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Close photograph of a temple puja offering tray. A gold-rimmed tray holds silver bowls and cups, with bright red and yellow marigold and flower petals arranged in the centre. A bare hand with gold bangles reaches over the tray. At the lower right, a shaved-headed figure in orange saffron robes leans in toward the offerings. A partial dark-haired figure is visible at the left edge, and a white shell-like object sits among the silver vessels. The scene suggests ritual preparation of flower and vessel offerings in a temple setting.

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August 15 20102010-08-15May 25 20132013-05-25A close overhead photo of a puja offering being poured. A hand in a yellow sleeve holds a small silver cup and pours liquid into a silver bowl, while another hand in white pours from a cup above. A golden tray holds red, pink and orange roses, white flowers and green leaves, surrounded by many silver bowls containing yellow and red flower petals, orange sweets or paste and clear liquid. Orange saffron cloth and a garland of colourful flowers appear at the upper left, with a gold-coloured ornate frame at the top right.2010-08-15June 27 20132013-06-27Close 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 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja tray during a ritual offering. Several hands reach into a gold-embossed tray, holding small silver vessels and cone-shaped paper packets. Heaps of red rose petals and whole red roses fill the centre, with a small brass bell and silver bowls around them. Bangles are visible on the wrists, and a figure in orange robes sits partly visible at the upper left. A grey-haired head appears at the lower right corner. This appears to be a morning paduka puja offering with flowers and silver implements.2010-09-28October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20112011-09-11October 05 20112011-10-05Overhead 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.2013-07-30August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a pada puja ritual at a gilded throne. Foreground, a bald man in white with a yellow collar lifts food from a silver thali. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the golden throne at left, with orange cloth draped over the lap. Behind, a woman in a cream sari with green border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and reaches toward silver bowls of offerings. A girl in a yellow top with red-and-gold pattern watches, and a woman in orange shawl and white garment stands at right. Silver bowls with food, flowers and petals fill the golden tray, and an ornate gold cloth covers the throne base.2010-08-04