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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold-rimmed brass tray. A woman in a magenta sari and gold bangles, with reading glasses, reaches over the tray to pick up flower petals and offerings. Pink and red flowers, small glass bowls, and red fruit sit on the tray. In the foreground, two other women in red and green sari fabric hold their hands out toward the tray, and a bangled wrist is visible.

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November 27 20112011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27Close photo of a ritual offering on a large polished gold tray. Hands pour water or milk from a small silver vessel over red roses, marigolds, and green leaves. Several silver bowls hold red apples, pink flowers, and offerings. Hands wearing gold and silver bangles reach in from both sides; one person wears a red sari and another a yellow garment. The scene suggests puja or abhishekam with flower and fruit offerings, though no deity or a person is clearly visible.2011-09-21Close-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.2011-09-11Close view of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. A woman in a magenta sari with gold bangles and red and gold glass bangles pours liquid from a small silver cup into a silver bowl. Several silver bowls hold red and white flowers, red apples and rose petals. A shirtless blurred person in white sits in the foreground, and another person's dark clothing appears at the lower right. The background is gold-toned.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Close photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on silver and gold trays. A hand wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches over silver bowls holding white flowers, rice and a sliced red apple. A second arm in gold bangles, wearing orange clothing with a gold border, reaches in from the right. In the foreground a hand holds a pink flower, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the lower right. Only hands, arms and the top of one head are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-12A woman in an orange sari with a black beaded necklace and red bangles pours or offers from a small silver bowl onto a large ornate gold tray. The tray holds many small silver cups and dishes, some filled with white liquid, pink lotus flowers and green leaves, and a red fruit at the lower edge. Other people's dark-haired heads are blurred in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-01Close photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A hand in a bangle and a magenta sleeve pours water from a small silver vessel over pink and magenta flowers. Silver bowls hold red fruit, sliced items and petals, and a red flower sits at the lower right. A person in white garments is partly visible in the foreground, and another person in a maroon garment is seen at the upper right. The setting is a temple-like ritual space with gold ornamentation. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-11-01