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Close photo of a shaven-headed man in white clothing and wire-rimmed glasses, seen from the side, holding a red rose with both hands above a silver puja tray. The tray holds silver bowls, a whole red apple, green leaves, white flowers and a small bowl of white petals on a gold brocade cloth. A silver bracelet is on his wrist, and an ID badge hangs at his side. Another person in white with a rudraksha mala is partially visible at the top. The setting suggests a puja offering.

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September 03 20102010-09-03Close 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.2010-09-03Close photo of a person in white clothing with a silver bracelet on the wrist, holding a red rose with a green leaf in cupped hands near their face. Behind them is a gold-embossed surface and rows of clear plastic cups or bowls holding white flowers, water and a red apple-like fruit. Only hands and partial face are visible; no identifiable face is shown.2010-09-03Close photo of a puja offering being prepared on a large gold-embossed tray. An older man in white clothes and wire-rimmed glasses, with a dark mala around his neck, bows with hands joined near the tray. In the foreground, a man in white shirt holds a small silver vessel while another hand rests on the tray. Silver bowls, pink lotus petals, red flowers, a white flower and a small pile of white petals sit on the gold tray. A person in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The scene looks like a ritual offering. Visible text includes a copyright line across the lower right.2011-11-06Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A man in a white kurta holds a small clear glass or cup over a pink lotus flower, while another person's hand reaches in from the left wearing a gold bangle and ring. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and a white conch-shaped vessel. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper left beside an ornate gold throne-like backdrop. No face of any person is shown fully. The tray and ritual items suggest an abhishekam or padapuja setting.2011-09-15October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesClose photograph from behind of a shaved-headed man in a white garment with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-engraved ritual vessel with a pink flower on top in both hands. Behind him, an orange-and-maroon garment and trays of silver vessels with gold bases are visible. No face is shown and the figure cannot be identified from appearance.2010-11-14Close-up of a woman's hands holding a small glass cup with a pink flower over it, seated before silver ritual plates. She wears a white sari with a red border and gold-patterned edge, with multiple rudraksha malas around her neck and a gold bangle on one wrist. Silver trays with embossed patterns and red fruit sit in the foreground.2010-09-15A man in a cream-coloured kurta with a lanyard holds a silver bowl containing a red apple topped with a white flower, presenting it over a silver tray. Silver vessels, a silver cup, and a bouquet of pink and white flowers are arranged on the table. Two people with blurred heads in the foreground frame the view, one in orange clothing at left. The setting appears to be a ritual offering or puja.2011-12-01Close 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.2010-09-03Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold-rimmed brass tray. A woman in a magenta sari and gold bangles, with reading glasses, reaches over the tray to pick up flower petals and offerings. Pink and red flowers, small glass bowls, and red fruit sit on the tray. In the foreground, two other women in red and green sari fabric hold their hands out toward the tray, and a bangled wrist is visible.2011-11-01Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared for a puja. A large polished silver thali with scalloped edges holds small silver bowls and cups, a red apple, a silver conch-shaped vessel and a flickering oil lamp. A woman's hand, wearing bangles, lifts a small lit lamp above the tray. A pink lotus and white flower petals rest on a gold-embossed tray at right, beside an orange cloth. Partly visible hands and a white garment appear in the background, and the rest of the scene is softly out of focus.2011-01-17