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Close-up photo of a ritual offering setup with silver bowls and plates engraved with floral patterns. A figure in orange saffron robes sits at left, and a bare-armed person pours liquid from a silver cup into a bowl at right. Red rose petals and yellow flowers are arranged on a golden tray beside a heap of golden spherical beads resembling rudraksha or mala beads. Only hands and the orange-clad torso are visible; no face is shown.

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Close-up of a ritual pouring at a puja. A hand holding a clear silver vessel pours water over a heap of rose petals, jasmine flowers and green leaves. To the left, a forearm in an orange saffron garment is visible. Behind and around the flowers are many polished gold and silver puja vessels, including gold-coloured kalasha-style pots and silver bowls with embossed patterns. The scene suggests a pada puja offering. Only a hand and a forearm are visible, so the person is partly shown and no face is seen.2010-08-04Close photo of ritual preparation: a hand pours liquid from an ornate silver bowl into a second silver cup, with a silver-chased vessel held above it. Behind, many small gold-coloured pots or vessels are arranged on a golden tray alongside red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A person in a saffron-orange robe sits at the right edge, and the pouring hand appears light-skinned with patches of pale skin. The setting suggests an offering or abhishekam-style preparation, but no deity or full scene is visible.2010-08-15June 27 20132013-06-27Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam-style offering. A figure in saffron-orange robe at left pours liquid from a clear glass vessel into a golden tray filled with gold-coloured bead-like pieces and red flower petals. A second person in white garments at upper right holds a clear glass bowl, and a small silver-toned lamp stands on the tray. Bangles on the wrists include green and gold glass bangles and a purple beaded bracelet. The scene shows hands and forearms more than faces.2009-12-06August 05 20102010-08-05Close view of a ritual offering arrangement: rows of ornate silver bowls and small silver vessels with engraved patterns sit on a brass tray beside pink, red and white flower petals. Two hands, one holding a small silver cup and pouring liquid, are visible at the top right. A figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits behind the offerings.2013-06-27June 27 20132013-06-27September 07 20092009-09-07A close overhead photo of a puja offering being poured. A hand in a yellow sleeve holds a small silver cup and pours liquid into a silver bowl, while another hand in white pours from a cup above. A golden tray holds red, pink and orange roses, white flowers and green leaves, surrounded by many silver bowls containing yellow and red flower petals, orange sweets or paste and clear liquid. Orange saffron cloth and a garland of colourful flowers appear at the upper left, with a gold-coloured ornate frame at the top right.2010-08-15Close photograph of hands and ritual objects during a puja. A person in orange clothing and a dark-haired figure at left reach toward a polished gold cup and a gold vessel. Several hands, one wearing gold bangles and rings, handle the objects over a tray of yellow and pink flower petals and garlands. A gold-coloured altar element sits in the background, and a sprig of green leaves with white and yellow flowers is tucked near an orange cloth. The image is blurred with motion.2009-09-14Close photograph of a temple puja offering tray. A gold-rimmed tray holds silver bowls and cups, with bright red and yellow marigold and flower petals arranged in the centre. A bare hand with gold bangles reaches over the tray. At the lower right, a shaved-headed figure in orange saffron robes leans in toward the offerings. A partial dark-haired figure is visible at the left edge, and a white shell-like object sits among the silver vessels. The scene suggests ritual preparation of flower and vessel offerings in a temple setting.2010-11-05October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copies