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Close photo of a puja tray in a ritual setting. A person in white clothing with a hand resting on the tray is partly visible at left. The tray holds silver bowls and small dishes, incense sticks standing upright, a small lit oil lamp, a white coconut, pink flowers and gold garlands, and red fruit at the bottom edge. Two blurred heads frame the right and left edges. A partially visible person in orange and white clothing appears at the top. The visible hand and arm belong to a single person in white, and the setting suggests a padapuja or puja offering.

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Close-up photograph of a puja tray held by a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-brown border. Silver bowls and a small oil lamp with a lit flame sit on a gold-coloured tray beside three upright incense sticks sending up smoke. Pink roses, white flowers and a gold-chain garland lie to the right. Blurred dark-haired heads frame the foreground, and another white-clad figure and a figure in orange appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2011-01-28January 28 20112011-01-28Close photograph of a bare foot in a white garment resting on a reddish-brown surface, surrounded by ornate silver bowls and a pile of pink lotus flowers mixed with white blossoms and green leaves. A gold bead garland with a dark rudraksha-like bead lies across the flowers. Only a partial lower leg and white fabric hem of a person are visible, with blurred orange clothing at the bottom edge, consistent with a padapuja ritual offering. No face is visible.2011-01-28Close photo of a puja offering arrangement: a bare foot in the lower left, tan skin, with an orange sleeve of a robe at the edge, is set on a gold plate among silver bowls and trays. Pink lotus flowers with gold beaded garlands rest on the plate, with white jasmine-like flowers, a white coconut and a ceremonial brass vessel nearby. Blurred figures in orange, blue and yellow clothing sit at the top and right edge.2010-10-24 +1 copiesClose-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.2010-11-19February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a padapuja ritual on a golden tray. Two bare feet, one bronze-toned, rest on the tray while a person in orange clothing is visible at upper right. Pink lotus blossoms, white jasmine-like flowers and a gold chain lie on the tray among silver bowls, a fruit-filled vessel and cups of water and offerings. Only the feet and orange garment are visible, so no face can be seen.2010-11-01A 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.2010-10-30September 15 20112011-09-15Close-up photograph of a puja offering arrangement. In the foreground, a woman in a lime-green sari with a gold-embroidered border rests her hand over an ornate gold tray. Around it sit silver bowls and small cups, a red apple, pink flowers and burning incense sticks. Blurred figures in the foreground and right edge, including a person in white, frame the view. The shallow focus emphasises the brass-gold tray and the clear vessels of offerings.2011-02-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet of a person in orange clothing resting on a golden tray during a ritual offering. Pink lotus flowers with white stamens and a strand of gold beads lie on the tray beside silver bowls, a silver vessel with a spout, and a bowl of white rice or flowers. The orange garment is at the upper right, and red fruit appears in the background. Silver and gold ritual vessels fill the frame.2010-11-01Close photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A person in white with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace holds a pink lotus over silver bowls and a gold plate with white flowers. Another person in an orange garment, seen only at the right edge, reaches toward the tray, and hands of other devotees frame the scene.2010-10-29