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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering in progress. Several hands pour liquid from a silver vessel into a silver bowl over a tray of silver puja bowls filled with red and yellow flowers, rose petals and green leaves. A thin stream of clear liquid falls from one cup into a bowl below, possibly for abhishekam. One wrist wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles; another hand shows a tattoo and bangles. The silver vessels are engraved with floral patterns. Only hands and arms are visible, so no faces appear.

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Close-up of a puja offering: hands pour water from a silver vessel over a tray of red and yellow flowers, green leaves and white petals. Silver bowls holding red petals and offerings surround the tray, and a red flower garland lies at left. Several people are visible only through hands and arms: one wears a white embroidered garment, rudraksha beads and gold bangles, another wears a red thread on the wrist, and a fourth has dark hair at the lower right. No face is shown and no identity is established.2013-09-09A close photograph of several hands reaching into a ritual arrangement of silver bowls and plates. Hands with gold and silver bangles and a ring hold small ornate silver vessels over a large silver tray scattered with white flower petals, shredded white and green vegetable pieces, and a pink flower. A person in white sleeves is at the lower left and an orange-clothed arm appears at the far left edge. The scene suggests an offering or food distribution being prepared at a puja setting, with no visible face or throne.2010-09-22Close-up photo of hands performing a ritual over a tray of silver bowls and flowers. Two pairs of hands, one wearing a red-brown beaded mala and gold bangles, the other with a tattoo on the wrist, lift and pour from small silver cups. Plates and bowls hold white flowers, yellow marigolds, pink petals, green leaves, milky liquid, red beads, and a small brass kalasha and oil lamp in the centre. A saffron-orange cloth edge and ornate gold brocade are visible at the top.2013-03-15March 08 20132013-03-08June 29 20132013-06-29Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished silver tray. Several hands are visible: one in the foreground wears gold bangles and reaches toward a small silver bowl, while another arm on the right wears rudraksha beads and a tattoo on the wrist and holds a silver vessel. A figure at upper left wears an orange-red garment with gold border. The tray holds many small silver bowls containing saffron-yellow and white substances, dried fruit, flower petals, and a silver spouted vessel. Fresh red and orange flowers and green leaves are scattered among the bowls. No faces are visible, and the people are partly cropped by the frame.2013-03-30Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being made at a gilded altar. A person in orange clothing on the left holds a small silver bowl, while hands on the right pour from or hold silver vessels over a tray heaped with golden-coloured offerings, red flowers and white blossoms. A golden ornate backdrop is visible behind, and a gold bangle is visible on the upper right arm. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with silver bowls and flowers at the altar.2009-12-07Close-up photo of a puja offering being prepared on an ornate gold-plated tray. Two women's hands, adorned with gold bangles and a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and rings, hold a silver cup and a small glass vessel over the tray. The tray holds red and pink flowers, white blossoms, two red apples in silver bowls, a silver conch-shaped vessel and a silver container. The arrangement suggests abhishekam or puja offerings. A woman in orange clothing is partly visible at upper right.2011-09-18March 07 20132013-03-07April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesClose view of hands pouring liquid from small silver cups over a heaped offering of red and pink flowers, white frangipani-like blossoms, yellow marigolds, green leaves and rudraksha beads on a tray. Multiple ornate silver bowls and a silver conch-shaped vessel surround the offering. Several arms are visible, including a wrist with a silver bracelet and a red thread, and a sleeve with a white garment at top. No face is visible.2013-09-09July 10 20132013-07-10