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Close-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.

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November 13 20102010-11-13Close-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.2010-08-15October 24 20102010-10-24August 05 20102010-08-05Close 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.2010-08-15August 01 20102010-08-01November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15Close-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.2010-08-07Close-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.2010-09-16Close 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 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.2010-11-07