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Close photograph of a ritual offering on a polished gold tray. A man's hand with a gold ring and bare forearm places a green leaf among red roses, pink lotus-like blossoms, white flowers and strands of red beads. Blurred foreground heads of other people frame the shot, and another man in a white shirt holds a green leaf near the top right. A clear plastic container sits at the left edge beside sweets or prasad. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering; no clear deity murti or throne is visible, and no identifiable a person is shown.

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September 21 20112011-09-21October 05 20112011-10-05November 30 20112011-11-30Close photograph of a ritual offering on a gold tray. A man in a white shirt with a gold bangle and a dark beaded necklace reaches over silver bowls and a gold vessel. A woman's hand with gold bangles and rings holds a silver cup at left. Red and orange flowers, a small brass lamp and a red fruit sit among the silver dishes. A dark-haired head is in the lower foreground. Hindu puja offerings are being arranged.2011-10-05Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands reach in from the frame, one holding white flower petals and another arranging red and orange roses, marigolds and white blossoms around a small gold kalasha-like vessel and a red-beaded thread. A bangled wrist and a child's bare foot in a green and gold silk skirt appear at left, and a person in orange-red garments at top. Polished silver bowls and dishes surround the tray. No face of any person is visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in frame.2011-10-05A seated man in a beige silk kurta with embroidered panels and a red rudraksha mala is handling a small green item over a gold tray during a puja. Silver bowls hold red flowers and a red fruit with a red offering on top. Red and white roses and marigolds lie on the gold plates. At the left edge, bare feet in orange robes rest on the gold tray, and a red velvet cushion is visible. A name badge reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja.2011-11-05Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copiesClose photograph of a puja offering table with a polished gold tray holding red and orange flowers, white petals, a small brass cup and a red apple in silver bowls. A woman in a teal top has her hand reaching over the tray, while a second pair of hands with bangles and a gold ring holds the offering, and a bare foot in a green-bordered sari stands at the right edge. Part of a white-clad figure with folded hands appears at the top, and a folded white card sits among the offerings.2011-10-05Close-up photograph of hands performing a ritual over a shallow brass tray of water with a green leaf. A hand wearing gold rings and a red thread bracelet dips the leaf into the water, while another hand with gold rings holds a golden ritual rod. Pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala frame the scene. Only partial arms and hands are visible, with no faces shown.2018-04-14November 26 20112011-11-26Close-up photograph of several pairs of hands during a puja ritual over a gold tray. A woman in the foreground holds a clear glass vessel and pours water over a pink lotus flower held by a man in white clothing whose hands are also visible. Gold bangles and a silver ring are worn. Red roses, white jasmine-like flowers, small silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the gold tray, with a sleeve of orange cloth at the upper right. No face is visible and no one is identified.2010-09-07Close-up photograph of a puja offering: several hands hold and scatter pink and red rose petals over a large ornate gold tray and silver bowls filled with red and orange flowers, small golden lamps, and sweets. Behind, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a garland of yellow, pink, white and purple flowers, and a person in white sleeves reaches in from the lower left. Other arms wear gold bangles and red sacred threads on the wrists. Silver cups hold offerings near the tray's edge.2010-08-15