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Close view of a puja tray set with many small silver bowls holding red and orange powders, white flowers, and a split coconut. A hand holding a lit silver oil lamp is at right, and another lit oil lamp sits at left. Red and pink flowers and rudraksha-like beads lie in the centre. Gold-embossed throne fabric and a white tiger-face cloth appear in the upper right, with a fabric-clad arm at the top edge. No faces are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement with oil lamps and flowers.

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April 04 20132013-04-04A close-up photograph of a ritual worship tray on a gold-coloured surface. Silver bowls and small silver vessels are filled with yellow liquid, rose petals and white flowers, while a silver spouted vessel rests among them. Purple and pink flower heads and white blossoms are arranged on a gold plate at centre. A hand with bangles and a wristband reaches in to arrange the flowers, and a second person in a white garment is partly visible at the top right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering arrangement.2013-03-05A close view of a ritual puja arrangement on a polished brass tray. Many ornate silver bowls and small silver vessels hold pink, red, yellow and white flower petals, and a larger silver kalasha-like vessel with a silver spout stands among them. A garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers frames the central offering. A hand in a gold-bordered maroon garment reaches toward the bowls at the left edge, and small dishes of orange-yellow liquid or powder sit among the petals. No people are fully visible beyond the hand and sleeve.2013-06-03August 15 20132013-08-15April 19 20132013-04-19March 13 20132013-03-13Overhead view of a ritual puja tray arranged on a gold-patterned surface. Silver bowls hold white jasmine-like flowers and small oil-filled cups, and a central platter is heaped with red and pink blossoms and yellow plumeria-type flowers around a small brass lamp. A silver-and-white vessel stands at the upper right. At the lower right, a bare hand with a tattoo places flowers into a bowl, and at the lower left another bare hand arranges flowers. At the top edge, the orange and maroon robes and beaded malas of two people are partly visible.2013-07-30Close-up photograph of a ritual puja tray on an ornate gold-leaf surface. A hand holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit wick over a golden plate scattered with red, pink and white flower petals and a yellow flower. Nearby are a silver bowl set with red kumkum powder, a white conch-shaped vessel, a stack of folded saffron-red cloth, a rudraksha mala, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray of bowls. No people's faces are visible, only the arm of the person performing the lamp offering.2013-06-25Close-up photo of a ritual puja tray: a hand lifts a polished silver oil lamp with a lit flame, its handle shaped like a small figure, over silver bowls holding saffron-yellow paste, white flower petals and a small bottle of oil. Red and white flowers and rudraksha beads sit on a red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no one is clearly identifiable; a second partial hand appears at the left edge. Scene shows an oil lamp ritual with flowers and offerings.2013-04-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on an ornate gold-embossed tray. Multiple silver bowls and small silver dishes hold red flowers, yellow flowers, turmeric or kumkum powder, and pink blossoms. Loose white and red flower petals are spread across the centre, with a silver conch-shaped vessel and a small silver container visible among them. No people are visible in the frame.2013-06-19Close photo of a puja in progress. A hand holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame is at the right, next to rows of silver bowls and small silver vessels on a brass tray. Flower petals and green leaves in marigold and red tones lie on the tray. Behind, a blurred figure wears a dark garment with red and white strings, and a second lit lamp burns at the top right. A brass-coloured ornate surface frames the scene.2017-05-24July 08 20132013-07-08