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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being arranged on a large gold-coloured tray. A woman in white clothing with a red-patterned border and a dark mala necklace reaches forward with bangled wrists, placing pink, red and white flowers into a heap. Silver bowls, a small silver container, red apples and green leaves surround the flowers. Partially visible in the left foreground is another person in white with silver bangles. The setting suggests a puja or flower offering. No a person candidate is visible.

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October 05 20112011-10-05September 21 20112011-09-21September 15 20112011-09-15Close-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 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.2011-10-05December 05 20112011-12-05Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. Silver and brass bowls hold red and pink flowers, a red apple, and small silver cups. A man's hand with a gold bangle and ring reaches over the tray to place petals, while a woman in a green garment with bangles and bracelets holds a small spoon. In the foreground, a person in a black head covering and white clothing is seen from behind at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is visible.2011-09-15November 27 20112011-11-27November 26 20112011-11-26Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on silver and gold trays. A hand wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches over silver bowls holding white flowers, rice and a sliced red apple. A second arm in gold bangles, wearing orange clothing with a gold border, reaches in from the right. In the foreground a hand holds a pink flower, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the lower right. Only hands, arms and the top of one head are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-12Close-up photo of a ritual offering on an ornate gold tray. Two people's hands are visible: on the left, a figure in orange robes and a white garment holds a stick of incense or flower stem near the tray, wearing a silver bangle and a red thread on the wrist. On the right, another person's hands hold strands of rudraksha or red-brown beads over the offering. The tray holds white and red flowers, including roses and marigold-like blooms, with a red fruit and silver bowls visible behind. Golden drapery fills the background. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2011-09-11Close 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.2011-10-05