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Close photograph of a puja tray set out on a gold-rimmed silver platter. A pair of hands reaches in to arrange white flowers, while silver bowls hold red and white petals, a red rose with green leaves, and small packets of sweets. A golden lamp stand and a small golden vessel sit among the offerings. Two blurred figures in white clothing frame the foreground, one at left with grey hair and one at right in white sleeves, though only the hands and sleeves are clearly visible. The setting suggests a pooja offering being prepared.

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Close-up photograph of several pairs of hands in white clothing making offerings over an ornate silver puja tray set on a gold-toned base. The tray holds small silver bowls containing white jasmine-like flowers, a red rose, a green leaf, a white flower, and a few packets of red and yellow items. A person in the foreground wears a bangle and wristwatch. Only the hands and forearms of several people are visible, so the number of people is limited to partial figures.2010-09-03November 30 20112011-11-30A close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands are visible: one pours from a silver vessel with a spout, another places green leaves and white flowers, and a bangled wrist is at the left edge. Red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green stems and leaves are arranged among small silver bowls and a silver container with intricate engraved patterns. A small brass or gold object sits among the flowers. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering. Only partial hands and forearms are visible, so the number of people is limited.2010-10-02Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24A close-up photograph of a ritual worship tray on a gold-coloured surface. Silver bowls and small silver vessels are filled with yellow liquid, rose petals and white flowers, while a silver spouted vessel rests among them. Purple and pink flower heads and white blossoms are arranged on a gold plate at centre. A hand with bangles and a wristband reaches in to arrange the flowers, and a second person in a white garment is partly visible at the top right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering arrangement.2013-03-05Close photo of several pairs of hands pouring liquid over a silver ritual vessel at a puja table. Hands wear gold bangles and rings; one hand holds a pink rose-like flower and a small silver spouted pot. Above the bowls sit white flowers, green leaves and a small gold kalasha-style object on silver trays. Blurred figures in white clothing and a person in orange at left suggest a devotional abhishekam setting.2010-11-07Close overhead view of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray and silver bowls. White flowers, including jasmine and white roses, surround a small gold kalasha-style finial, with pink and red blossoms and a yellow flower among them. Silver spoons and ladles rest in shallow silver vessels filled with yellow liquid. A hand adorned with bangles reaches in from the lower left, and another hand holding a ladle enters from the right. No faces are visible.2013-03-08Photograph of a puja offering in progress. In the foreground, a person with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, seen from behind, sits beside a large ornate golden tray. Bare feet in white clothing rest on the tray's edge. The tray holds small silver bowls of offerings, a red apple, white flowers and pink-red roses and lotus blossoms. Above, out of focus, a person in white clothing holds a small silver vessel, and gold-coloured and orange-draped figures appear in the background, possibly a deity murti. Spotlight-like warm glow over the silver vessels.2011-02-12March 08 20132013-03-08Close photograph of silver puja vessels arranged on a silver tray for ritual worship. A large red rose sits centrally on an ornate silver dish, with a pink lotus and a red apple in other bowls, small silver cups holding white flowers and green leaves, and a golden-toned tray behind. Partially visible people stand at the left and right edges wearing white clothing, with only hands and shoulders in view.2010-09-03September 11 20112011-09-11