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Close photo on a deep red carpet showing a round silver tray heaped with red and orange rose petals and yellow marigold flowers. To the left, a red and gold silk cloth is draped over a pile of ornate gold-toned metal and jewelled pieces, including a small oval pendant bearing a portrait of a man. Behind, silver ceremonial vessels with curved handles sit on a silver tray. No people are visible.

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September 10 20132013-09-10July 07 20092009-07-07September 21 20132013-09-21A photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08October 19 20132013-10-19Close-up photo of a ritual lingam or shivalinga being decorated with flowers in a temple setting. A man in a white dhoti and a red-brown beaded bracelet reaches toward a golden-toned lingam set on a silver-rimmed tray heaped with red roses, yellow roses, white flowers and green leaves. A bare-footed figure stands on a red floor at the left, and a person in a leopard-print and tiger-striped shawl sits at the right edge. The lingam and tray rest on a silver pedestal. No face is visible of the men shown, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2019-04-07Close-up of a puja tray in silver with a red hibiscus flower resting on a silver conch or shell-shaped vessel, a small orange rose and green grass blade beside it. Behind, a bare foot with a reddish-brown mark is visible, with a gold-patterned yellow cloth above. Silver bowls holding red and white petals sit at the lower left and right. No faces are visible; the setting suggests a temple puja offering.2013-09-08 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual offering on a gold-toned tray: red, orange, pink and yellow flowers, including large yellow petals and rose-like blooms, scattered around silver vessels and a silver spoon. At the upper left, a bare foot with visible toes rests beside a gold-and-maroon silk garment, indicating a seated person offering flowers during puja. The silver bowls and ornate metal tray suggest abhishekam or puja worship.2013-09-14Close-up photograph of a brass ritual tray decorated with a ring of orange roses and yellow marigold petals. At the centre are white frangipani-style flowers, a red rose and a pink rose. A small brass cup with a red stone sits to the right, and a brass spouted vessel rests at the lower edge. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a puja or abhishekam floral offering.2013-11-03October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copies