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Close-up photograph of a ritual pouring of water over a white flower and offerings. Two people's hands hold silver vessels with pink lotus flowers, pouring water into a silver tray. One figure at left wears a saffron-orange garment and a white-clad person at lower left holds a white lotus. A silver plate holds white flower petals and an apple. Another person at right wears silver bangles and a red-beaded thread. The scene suggests abhishekam or padapuja.

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Close-up photograph of hands performing a ritual over silver and gold trays. Several people's hands, one wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha bracelet, one in an orange saffron garment at left, pour liquid from silver vessels over pink lotus flowers. Trays hold white flower petals, small gold pots and a sliced fruit, and a lotus is set in the foreground. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering. Only hands and forearms are visible, so the people's count is limited, and no face or identity can be confirmed, so the a person field is unsure.2010-11-09Close photo of several pairs of hands during a ritual offering. A person in an orange robe on the left holds a pink rose and a silver vessel over a silver tray, while others in white garments hold pink roses and small silver vessels. A child's hand reaches in from the right. Shredded white flowers or leaves fill a brass tray below. Only hands, arms and the tops of heads are visible, so no face can be seen.2010-10-10Close-up photo of a puja offering in progress. Several pairs of hands hold small silver conch-shaped vessels with pink lotus flowers and pour or sprinkle from them over a large silver tray. Hands of a figure in saffron-orange robes on the left, a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala at top centre, and a woman in a yellow sari with bangles on the right are visible. The tray holds shredded white flowers, a red apple, small silver bowls and a golden tray below. The participants are only partially visible, so no face or full identity is shown.2010-10-10Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot resting on a silver tray is being washed and offered to by several hands holding silver vessels and a silver spouted pot. Pink lotus flowers and an apple sit among ornate silver bowls and gold-coloured plates. A person in saffron/orange robes is partly visible at the top, and a rudraksha-style bead strand hangs near the foot. Only hands, a foot and partial limbs are visible, and no face is shown.2010-11-18 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a person in an orange saffron garment with gold border. A woman in a cream sari with a blue-thread necklace and gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel over the feet, while another person in a teal blue top and a figure in white handle silver bowls, a red apple and pink and white flower petals in a gold tray. Partial view of the seated people.2011-11-26Close view of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure wearing orange robes. Several hands hold pink lotus flowers and small silver vessels over a gold tray, pouring and offering. White jasmine-like flowers, green leaves, a red apple and silver bowls rest on the tray. A gold ring is visible on one hand. The orange-robed figure's bare feet are at the lower left, but the face is not visible, so no identification is made. Visible people are limited to hands and orange-clad legs, with the lower face and head outside the frame.2010-08-28October 11 20102010-10-11Close-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 photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet in orange robes rest on silver trays heaped with white flower petals, and a woman's hand, wearing gold bangles, pours water from a small silver vessel over the feet. Pink roses and red apples sit in silver bowls around the feet. Other silver bowls and a partly visible person in a green sari and another in yellow, one holding a silver cup, appear at the edges. The feet belong to a person in saffron robes, whose identity is not established by appearance alone.2010-09-22Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15A padapuja ritual in progress. A pair of bare feet rests on a gold tray, with white jasmine-type flowers scattered over them, and water being poured over the feet from a silver vessel. A person in a white garment and another in saffron-orange cloth reach in with silver bowls, with a pink orchid and a red apple placed among silver ritual vessels, a small gold lamp stand and silver trays. The hands and feet of the people involved are visible, but their faces are not, so the scene is shown in close detail.2010-08-30