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May 24 20172017-05-24March 05 20132013-03-05Close photo of a ritual abhishekam preparation on a golden surface. Silver bowls and trays hold white flowers, yellow marigold-like blooms, a red and pink flower, honey or ghee in small bowls, dark fruit or offerings, and silver pouring vessels. Two hands with rudraksha malas and a silver bangle reach in to pour or arrange items. Blurred orange and white clothing appears at the top edge. A central golden deity murti or kalasha element is visible among the offerings.2013-03-08A woman in an orange sari with a black beaded necklace and red bangles pours or offers from a small silver bowl onto a large ornate gold tray. The tray holds many small silver cups and dishes, some filled with white liquid, pink lotus flowers and green leaves, and a red fruit at the lower edge. Other people's dark-haired heads are blurred in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-01Close-up photo of hands performing a ritual over a tray of silver bowls and flowers. Two pairs of hands, one wearing a red-brown beaded mala and gold bangles, the other with a tattoo on the wrist, lift and pour from small silver cups. Plates and bowls hold white flowers, yellow marigolds, pink petals, green leaves, milky liquid, red beads, and a small brass kalasha and oil lamp in the centre. A saffron-orange cloth edge and ornate gold brocade are visible at the top.2013-03-15Close photo of ritual offering preparation on a gold-decorated altar. Two women in red saris with gold borders hold small silver vessels, one pouring or offering from a silver cup, over a silver tray of pink and red flower petals and silver bowls. A bare-armed woman in a red blouse with gold-embroidered sleeve, bangles and a bracelet reaches in from the left, and a blurred figure with long dark hair in a pale top stands at the right edge. Gold ornate carved surfaces fill the background.2011-10-22Close view of a puja offering being made on a golden tray. Bare feet of a person seated or standing at the left edge rest near the tray, wearing gold bangles and an orange-red sari border with gold trim. A hand at the upper right pours liquid from a small silver vessel with a red flower tied to it. Many small silver bowls hold white milk-like liquid, yellow and green food items, sliced fruit, rice and sweets, arranged around a central brass or silver stand, with scattered marigold petals, red rose petals and yellow flowers. Orange ritual cloths are folded in several places. A small brass oil lamp sits near the centre. The scene suggests abhishekam and naivedya offerings in a temple setting, but no deity or a person is visible.2017-05-24Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands reach in from the frame, one holding white flower petals and another arranging red and orange roses, marigolds and white blossoms around a small gold kalasha-like vessel and a red-beaded thread. A bangled wrist and a child's bare foot in a green and gold silk skirt appear at left, and a person in orange-red garments at top. Polished silver bowls and dishes surround the tray. No face of any person is visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in frame.2011-10-05November 27 20112011-11-27Close view of a ritual offering table covered in gold-toned ornate metalwork. An elderly woman with a gold bangle and a red-and-white sari reaches toward a silver bowl, while another woman in a dark red sari with gold border pours from a small cup. Red and pink flowers, a red fruit, and silver bowls of offerings sit on the tray. A child with dark hair in a grey top is seen at the right edge, partly out of frame. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram puja.2011-10-22March 07 20132013-03-07December 05 20112011-12-05