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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-toned tray draped with an orange cloth. A silver bowl holds small oil lamps, a red fruit, a white item and a pink flower. A bangled wrist in a white and orange sari is visible at upper left, and a partial profile of a person in white is at right. The setting appears to be a temple puja.

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A 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.2011-11-01May 02 20142014-05-02November 27 20112011-11-27May 02 20142014-05-02A close photograph of a large polished silver ritual tray set on a red, yellow and black patterned cloth. The tray holds several small engraved silver bowls and cups with covers, one containing a yellow liquid, another holding green leaves, plus a silver spoon-shaped vessel and an engraved silver box with a floral design. A bright red garment is visible in the upper background and a blurred cream-coloured object sits at the left edge. No people are visible.2014-04-29September 18 20112011-09-18A close photograph of a silver puja thali set on a white cloth. The tray holds a lit tealight-style lamp, a silver oil lamp, incense sticks burning in a holder, a bowl of red rose petals, a small bowl of orange kumkum paste, and a slender ornate bottle. A folded orange cloth lies at the left, and a gold box with a fan pattern sits behind it. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of puja items.2014-01-14Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared for a puja. A large polished silver thali with scalloped edges holds small silver bowls and cups, a red apple, a silver conch-shaped vessel and a flickering oil lamp. A woman's hand, wearing bangles, lifts a small lit lamp above the tray. A pink lotus and white flower petals rest on a gold-embossed tray at right, beside an orange cloth. Partly visible hands and a white garment appear in the background, and the rest of the scene is softly out of focus.2011-01-17Close photograph of an abhishekam offering. A young woman in an orange sari with red and gold bangles pours milk from a small silver-and-gold bowl over an offering. Golden and silver trays hold red apples, pink flowers and green leaves, and a silver bowl of white liquid sits nearby. Blurred dark-haired heads and a beige sleeve frame the foreground, with a second hand holding a silver lid. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual.2011-11-01February 23 20112011-02-23A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a large ornate brass tray. Silver bowls and small cups hold white milk-like liquid, white jasmine-type flowers, pink lotus blossoms, red flower petals, and pomegranate-like red fruit. A partially visible figure in orange robes stands at the upper left, and a person in white with hands pressed together in prayer sits behind the offering. The scene is dimly lit with warm gold tones.2011-12-25May 25 20132013-05-25