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A ritual scene in a temple-like hall where a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands at a brass lamp stand, bending slightly toward a brass plate heaped with pink rose petals held by a woman's hand in the lower left. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and a woman in an orange sari stand behind them. A man wearing a gold necklace and glasses is prominent at centre. The brass stand is ornately engraved. The setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering of petals.

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September 05 20172017-09-05A photo of a ritual scene at a table draped in a green and gold brocade cloth. A bare-chested priest on the left wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala with a gold clasp, and gold bangles, and holds a silver tray of pink rose petals. Beside him, a person in an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with hands folded. On the table are silver trays with white and pink flowers, jasmine garlands, a red flower, and a white cloth over a dish. A silver oil lamp with a lit wick sits at the right edge, with a gold throne visible behind. Only the lower bodies and hands of the two standing figures are visible.2012-06-05Photograph of five bare-chested men in white dhotis during a temple ritual under a white tent canopy. Foreground left, a man with black hair wears an orange-and-red forehead band and rudraksha mala, his body marked with white ash. Behind him, men with orange forehead bands and white neck cords stand in line. Second from right, a man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with a gold border walks forward. On the far right, a man in glasses carries a silver tray of pink flowers. Background shows a decorated shrine and a few seated spectators in purple.2016-12-02A photograph of a pada puja-style ritual at a golden table. Foreground, a person in a white garment with a bare arm pours from a silver vessel over pink flowers and silver bowls, and a red fruit sits among the silverware. A man in white with a green-edged cloth and a red wrist thread holds a small silver cup above the table. A person in a blue top and white cloth with a gold border sits at right, and a person in white with gold bangles reaches into the offering. Orange fabric hangs at upper right. Attendants, not identifiable as any particular individual, perform the offering. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-02-25 +1 copiesClose photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.A photograph of a night ritual on a red-carpeted floor. A bare-chested man with glasses and an orange-and-gold turban stands centrally, wearing a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver tray of fruit including bananas, mangoes and apples. Two men in the foreground reach up with raised hands toward the tray. Seated devotees in white and saffron cloth fill the background, with brass oil lamps and a decorated deity murti at left, and a yellow pillar at right. The scene suggests an offering or puja.2016-12-07A photograph of a puja scene with a bald priest in white dhoti and a white shawl with red borders, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, bending over a gold tray and handing a pink lotus. Other hands reach in from the edges, one wearing an orange robe at right, and an apple sits on a silver plate in the foreground. Pink lotus petals and flowers scatter across the brass offering trays, with a gold-covered pillar in the background.Close-up of a ritual scene in which a young man in plain white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ball necklace over a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver-rimmed bowl containing a pink-and-white lotus flower in both hands. Beside him, another person in white clothing wears a gold chain and holds a small silver vessel. A third person's shaved or close-cropped head is visible at right, and a fourth seated figure appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple pada puja offering, with the lotus as the central ritual object.2010-11-02Close 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.2010-10-29A temple puja scene where a man in white ritual clothes with a gold-beaded necklace and a red bindi holds a pink lotus over a silver plate. He wears thin-rimmed glasses and looks down in concentration. Beside him, a bald priest in the foreground and a man on the right with tilak marks and gold necklaces also hold pink lotuses. A woman in a yellow garment and a microphone stand appear in the background, with an orange cloth and brass items on the left.2010-11-02November 02 20102010-11-02Close-up photograph of a puja offering: several hands hold and scatter pink and red rose petals over a large ornate gold tray and silver bowls filled with red and orange flowers, small golden lamps, and sweets. Behind, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a garland of yellow, pink, white and purple flowers, and a person in white sleeves reaches in from the lower left. Other arms wear gold bangles and red sacred threads on the wrists. Silver cups hold offerings near the tray's edge.2010-08-15