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Close-up photograph of a ritual scene in which a bare, weathered hand wearing a thick gold bangle pours liquid from a small clear glass cup into a silver plate. Another hand is partly visible at the upper right, holding a silver dish. Red and pink flowers, green leaves and a white blossom sit on pink cloth in the foreground, with silver vessels and a golden surface behind. The image suggests a puja offering being poured in a temple setting; the hand appears to belong to an adult, and no face is visible.

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Close-up of a ritual water pouring. Two pairs of hands handle silver vessels: one hand pours water from a silver jug into an ornately engraved silver bowl, with water streaming between them. The arms show a gold bangle and a dark wristwatch, and a white ritual mark is visible on the wrist. Surrounding silver bowls and a tray hold offerings including red flower petals and a yellow substance. Only hands and arms are visible; no faces appear.2013-04-12Close photograph of a ritual foot-washing. Two hands hold ornate silver bowls, one pouring water from a bowl with a thin stream over a pair of bare feet resting on a white stone slab. A person in an orange and maroon garment with gold bangles and a ring is at right, and a hand with gold bangles and a ring holds the second bowl at left. Pink lotus petals, white flowers and small gold-capped vessels lie on the slab. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge.2010-11-10Close view of a ritual abhishekam: a hand with gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel over a flower-covered object on a tray. Red roses and white chrysanthemum-type flowers surround the base, with green leaves. Silver bowls, a small bottle of oil and a white conch-shaped vessel with a red bead sit around the tray. No faces are visible and no deity identification is clear from the frame.2013-04-10 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja or abhishekam offering. Hands with gold bangles pour water from a small silver cup over a silver tray filled with white jasmine flowers, pink rose petals, green leaves and a gold-toned object. A second pair of hands and a dark-haired head appear at the right edge. Silver and gold vessels surround the offering. No clear face of a principal figure is visible, so no a person candidate is identifiable.2010-11-24November 01 20112011-11-01Close view of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. A woman in a magenta sari with gold bangles and red and gold glass bangles pours liquid from a small silver cup into a silver bowl. Several silver bowls hold red and white flowers, red apples and rose petals. A shirtless blurred person in white sits in the foreground, and another person's dark clothing appears at the lower right. The background is gold-toned.2011-11-01Close 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.2011-10-05June 29 20132013-06-29September 21 20112011-09-21December 04 20102010-12-04November 01 20112011-11-01Close photo of a puja offering being poured. A woman's hand with gold rings and a beaded bracelet pours liquid from a small silver cup into a golden tray. Another hand in a white sleeve reaches in from the right, and a dark-haired head is blurred in the foreground. The gold tray holds silver bowls, a red fruit, red flowers and a small brass lamp. A green silk cloth lies at the right edge.2011-10-05