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Close-up photo of a ritual offering on an ornate gold tray. Two people's hands are visible: on the left, a figure in orange robes and a white garment holds a stick of incense or flower stem near the tray, wearing a silver bangle and a red thread on the wrist. On the right, another person's hands hold strands of rudraksha or red-brown beads over the offering. The tray holds white and red flowers, including roses and marigold-like blooms, with a red fruit and silver bowls visible behind. Golden drapery fills the background. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.

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October 05 20112011-10-05Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being arranged on a large gold-coloured tray. A woman in white clothing with a red-patterned border and a dark mala necklace reaches forward with bangled wrists, placing pink, red and white flowers into a heap. Silver bowls, a small silver container, red apples and green leaves surround the flowers. Partially visible in the left foreground is another person in white with silver bangles. The setting suggests a puja or flower offering. No a person candidate is visible.2011-09-11August 25 20092009-08-25Close photograph of a padapuja ritual on a golden platform. Several hands in white garments with gold borders are washing or anointing a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray scattered with red rose petals. A silver tray with a small oil lamp and a silver lotus-shaped vessel sits beside. A person in an orange garment stands in the background, and a white-clad devotee at left has a red thread on the wrist. The scene is a foot-worship ceremony.2009-09-07Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in an orange robe with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace has bare feet resting on a silver tray scattered with red and pink rose petals, placed on an ornate gold-coloured pedestal. A devotee in a white kurta, wearing a visitor badge and a wristwatch, leans in to touch the tray with one hand. Another person in green sleeves holds a small brass cup, and a fourth in white holds a small offering dish at the right edge. Two or three people are visible, with hands and dress prominent.2009-09-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: a golden tray holds a heap of gold-coloured beads or a golden mala and pink flower petals. Hands are reaching in to touch or lift the beads. Foreground shows an orange saffron cloth edged with gold, and a white garment at the right edge. A silver bangle is visible on one wrist and gold bangles on another. The scene is shot from a low angle with a shallow depth of field, and no face is visible.2010-09-24August 15 20102010-08-15Close-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: a figure in an orange garment decorated with red and white flower garlands sits before a golden throne-like seat. Two hands, one wearing gold bangles and one with a ring, hold a silver plate with offerings, while a white-clad devotee with short grey-blond hair bends forward to touch the feet of the seated figure. A lit incense stick rises from the plate, and a yellow-clad attendant stands in the background. The image is blurred and cropped, showing only partial bodies.2009-12-08Close 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 23 20092009-11-23Close photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A person in white with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace holds a pink lotus over silver bowls and a gold plate with white flowers. Another person in an orange garment, seen only at the right edge, reaches toward the tray, and hands of other devotees frame the scene.2010-10-29