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Close-up photo of a ritual offering. In the foreground, a devotee in a dark red garment wearing a red rose garland and a beaded bracelet holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers and dried grass with a white rope passing beside it. A bare arm with a gold-coloured band on the wrist extends in from the right to receive the tray. Behind them, a blurred figure with a forehead mark stands near a bright outdoor background of palms and sky.

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March 01 20162016-03-01August 27 20162016-08-27September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual exchange in a temple-like room. A man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a silver plate of yellow-orange thread or kalava and ties it on another person's wrist; that wrist shows a green-and-clear bead bracelet and gold bangles. Beside them, a person in an orange-red saffron robe with gold border and a gold bead necklace with a pendant holds a second silver plate. Behind is an ornate gold-and-red throne-like chair, and on the right a tray with flowers, red cloth and small ritual items. Orange-painted walls surround the scene.2010-12-23January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual puja tray in a temple setting. A brass thali holds pink rose petals, white jasmine-like buds, yellow marigold heaps and small brass bowls with yellow and white offerings. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and a small brass lamp sit on the tray. A person in a dark garment with a beaded mala at the wrist reaches into the tray with one hand while another hand holds a brass bowl at the lower edge. Lit oil lamps and more offering trays are blurred in the background. Only hands and arms of two people are visible, so the people count is limited.2018-01-01April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja tray on a polished brass plate, holding small brass cups, a brass bell or lamp, pink and red rose petals, white jasmine buds and green leaves, and yellow marigold heads in small bowls. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold thread bangle, reaches into the tray to arrange the flowers. Rudraksha beads are visible on the wrist and chest of the blurred person beside, dressed in red and white. The scene suggests a ritual offering of flowers and aarti items.2018-01-01January 06 20172017-01-06