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Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a silver tray. A hand with gold bangles and rings holds a silver spoon or ladle over a silver plate of pink lotus flowers and fruit, with silver bowls of food and a small green leaf nearby. A person in white clothing sits at the top edge, and an orange-clad arm appears at the right. The foreground shows the blurred heads of other attendees.

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November 13 20102010-11-13Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on an ornate gold-rimmed tray. A hand holds a white conch shell with silver fittings and a silver tip, pouring from it. Other hands wearing gold bangles and rings reach toward silver bowls and a silver container filled with white flowers. Pink lotus petals and white blossoms lie on the tray. No people's faces are visible and the sari colours are cream and orange at the edges.2010-10-03Close-up photograph of a puja offering arrangement. Hands with a silver ring hold a silver implement over pink and cream lotus flowers. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and small silver cups. A gold-coloured ritual vessel sits among the items. At the right edge, a figure in orange clothing is partly visible, and a blurred dark-haired person appears at the far left edge. Dressed in white clothing is a figure at the top, with a gold ornament visible. The scene suggests a padapuja or abhishekam offering setting.2010-11-02November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam. Two hands in the foreground pour liquid from silver vessels with pink lotus flowers attached, over a golden tray. Near the bottom left, a person in an orange garment sits beside the tray. The tray holds silver bowls, red apples, a pile of white shredded fruit or flower material, and small gold kalasha-like objects with lotus petals. Background is blurred with more silver and gold ritual vessels. Only partial bodies are visible, no face is shown.2010-11-09Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A man in a white kurta holds a small clear glass or cup over a pink lotus flower, while another person's hand reaches in from the left wearing a gold bangle and ring. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and a white conch-shaped vessel. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper left beside an ornate gold throne-like backdrop. No face of any person is shown fully. The tray and ritual items suggest an abhishekam or padapuja setting.2011-09-15A close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a silver-and-gold tray. A man in a white shirt with a dark beaded mala around his neck and a gold bangle and ring reaches over the table, holding a small white cloth-wrapped bundle and sprinkling green leaves and red petals onto the offering. Silver bowls hold white flowers and water, two red apples sit on silver plates, pink lotus flowers lie among the bowls, and a gold lamp stands at the back. A partly visible person in a dark head covering sits at the right edge, and another hand rests at the left.2011-09-15Close photo of a hand holding an ornate silver conch shell (shankha) decorated with engraved floral patterns, topped with a pink lotus flower and a blade of green grass. The hand wears a white sleeve at the wrist; a sleeve of saffron orange cloth appears at the upper left. Behind, silver plates and bowls hold offerings including a red apple and a small green leaf, arranged on a gold cloth.2010-08-30Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on silver and gold trays. A hand wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches over silver bowls holding white flowers, rice and a sliced red apple. A second arm in gold bangles, wearing orange clothing with a gold border, reaches in from the right. In the foreground a hand holds a pink flower, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the lower right. Only hands, arms and the top of one head are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-12