Close photo of a person's hands holding a red rose with a green leaf, offering it over a tray of small glass bowls. A red apple sits in one bowl and bowls of white flowers and green leaves surround the tray. A gold embroidered cloth lies at left. Only the hands and part of a face at the top left are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a person's hands holding a red rose with a green leaf, offering it over a tray of small glass bowls. A red apple sits in one bowl and bowls of white flowers and green leaves surround the tray. A gold embroidered cloth lies at left. Only the hands and part of a face at the top left are visible.

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