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October 26 2010

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Close-up photo of a ritual offering spread on a gilded tray. Silver bowls and a silver spoon hold liquids and offerings, pink roses and white jasmine-like flowers lie in the centre, and a thin gold chain is draped across the petals. Two hands with rings rest at the top edge, and a hand in orange cloth appears at the lower right, with orange and gold fabric visible at the upper right.2010-10-26Close view of a padapuja-style offering: a pair of bare feet rests on a gold tray while a woman's hand, wearing a silver bangle and ring, places a pink lotus and white flowers. Around the tray are many small silver bowls and cups holding white blossoms and flower petals, with a gold ornament near the feet. Another person's hand, in a green garment sleeve, reaches in from the lower edge. The feet appear to belong to a person being honoured, but no face is visible and no identity is established from the image.2010-11-08Close photo of a puja offering arrangement: a bare foot in the lower left, tan skin, with an orange sleeve of a robe at the edge, is set on a gold plate among silver bowls and trays. Pink lotus flowers with gold beaded garlands rest on the plate, with white jasmine-like flowers, a white coconut and a ceremonial brass vessel nearby. Blurred figures in orange, blue and yellow clothing sit at the top and right edge.2010-10-24 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12September 07 20102010-09-07Close-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.2010-09-07October 03 20102010-10-03Close photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A person in white with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace holds a pink lotus over silver bowls and a gold plate with white flowers. Another person in an orange garment, seen only at the right edge, reaches toward the tray, and hands of other devotees frame the scene.2010-10-29October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesClose-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.2010-09-29October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver and gold ritual tray arranged for worship. Pink flowers. A brass or gold-coloured kalasha-like vessel and a small white conch-shaped item sit among the silver dishes. A hand with a ring reaches in from the right edge, handling the offerings. The background is blurred green and white. No people's faces are visible.2010-10-16