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Close-up photo of hands performing a puja over a golden tray filled with silver bowls. Several hands, adorned with silver and gold bangles, hold pink lotus flowers and place white jasmine blossoms and petals onto the tray. A small gold lamp-like vessel and a gold cup sit among the offerings, with silver bowls of flowers around the edges. Only partial hands and arms are visible, with no faces or full figures shown.

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Close view of hands performing a ritual over a large ornate gold tray. Several hands, one with a silver bangle, hold silver vessels and a silver conch-shaped vessel with a green leaf, while pink lotus blossoms, white jasmine flowers and small gold cups are arranged in the centre. Silver bowls holding white flowers and water surround the tray. The bare shoulder and head of one person are visible at the right edge. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or abhishekam offering setup.2010-09-29A close photograph of several pairs of hands offering pink lotus flowers and petals over silver vessels and a silver tray filled with white flower petals and fruit. Bangles and rings are visible on the wrists and fingers. One hand wears an orange sleeve, and a red apple sits at the right edge. The scene suggests a padapuja offering ritual.2010-10-16 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of several pairs of hands during a puja ritual over a gold tray. A woman in the foreground holds a clear glass vessel and pours water over a pink lotus flower held by a man in white clothing whose hands are also visible. Gold bangles and a silver ring are worn. Red roses, white jasmine-like flowers, small silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the gold tray, with a sleeve of orange cloth at the upper right. No face is visible and no one is identified.2010-09-07Close-up of hands performing a puja over a gold-rimmed tray of silver bowls and white flower petals. A hand with silver rings and bangles pours liquid from a silver vessel over a pink lotus bloom, while another hand holds a small gold cup. Green stems and white blossoms are scattered on the tray, and a dark-clothed arm is visible at the right edge.2010-10-03Close-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 hands arranging offerings on an ornate gold-and-silver ritual tray. Several hands, one wearing silver rings and bangles, hold pink lotus blossoms and white jasmine flowers over the tray. Silver bowls and small silver vessels, some filled with white flower petals, surround a central golden plate with engraved patterns. A small gold cup sits among the flowers, and a pouring vessel is tilted over the tray. The setting suggests a puja offering of flowers and water, with no clearly visible face of a person in the frame.2010-09-29November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up photograph of hands working over ornate silver and gold ritual trays during a puja. A woman's bare arm, with silver bangles, holds a pink lotus flower above a silver bowl of white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum. Another hand in the frame reaches toward a small silver vessel, and a person in orange robes is partly visible at the top, seated behind the trays. A dark-haired head appears at the right edge. The shallow focus leaves the background soft, with more gold trays and offerings beyond. The scene suggests offerings being prepared for a ritual.2010-10-30November 25 20102010-11-25November 24 20102010-11-24Close-up photo of a puja offering in progress. Several pairs of hands hold small silver conch-shaped vessels with pink lotus flowers and pour or sprinkle from them over a large silver tray. Hands of a figure in saffron-orange robes on the left, a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala at top centre, and a woman in a yellow sari with bangles on the right are visible. The tray holds shredded white flowers, a red apple, small silver bowls and a golden tray below. The participants are only partially visible, so no face or full identity is shown.2010-10-10Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Hands in silver bangles and rings pour liquid from a silver vessel over a golden object, and another hand holds a silver cup with pink rose petals. Pink roses and white flowers lie on a silver tray. A figure in orange robes is visible at the right edge, but no face is shown. The scene is a temple-style puja offering, with silver and gold vessels and rose petals as the main items.2010-10-29