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Close-up photo of an ornate gold ritual tray filled with red, pink and white flowers, including red carnations, pink blossoms, white jasmine-like petals and a single white frangipani with a yellow centre. Two hands, partly visible at the top edge, reach into the flowers. Among the blooms sit a small gold cup-shaped vessel with a finial, a gold base or stand with repoussé floral and foliate carving, and a small silver box with embossed floral design at the right. The gold metalwork and flower petals create a warm, dense arrangement typical of a puja offering.

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Close-up of a gold-toned ritual setting heaped with pink, red and white flowers. Two hands in the upper right, one holding a folded maroon cloth topped with a pink flower, are arranged beside a pair of ornate gold sandals or padukas, a small gold cup with a red stone, and a silver box with embossed floral design. The gold tray is decorated with floral and scroll patterns. No face is visible.2013-06-25Close-up photograph of a pair of ornate gold sandals or padukas placed on a gold-embossed tray surrounded by pink and white flowers, including pink carnations, white jasmine and a white plumeria blossom with a yellow center. The gold footwear has raised floral and lotus-style relief carvings and small ruby-like studs on the knobs. No people are visible. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or padukas worship offering.2013-06-25Close-up photo of a puja offering on an ornate gold tray. Two hands, with no face visible, scatter red flower petals over a gold-toned altar plate filled with pink, white and red petals, a yellow flower and a green-leaved stem. Small gold cups and a silver box sit among the flowers, and a folded orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala lies at the right. Silver bowls are visible at the top right.2013-06-25June 25 20132013-06-25Close view of a gold ritual tray surrounded by red, pink and white flower petals, with a pair of hands placing a strand of rudraksha beads near a small gold cup and a silver box. Gold ornate metalwork frames the tray, and silver bowls with red petals sit in the upper background. The hands belong to a single person, whose sleeves are not visible.2013-06-25June 25 20132013-06-25Close-up photo of a ceremonial ritual tray on a gold-ornamented surface, bordered by red, pink and white flowers including jasmine and a plumeria bloom. Central items are gold ritual objects: a gold footed stand and a gold tray with raised motifs, beside a folded maroon cloth with a gold border and a small silver box with floral engraving. Silver bowls with offerings sit at the top right. No people are visible.2013-06-25June 25 20132013-06-25Close-up photo of a ritual arrangement on an ornate gold tray. A hand with a bare fingertip rests among scattered pink, red and white flowers, including white plumeria and jasmine-like blooms. A rudraksha mala of brown beads lies on a folded red cloth beside a small gold cup and a silver box with floral engraving. Gold decorative plates and silver bowls surround the tray. The person's face and body are not visible, so no one is identified.2013-06-25June 25 20132013-06-25Close-up photo of a golden ritual tray heaped with red, pink and white flowers. Two hands, appearing to be a devotee's, arrange a bundle of dark rudraksha malas near a gilded oil lamp and small golden cups. Silver bowls with red petals sit at the top. No face is visible and no person is pictured beyond the hands.2013-06-25Close view of a gold ritual tray filled with pink, red and white flowers, with a gold cup-shaped vessel at centre. A hand, its sleeve partly visible, reaches in to place a red flower among the petals. Ornate gold-embossed plate edges surround the offering. No faces are visible.2013-06-25