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A young child with short dark hair reaches toward an adult's cupped hands holding a pink lotus bud over a silver puja tray. Silver bowls and an ornately engraved gold-toned plate sit on the tray. Adults in white clothing are visible, one wearing a gold necklace and bangles, and a red garment appears at the upper right. The scene suggests a devotional offering ritual.

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Close photo of a child's hands offering a pink lotus flower into the cupped hands of an adult in a white ritual garment. Beside them is an ornate gold tray holding small embossed silver bowls and dishes. The adult wears a gold pendant necklace, and white sacred ash lines are visible on the forearm. The child wears white clothing. The setting suggests a puja offering ritual. No face of the adult is shown, and no identification is made.2010-09-16Close photo of a ritual offering. A woman's hands in white clothing, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, hold a pink lotus flower over a gold-embroidered cloth and an ornate silver tray with small silver bowls. A child with dark hair, gold earrings and a maroon garment leans in from the left, watching. White sacred ash markings are visible on the woman's upper arm. The setting suggests a puja offering.2010-09-16October 21 20102010-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual offering at a gilded altar. In the foreground a person in cream ethnic dress holds a pink lotus flower on a small silver tray, and a second person's hands, wearing silver bangles, hold another pink lotus. At right a tiered silver tray holds small silver bowls with white and green offerings. The ornate gold-leaf backdrop and carved gold pedestal suggest a puja or abhishekam setting. Partially visible at left, a woman with a red and white garment and a rudraksha mala is seated nearby. Only three people are partly visible, with hands and shoulders in frame.2010-10-06Close-up of a ritual scene in which a young man in plain white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ball necklace over a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver-rimmed bowl containing a pink-and-white lotus flower in both hands. Beside him, another person in white clothing wears a gold chain and holds a small silver vessel. A third person's shaved or close-cropped head is visible at right, and a fourth seated figure appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple pada puja offering, with the lotus as the central ritual object.2010-11-02Close-up photograph of hands passing pink lotus flowers and silver vessels during a ritual offering. A person in orange clothing sits at the left edge, wearing a green bracelet and gold bangles. A child with curly dark hair in a white outfit is blurred in the background. Several hands reach in from both sides, holding silver kalasha-style cups with pink lotus blossoms. The scene suggests a padapuja or puja offering setting, with bright, shallow-focus framing.2010-10-16A close photograph of a devotee's hands offering a pink lotus flower in a puja setting. The person on the right wears a white garment, a gold chain and a bangle, and holds the pink lotus over a silver plate. Another person in a yellow garment, wearing a wristwatch, holds a second lotus offering in the background. A grey-haired person's head is visible at the left edge beside a golden tray holding silver vessels. The scene suggests padapuja-style flower offering.2010-10-12Close-up photo of a ritual puja with hands making offerings over a polished gold tray. A person in a white garment with rudraksha bracelets holds a pink lotus flower, and white jasmine-like flowers and pink petals are scattered on the tray. Another hand pours from a silver vessel, and silver bowls and a small gold container sit nearby. A figure in saffron-orange clothing is visible at the right edge, and gold ornaments glint in the background.2010-10-29Close-up photograph of a person's hands offering a pink lotus flower on a polished silver tray with a decorative rim. The person wears a white garment with a wide gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a dark lanyard printed with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A small red and green bead tassel hangs from the tray. The background shows an orange and grey cloth. This appears to be a flower offering as part of a puja.2010-09-30October 19 20102010-10-19