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Close-up photograph of a puja at a gold-decorated shrine. A person's bare forearm and hand, wearing a gold bangle, pours or offers from a metal vessel near a tray of pink and yellow flower petals and white blossoms. Ornate gold pillars, a gold canopy and a gold-rimmed altar frame the scene, with a deity murti partly visible in the background behind the flowers. A steel bowl sits at the lower edge. a person not clearly visible; only an arm is shown.

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May 14 20122012-05-14Close-up photograph of a ritual scene at a gilded altar. A person's bare arm and wrist, wearing a gold bangle, reaches in from the upper left to place or adjust offerings. Ornate gold-colored metal stands and a gilded canopy frame the scene. Pink and yellow flowers, white blossoms and green leaves are heaped on a gold tray in front, and a small silver or brass bowl with a lit oil lamp sits at the lower center. Pale fabric and a deity murti are partly visible in the background. Only a partial arm is visible, so no full person is shown.2012-05-14 +1 copiesClose photo of a person's forearm and hand, wearing a thick gold bangle and a ring, reaching toward an ornate gold-plated stand with a tiered finial and lamp-like fixture. Behind it are white jasmine-style flowers, red flowers and a small copper-coloured vessel with an orange cloth. Only the arm and hand are visible; no face or full body appears in frame.2012-05-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesClose photo of a temple shrine decorated with pink and red flowers, white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Two arms and hands of a priest, one wearing a gold bangle and a ring, are placing or adjusting flowers around a gold Nataraja dancing Shiva figure and a gold ornate canopy or palanquin-like shrine piece. Silver cups stand in a row below in front of the offering platform. The hands are the only visible people; no face is shown, so no one is identified.2012-05-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10Close view of an ornate gold palanquin or throne frame heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink rose petals. An elderly person's wrinkled hand wearing a gold bangle reaches among the flowers, with green leaves scattered on top. A brass figure or lamp stand is partly visible at the right edge, and an orange-clad arm appears at the left.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11August 15 20092009-08-15May 11 20122012-05-11Close photo of a gilded palanquin or ornate golden seat heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink rose petals, with green leaves scattered on it. Two elderly hands, one wearing a gold bangle, rest on or adjust the flower-covered seat. In the foreground are silver ritual vessels or bowls, and a corner of an orange-clad arm is visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple procession or ritual decoration.2012-06-05 +1 copies