rudraksha beads on the wrist. Wrists bear silver bangles and bracelets. The setting is an outdoor ritual on an orange cloth.2010-09-08 +3 copiesClose-up photo of several hands pouring liquid from silver vessels during a ritual offering on a gold-rimmed tray. A silver bowl holds white liquid being poured into a silver cup, and a silver ornate pot is tilted nearby. Chopped green and white vegetables, green onion stalks, and a red apple sit on the tray among ornate silver bowls. One person wears a beaded wristband, another a clear crystal bracelet, and a sleeve in orange and dark tones appears at the top right.2010-09-08November 13 20102010-11-13November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. A hand pours milk from a silver bowl over a golden tray holding white jasmine flowers, pink petals and a red-and-yellow apple. Other hands, one wearing bangles, hold silver bowls and a silver ladle nearby. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left edge beside a person in white, and a person with dark hair is at the right. Silver vessels with decorative engraving surround the offering.2010-10-28 +1 copiesNovember 14 20102010-11-14