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Close-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.

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October 03 20102010-10-03A 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 photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.Close photo of a person's cupped hands holding a silver-edged conch shell filled with white material and topped with pink lotus petals, with a red and white bead tassel hanging from it. The hands wear a beaded bracelet and a red-and-white band is visible on the sleeve of white clothing. Blurred figures in yellow and white garments and a bowl of white offerings sit in the background.2010-11-08Close-up photograph of a ritual offering. A person in white clothing with a red-striped border holds a pink lotus flower in cupped hands over a brown clay pot or vessel. They wear a rudraksha mala and a silver bangle and bracelet. Beside them, another person in white with silver bangles sits near a pink cloth and a silver offering plate with a scalloped rim. A small figure's dark hair is visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2010-10-06October 03 20102010-10-03Close-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 a seated man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, cupping a small pink lotus flower and a silver-toned vessel in both hands. Gold bangles, a gold wristwatch and gold rings are visible. A gold-coloured chair edge is at left, a person in an orange garment is at lower left, and a person in yellow and gold clothing is at right, along with a silver tray holding fruit at the bottom edge. The hands and garments dominate the frame, and the face is cropped out. A seated devotee holds a lotus during a ritual offering, with a silver tray of offerings in front.2010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10A close photograph of devotees during a puja, with hands holding silver vessels topped with pink lotus flowers. On the left, an older woman in white garments wears a rudraksha mala and sits beside a golden ornament. In the centre, a woman in a yellow garment holds a lotus-topped vessel and wears a wristwatch and bangles. On the right, a man in white with a red-bordered cloth wears gold necklaces and holds a lotus offering. No swami-like figure is clearly visible.2010-10-12Close-up photograph of a priest's hands holding a silver ritual vessel with a pink lotus flower on top. The priest wears a white dhoti with maroon-red borders and a thick gold bead necklace, with white ash markings on his bare chest and arms. A second person in white clothing with pink borders sits at the right edge, and a silver tray with ornate engraving is visible at the bottom.2010-10-29Close-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.2010-10-29