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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering setup. In the foreground a large polished stainless steel thali holds small steel bowls, one containing cut watermelon pieces. Behind it, folded orange and red silk cloths with gold-bordered edges rest on a white cloth, decorated with pink flower petals. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass bell sit near pink flowers. At the top edge, the orange-robed lap and white hand of a seated figure are partly visible, with no face shown. Soft warm light and shallow focus blur the background.

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November 06 20112011-11-06October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesA close photograph of bare feet in a padapuja ritual, resting on a silver tray. The person wears orange robes at the top right. Around the feet are pink flower petals and silver vessels with small dishes of yellow liquid, white shreds, and a silver spouted ritual vessel.2010-10-30Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet rest on a golden tray in front of a seated figure wearing an orange saffron garment. Silver and gold ritual plates and bowls hold white flower petals, green leaves and a red apple. Two pink lotus flowers lie beside the feet. A blurred figure in black and orange clothing sits at the right edge. The foreground is softly out of focus.2010-11-03August 05 20102010-08-05October 23 20102010-10-23Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a golden tray during a padapuja ritual. The person wears an orange-saffron garment on the upper body, and the feet are visibly washed or anointed. Around the feet are silver and gold bowls holding white flowers, a red apple, a pink lotus and small offering vessels. Blurred figures in the foreground include a hand holding a red and yellow cloth and a person in dark clothing. The scene centres on the feet, with no face visible.2010-11-03Close-up of a padapuja-style offering: a pair of bare feet in the foreground, wrapped in orange cloth at the ankles, rests on a golden tray surrounded by silver bowls and plates. Pink lotus flowers with a gold-and-beaded garland lie among the silver vessels, and there are apples, white flower petals, a silver conch-shaped vessel and a silver ladle. The person's feet are partly visible, with no face shown.2010-11-19Close photo of a person in an orange robe seated with bare feet resting on a golden tray during a padapuja-style ritual. Silver and gold bowls hold red apples, pink lotus flowers, and white flowers or rice. A blurred figure in dark clothing occupies the right foreground. A small purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-11-09Close photo of a ritual scene on a large gold-toned tray. A person in orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, showing bare feet with a cracked heel and pale toenails pressed against the tray. The tray holds small golden kalasha-style vessels, pink lotus flowers, sliced white vegetables or coconut pieces in shallow silver bowls, and a red apple. Silver-toned plates with embossed rims surround the arrangement, a pink flower petal in the foreground. This appears to be a puja offering arrangement rather than a full group scene, with the orange-clad person visible only from the feet to the hem of the garment.2010-10-31 +2 copiesOctober 03 20102010-10-03