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Close-up photograph of several pairs of hands during a puja ritual over a gold tray. A woman in the foreground holds a clear glass vessel and pours water over a pink lotus flower held by a man in white clothing whose hands are also visible. Gold bangles and a silver ring are worn. Red roses, white jasmine-like flowers, small silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the gold tray, with a sleeve of orange cloth at the upper right. No face is visible and no one is identified.

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September 07 20102010-09-07Close-up photo of a ritual puja with hands making offerings over a polished gold tray. A person in a white garment with rudraksha bracelets holds a pink lotus flower, and white jasmine-like flowers and pink petals are scattered on the tray. Another hand pours from a silver vessel, and silver bowls and a small gold container sit nearby. A figure in saffron-orange clothing is visible at the right edge, and gold ornaments glint in the background.2010-10-29Close photo of several pairs of hands during a ritual offering. A person in an orange robe on the left holds a pink rose and a silver vessel over a silver tray, while others in white garments hold pink roses and small silver vessels. A child's hand reaches in from the right. Shredded white flowers or leaves fill a brass tray below. Only hands, arms and the tops of heads are visible, so no face can be seen.2010-10-10Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on silver and gold trays. A hand wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches over silver bowls holding white flowers, rice and a sliced red apple. A second arm in gold bangles, wearing orange clothing with a gold border, reaches in from the right. In the foreground a hand holds a pink flower, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the lower right. Only hands, arms and the top of one head are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-12Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual at a person event. Several hands reach into a large polished brass tray filled with pink lotus blossoms, white flowers and sliced fruit. A woman with a long dark braid in the foreground, partly blurred, wears an orange garment. One bare arm wears gold bangles and a ring, and metal bowls holding an apple and white petals sit on the tray's edges. The scene suggests offerings and devotees' hands at a puja, with no clearly visible face of any central figure.2010-11-02Close-up of hands performing a puja over a gold-rimmed tray of silver bowls and white flower petals. A hand with silver rings and bangles pours liquid from a silver vessel over a pink lotus bloom, while another hand holds a small gold cup. Green stems and white blossoms are scattered on the tray, and a dark-clothed arm is visible at the right edge.2010-10-03Close view of hands performing a ritual over a large ornate gold tray. Several hands, one with a silver bangle, hold silver vessels and a silver conch-shaped vessel with a green leaf, while pink lotus blossoms, white jasmine flowers and small gold cups are arranged in the centre. Silver bowls holding white flowers and water surround the tray. The bare shoulder and head of one person are visible at the right edge. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or abhishekam offering setup.2010-09-29Close-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.2011-09-15November 07 20102010-11-07September 15 20112011-09-15Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Hands in silver bangles and rings pour liquid from a silver vessel over a golden object, and another hand holds a silver cup with pink rose petals. Pink roses and white flowers lie on a silver tray. A figure in orange robes is visible at the right edge, but no face is shown. The scene is a temple-style puja offering, with silver and gold vessels and rose petals as the main items.2010-10-29Close-up photo of hands offering pink lotus flowers during a padapuja-style ritual. A woman's hand with red and gold bangles and a ring holds pink lotus petals over a silver offering tray. Another person's hand in a pale sleeve assists, and a further hand holds a pink lotus. Behind them is an orange saffron garment and gold-leaf decorated ornate surfaces. A pale green leaf and red flowers rest on the silver tray.2010-08-21