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Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a polished silver and brass tray. A hand in a white garment with silver bangles pours or lifts a silver cup, while another hand in orange saffron cloth rests on the tray edge. Surrounding silver bowls, small brass vessels with lids, yellow marigold petals and pink flowers fill the frame. Only partial hands and clothing of the participants are visible, and the faces are out of frame.

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November 06 20102010-11-06Close 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.2011-10-05Close view of a puja offering: a person in an orange garment pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a golden tray heaped with white flower petals and green leaves, with a silver bowl held by another person's hand alongside. Small golden and silver ritual vessels, a pink flower and silver plates surround the offering. Several other participants in white and orange stand behind, partly visible. Hands wear gold bangles.2010-11-07Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on silver and gilt plates. A person in a white garment with gold border, wearing a bangle, holds a small silver container over a plate. Another person in an orange robe, with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, places green leaves and red flowers onto the offering. Red apples or fruit, red flower petals, white flowers and small brass lamps sit on the golden tray. The foreground shows a partly visible person in dark clothing. Ritual offering setting.2010-10-20 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24Close-up photo of a ritual pouring at a temple altar. Hands in white and bare arms hold silver cups and a silver vessel, pouring liquid over an offering. An ornate gold and silver tray surrounds the scene, with a bright orange cloth and garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers at the top left. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, wearing a red thread on his wrist and a gold bangle. The robed figure at upper right is only partly visible, and the central object is most. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so a person identification is not possible from appearance.2010-08-15March 30 20132013-03-30Close 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-up of a ritual offering in progress. A hand wearing a silver ring and bangles holds a small silver vessel over a silver tray, while a sleeve of bright orange cloth reaches in from the right. Nearby silver bowls hold pink and white flowers, a white garland, shredded vegetables and a small gold kalasha-like object. Blurred gold ornaments and a figure in white and gold are visible in the background.2010-10-29Close-up photo of hands pouring liquid from engraved silver vessels during a ritual offering. A person in orange clothing at left holds an ornate silver bowl, while a person in a bracelet-adorned arm at right tilts a silver cup over pink flowers and white blossoms. Silver trays and bowls fill the frame, with a small brass object among the flowers. Yellow fabric appears in the background.2010-10-30November 13 20102010-11-13Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.2010-09-16