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Overhead photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a woven mat for a temple ceremony. Heaped marigolds in orange and yellow sit at upper left beside a bowl of mixed yellow flowers with red petals. Bundled wooden sticks lie on a brass tray at upper right. Lower left, a bowl of pink and red petals sits beside a folded white cloth with a red border on a round tray. Lower right, several red cloth bundles tied with gold thread rest on a tray. No people are visible.

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March 26 20132013-03-26September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesOverhead view of a ritual altar floor covered with a dense spread of mixed flower petals in red, pink, orange and yellow, mixed with green leaves and white blossoms, arranged on a pink-bordered white square. Bunches of ripe bananas sit on green leaves at three corners, with a brass or silver pot and a covered metal vessel placed around the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a puja offering.2016-06-19A close overhead photo of a polished silver puja plate resting on a red and gold floral brocade cloth. Red and orange roses fill the upper left of the plate. Three small silver bowls hold, from left, a smooth orange-brown paste, a deep red powder, and a bright yellow powder, with a few rose petals scattered among them. No people are visible, and no one is shown performing a ritual.2013-02-28 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31January 14 20182018-01-14Overhead photo of a square silver-rimmed tray covered with a white base, sprinkled with pink and red petals, white flowers, green leaves and herbs, with ripe bananas placed at the corners and a pinkish kumkum-like border. A small brass vessel and a covered silver container sit beside the tray, with fruit at the lower right and striped woven mats beneath. No people are visible. The arrangement appears to be an offering tray of flowers, fruit and leaves.2016-06-19December 02 20162016-12-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02Close view of a padapuja: bare feet resting on a shallow silver tray filled with white jasmine buds, red and orange roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. The person's ankle is clad in red-and-gold silk cloth, and the wrapped garment is red with a gold border. A hand at left holds a small lit oil lamp beside a silver vessel with a spout, and red and white flower garlands and rudraksha-style strands lie on a cream rug. A red-and-gold patterned garland hangs at right. The person whose feet are shown is not visible above the knee, so no face or full figure is shown.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copies