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A photo of a bare-chested man in saffron/orange dhoti-style cloth holding a large tray lined with red and gold brocade cloth, piled with fruit including bananas, oranges, apples, grapes and a small brown fruit. A rudraksha mala is visible around his neck. On the table below, a clear plastic box holds red cloth, a small brass container and a folded red fabric. A saffron-orange cylindrical cloth cover sits on the maroon table, and a small potted plant stands at the left edge.

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Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a small metal plate with a sliced yellow fruit piece and a folded reddish-brown cloth or sweet, in an orange-robed setting. The orange garment spans the lower frame, and a blurred round container with a printed orange-robed figure sits in the background. Dark rings and a metallic clasp are visible at the wrist.2011-09-25A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on the floor in an orange robe, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Only his arms and torso are visible. He holds a ripe yellow banana over a brass puja thali on an orange cloth with gold border. The thali holds rudraksha beads, a small brass cup, and a conch shell on a stand, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground and a brass incense stick holder with a lit incense stick nearby. Yellow flowers sit on a small brass plate. Behind him are a brass bell, a plastic container, and a small box. This shows a puja offering in progress, with one physical person visible.2011-10-07September 14 20152015-09-14A seated man in a red-maroon dhoti and orange shawl sits on an orange-cushioned chair in a pale green room, wearing a long garland of green fruits and holding a green fruit in one hand. Behind him stand two orange-robed attendants, one holding a red mala, and a third person in white. On the left, a robed attendant in orange holds a cardboard box of apples and white paper. Wall decorations of red and orange flowers and streamers surround the scene, with potted red roses at the sides. a person's appearance includes an orange shawl, rudraksha malas and a shaved head with tilak marks; he is seated as the honoured guest among the attendants. A white flower bunch is held near the lower right, and several people are partially visible in the foreground.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual offering being prepared on gold-coloured trays. A man in a gold silk kurta with a rudraksha mala around his neck places a red fruit piece into a small brass bowl beside a whole red apple. Silver bowls of sliced strawberries and red and orange flowers sit on the tray. Bare feet of a person in orange robes rest at the lower left, and white-clad devotees are partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja offering.2011-11-05A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a white and red-orange flower garland and gold bracelets, smiles while extending a banana toward a man in a white kurta with grey hair who kneels and receives it. Bananas, a bowl of lemons and coconuts, and green leafy plants surround them on a low table. Behind them stand a woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a cream sari with a red border. A deity statue and a mounted white air conditioner unit appear in the background. a person is a candidate for the seated saffron-clad figure with turban, garland and gold bracelets, but the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.2015-04-19A photograph of a ceremonial offering inside a room with red curtains and a leafy backdrop. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on the left, holding out her hand toward a tray of fruit. In the centre, a seated man in orange robes, an orange turban and a garland of red and white flowers is accepting the offering. On the right, a bare-chested priest with white ash marks on his body and long grey hair holds a silver plate piled with bananas, apples and oranges and a yellow marigold garland. A young man in white stands in the background. The scene resembles a puja offering.2015-01-12November 12 20152015-11-12 +1 copiesClose photo of a brass plate of offerings on a striped purple, yellow and green cloth. The plate holds yellow bananas, orange citrus fruits, red apples, and green betel-type leaves, with a red and gold brocade cloth at the right edge. Yellow and purple flowers and scattered grains of rice lie around the plate, with a flower-decorated altar behind. No people are visible.2016-12-15A seated figure in an orange-red turban and matching rust-orange garment sits on a red throne with a gold lion-head armrest, wearing a thick red and white flower garland with green limes, gold bangles and a gold waist sash. The figure smiles and extends a hand to a bowl of bananas and fruit on a silver tray held by a bald, bearded man in peach-coloured clothing who kneels before the throne. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a woman with hair tied back kneels at the right edge. Garlands of marigolds and roses drape the background, with a brass lamp at right. Readable copyright and source text overlays the lower right. Appearance-based cues on the seated figure are a turban, garlanded throne and ornamental gold, consistent with a person receiving offerings from a devotee.2014-12-05 +1 copies