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A close photograph of hands offering red apples in small silver bowls during a ritual. In the foreground a hand holds a silver bowl with embossed floral scrollwork, with a red apple placed inside, and another pair of hands holds a second silver bowl with an apple at upper right. A silver bangle is worn on the wrist at lower right. Behind them a figure in white clothing with pink-and-white borders wears a long beaded golden-brown mala around the neck. The image has a bluish wash and a small purple logo at upper right.

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A close photograph of a ritual offering: two pairs of hands hold small silver bowls, each holding a red apple. In the foreground, the hands belong to a man in a white shawl with maroon and white striped border. Behind him, another person's hands also hold an apple bowl, and a partially visible woman in a yellow garment stands at left. A blurred golden background and a conch-shell-like object at lower left suggest a puja setting. The image is shallow in depth of field, with faces mostly cropped out.2011-01-29Close-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.2010-09-21Close 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.2010-08-30A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with dark red curtains. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing gold necklaces and gold bangles, holds up a silver bowl with a red apple and blows or chants toward it, with white ash lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a striped yellow and white sari with a black bead necklace holds a similar apple bowl. Behind them another white-clad man with white forehead marks and a gold chain sits, and more hands and bowls with apples appear at the bottom edge. This appears to be a padapuja-style offering of fruit during a ritual.2010-10-16October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesClose-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.2010-08-30A woman in a white sari with a blue-and-white beaded mala and gold bangles holds a small silver bowl holding a red apple, offering it or a flower into a silver tray of pooja offerings. The tray holds pink rose petals, yellow marigold blossoms, green leaves, more red apples and silver bowls. Beside her, a man in a striped shirt with a red-and-white shawl and a lanyard watches. Bare feet and blurred heads of other devotees appear at the frame edges.2011-12-06Close photo of a man's cupped hands holding a small gold dish with a red fruit. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a black-strapped wristwatch. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit behind him in what appears to be a ritual setting.2011-12-19A close-up photograph of a devotee in white clothes holding a red apple on a small silver plate, offering it toward a gold-carved ornate shrine or throne. Beside them, a man with glasses and a shaved head, wearing a white top and a dark beaded necklace, holds another red apple on a plate. A woman with dark hair in a blue patterned garment is seen from behind at the right edge. The gold carvings and fruit offerings suggest a padapuja offering setting.2010-08-28October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesNovember 28 20112011-11-28A photograph of a ritual offering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with white horizontal tripundra lines on his forehead and arm raises a small silver bowl holding a red-orange fruit. Behind him a woman in a cream and yellow striped sari with a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right a woman in a dark top with a red bindi looks on. Further back a man in white garments with a gold necklace is partly visible. The background is a dark red curtain.2010-10-16