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Close-up photograph of a ceremonial moment with hands handling heavy gold beads on a gold-rimmed tray. Foreground at left shows a figure in bright orange cloth with a gold border and a green-and-gold patterned edge. A person in cream or white clothing at upper centre holds a silver bangle, and a hand in the lower centre fingers the gold beads, which may be a rudraksha-style mala. Pink flower petals lie on the tray. At lower right a person in white with red trim and gold bangles reaches toward the beads. No face of the a person is visible, so no in-person candidate is identified.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering during a pada puja. Hands hold a long gold necklace of large round gold beads with decorative ornaments over a golden tray scattered with pink rose petals. An orange-robed sleeve in the foreground and a white-clad arm on the right frame the scene. A patterned cloth lies beneath the gold plate. The focus is on the gold beads and the petals, with no clearly visible face.2010-09-24Close-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: a golden tray holds a heap of gold-coloured beads or a golden mala and pink flower petals. Hands are reaching in to touch or lift the beads. Foreground shows an orange saffron cloth edged with gold, and a white garment at the right edge. A silver bangle is visible on one wrist and gold bangles on another. The scene is shot from a low angle with a shallow depth of field, and no face is visible.2010-09-24Close-up of a bare foot in a silver tray being worshipped during a padapuja. A hand with gold bangles touches the foot, and the tray holds red rose petals, white flowers and gold-toned rudraksha-style beads and ornaments. The person's orange clothing covers the leg above the ankle, and another person in white with black embroidery sits nearby. The foot is visible but no face or full body is shown, so the person is not identifiable from this image.2009-12-03Close view of a padapuja ritual: a metal tray of golden rudraksha-style beads and red and white flower petals is held beside a bare foot in orange-clad clothing. A woman in a white embroidered top with gold bangles reaches toward the foot, and two people with dark hair lean in from the foreground, viewed from behind. Red cloth covers the seat.2009-12-03Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual at a seated figure's feet. A figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of pink and white lotus buds. Two hands in white sleeves hold or touch a silver plate filled with gold-coloured ornaments, red flower petals and small golden items at the feet. A pink-clad person is partly visible at the left edge. The setting has a gold-carved chair and a glass table.2010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01Close view of a padapuja ritual: an orange-robed seated figure's feet rest on a red cloth, with a garland of pink and white flowers draped over the orange fabric above. Two hands, one in a plain white sleeve and one bare with silver bangles, hold a metal plate filled with red flower petals and ornate gold objects, including gold-coloured ornaments and a figure in front. A gilded throne edge is visible behind. A person in pink clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Visible evidence is limited to the feet, garland and offering tray; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-12-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesClose photo of a padapuja-style offering in progress. Bare feet of a seated figure wearing saffron-orange robes rest on a golden tray. Several hands hold a long strand of large gold-coloured beads and rudraksha-like balls over the feet, with green leaves and white flowers scattered nearby. Silver bowls with food and silver plates with ornate repoussé rims surround the tray. A woman's bangles and a person's dark hair are visible at the right edge. Hands of several participants reach in to touch or offer items.2010-08-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA close, motion-blurred photograph of hands at a ritual. Several hands, one wearing a beaded bracelet and bangles, pour or hold a golden vessel over a dark stone object. A person in a white shirt sits at the left edge. Two figures in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stand behind the vessel. A gold-patterned cloth is visible behind the hands.2009-09-14