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December 18 2013

A ritual offering table set outdoors before a red-painted temple structure. At center a silver kalasha topped with a coconut is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A silver tray holds a heap of white round sweets, possibly modak or laddu-like balls. Nearby are a silver lamp stand with a dried garland, small bowls of kumkum, turmeric, red powder and rose petals on a silver plate, and a red-and-gold patterned cloth covers the table. Two people in orange-brown robes are partly visible at the edges, one at the left and one with a hand at the lower right, but their faces are not shown. The scene reads as a puja preparation.

A photograph of a ritual table draped in red cloth at an outdoor paved area. On the table sit a silver tray holding a bell with a wooden handle, a small gold cup, matchboxes, a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a tall stem, a gold bowl and a silver bowl filled with white and pink flower petals, and a folded white cloth with a gold border. A person in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, walks past at the left edge. No one is seated or standing at the table in the frame.

Overhead photo of a puja offering arranged on a white stone platform and a woven mat. Silver bowls hold round white sweets, a plate holds whole pomegranates, and a silver lamp or pot sits among scattered yellow, red and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. A folded white cloth with an orange border lies at left, with a red cloth beside it and a small silver-rimmed cup nearby. Incense sticks rest in the centre. No people are visible.

Outdoor temple ritual on a stone floor. A seated man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a red-orange pendant sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a silver tray holding silver bowls of yellow and white flowers, a red kumkum-like item, a small silver pot, and offerings. Another seated man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a tray of petals in front of him. Behind them, other orange-robed participants sit on the ground and a brass tray of marigolds and roses rests on the floor. A small oil lamp burns on a silver plate, a white book lies open on a blue folder before a shaven-headed man in the foreground, and pink and white flower garlands hang at right. Visible offerings and lamps suggest a puja or abhishekam.

A ritual puja scene on a stone floor. Several seated men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads. In the foreground a man in a saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms joined, while a silver tray holds rice, small bowls, a red kumkum-marked item, a silver vessel and a lit oil lamp. Nearby are brass plates of marigolds and flowers, a bowl of sweets and a silver kalasha-style pot. A seated man in white clothing holds an open book on blue cloth at left. Strings of white and pink flowers hang at right. Ritual pooja offerings are arranged for worship.

A photograph of a puja offering table draped with a patterned red and cream rug. In the foreground stands a silver kalasha with a coconut wrapped in a leaf and white flowers, flanked by silver bowls of nuts, sweets and fruit. Silver bowls hold yellow flower garlands, and a silver ewer and spouted vessel sit on the table. Red apples and yellow apples are piled in a silver dish at left. Behind the table are a gilded altar base, a silver lamp and incense sticks, and draped orange and white cloth worn by seated attendants at the edges. No face of a central figure is clearly visible, so no identifiable a person is shown.

A photograph of a ritual table draped in red cloth on a paved courtyard. A silver oil lamp stands tall at center, beside a bowl of rose petals and flower petals, a silver bell with a handle, a small gold cup holding white material, a silver tray with a folded white cloth and a gold-bordered towel beneath it. A silver dish holds white substance on a small plate. A partly visible figure in orange robes stands in the background near white-and-red striped steps. No clearly identifiable person is seated at the table, and the foreground objects are the focus.

Close photograph of an abhishekam-style offering on a silver tray. A hand in the upper centre pours white milk from a silver vessel over a silver bowl of white and red flowers, while bowls of yellow turmeric or saffron powder and white flowers sit nearby. In the foreground a bald man in a white garment and silver bangles watches the pour, and at right a person with dark hair is partly visible. An orange-robed person appears at the upper right edge.

2010-08-10 +1 copies

Overhead view of a ritual offering table laid with a white cloth and orange-bordered marigold garlands. Silver and steel bowls hold offerings: pink and white flowers, yellow flower petals, cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, sweets, and white and yellow prasadam. Silver pots, a small silver lamp and incense sticks stand among yellow marigold blossoms. A folded saffron-orange cloth with a striped border lies beside containers of turmeric and red kumkum powder. At the right edge, an ornate gold-carved seat or throne and a partly visible figure in orange robes appear. The scene suggests an offering or puja arrangement; no people are fully visible.

June 04 2006

A close view of a puja offering arrangement. A person in orange robes kneels at left, reaching toward a golden tray heaped with yellow marigold petals and pink rose petals, with small gold cups among them. Around the tray sit many polished silver bowls holding sweets, yellow and brown offerings, and water. The visible hands and arm belong to the robed person; no face is shown.