Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a hand wearing a black thread bracelet holds a red fruit. A golden staff or pillar-like ritual object rises on the right, and a blurred person in a green sari stands in the background, with another hand holding a red fruit at upper left. Warm red tones dominate the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a hand wearing a black thread bracelet holds a red fruit. A golden staff or pillar-like ritual object rises on the right, and a blurred person in a green sari stands in the background, with another hand holding a red fruit at upper left. Warm red tones dominate the scene.

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September 21 2010

A close-up photograph of a devotee in white clothes holding a red apple on a small silver plate, offering it toward a gold-carved ornate shrine or throne. Beside them, a man with glasses and a shaved head, wearing a white top and a dark beaded necklace, holds another red apple on a plate. A woman with dark hair in a blue patterned garment is seen from behind at the right edge. The gold carvings and fruit offerings suggest a padapuja offering setting.

October 02 2016

Close-up photograph of a hand holding a round red-and-yellow fruit. Red fabric hangs in the blurred left background, and a purple flower garland is visible at upper right. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual space, though only the hand and objects are visible. No face is shown, and no person can be clearly identified.

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