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A photograph of a puja offering scene seen from above. Several people in white clothes sit around a large silver tray with ornate rims. Bowls of white flowers, a red flower, and a whole red apple are arranged on the tray. Hands pour liquid from small silver vessels and hold silver bowls. A figure in an orange garment sits near a gold-coloured ornamented stand in the background. The people shown are devotees and attendees; no one is identified as a person.

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A photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold trim sits with hands near silver bowls. A person in white clothing with gold bangles pours liquid from a small silver vessel into a bowl. Red and pink flower petals and a red fruit with a white flower sit among the silver bowls. A partly visible bald head appears at right. The setting suggests puja or abhishekam preparation.2011-11-06Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15September 06 20102010-09-06Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being arranged on a brass and silver tray. A bare hand wearing gold bangles and rings reaches across silver bowls holding white flowers, green leaves, a red apple and a lotus bud. In the foreground, blurred heads of two onlookers are visible, and an orange-robed arm appears at the upper right.2010-11-24December 22 20102010-12-22November 24 20102010-11-24Close-up photo of a puja offering scene. In the foreground, a person in an orange garment and white sleeve, wearing a gold bangle, reaches toward silver and gilt trays. Trays hold pink rose petals, white jasmine-like flowers, a red apple and small brass items. A second hand with a bangle is visible at the top. Hands are shown adding flowers to the offering. Only partial limbs are visible, so no full person can be counted.2010-09-16November 25 20102010-11-25Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. Silver and brass bowls hold red and pink flowers, a red apple, and small silver cups. A man's hand with a gold bangle and ring reaches over the tray to place petals, while a woman in a green garment with bangles and bracelets holds a small spoon. In the foreground, a person in a black head covering and white clothing is seen from behind at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is visible.2011-09-15Photograph of a pada puja, the foot-worship ritual, seen from behind several seated devotees. A bare foot of a figure in orange robes rests on a gold tray. Around it are many small silver and gold bowls holding offerings, including red apples, flowers, sticks of incense and what appears to be milk or other liquid. A devotee in white clothes holds a small metal vessel at the top of the frame, and two dark-haired people in white are seen from the back in the foreground. Incense sticks stand upright beside the tray.2011-01-23 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20112011-09-15December 01 20112011-12-01