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Close view of an ornate gold palanquin or throne frame heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink rose petals. An elderly person's wrinkled hand wearing a gold bangle reaches among the flowers, with green leaves scattered on top. A brass figure or lamp stand is partly visible at the right edge, and an orange-clad arm appears at the left.

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Close photo of a gilded palanquin or ornate golden seat heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink rose petals, with green leaves scattered on it. Two elderly hands, one wearing a gold bangle, rest on or adjust the flower-covered seat. In the foreground are silver ritual vessels or bowls, and a corner of an orange-clad arm is visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple procession or ritual decoration.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesClose view of a gilded ritual tray filled with red, pink and white flowers, including a red hibiscus-like bloom and white frangipani-style blossoms. Two hands, one from each side of the frame, arrange flowers around small gold cups and a gold-edged ornate container on the golden plate. The gold tray has embossed floral and lotus-like motifs.2013-06-25October 15 20112011-10-15Close-up photograph of a puja at a gold-decorated shrine. A person's bare forearm and hand, wearing a gold bangle, pours or offers from a metal vessel near a tray of pink and yellow flower petals and white blossoms. Ornate gold pillars, a gold canopy and a gold-rimmed altar frame the scene, with a deity murti partly visible in the background behind the flowers. A steel bowl sits at the lower edge. a person not clearly visible; only an arm is shown.2012-05-14 +1 copiesClose photo of a gilded palanquin or shrine canopy, its golden arches and pillars wrapped in pink and red flower garlands. Heaped white jasmine and pink flowers fill the central seat, with a single red rose on the white blossoms. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame burns in the left foreground, and gold ornamental details surround the frame. No people are visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11Close photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded ornate canopy above a small golden deity figure. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame sits at left beside a golden Nataraja dancing Shiva figure within a flame arch. Heaps of white jasmine and pink flowers and petals lie in front. Only hands are visible at right, one adjusting the flowers near the shrine, with no full person in view.2012-05-14 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11Close photo of a temple shrine decorated with pink and red flowers, white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Two arms and hands of a priest, one wearing a gold bangle and a ring, are placing or adjusting flowers around a gold Nataraja dancing Shiva figure and a gold ornate canopy or palanquin-like shrine piece. Silver cups stand in a row below in front of the offering platform. The hands are the only visible people; no face is shown, so no one is identified.2012-05-11June 25 20132013-06-25