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Close-up photograph of hands performing a ritual over a shallow brass tray of water with a green leaf. A hand wearing gold rings and a red thread bracelet dips the leaf into the water, while another hand with gold rings holds a golden ritual rod. Pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala frame the scene. Only partial arms and hands are visible, with no faces shown.

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Close-up photograph of a priest's hands placing green betel leaves onto a polished brass plate. The priest wears a gold ring and a red sacred thread on the wrist, and white ritual cloth with gold-toned necklaces is visible at the side. Another person's hand holds a wooden staff with a gold-toned cap and red and white garlands nearby. No face is visible.2018-04-14Close photograph of a ritual offering on a gold tray. A man in a white shirt with a gold bangle and a dark beaded necklace reaches over silver bowls and a gold vessel. A woman's hand with gold bangles and rings holds a silver cup at left. Red and orange flowers, a small brass lamp and a red fruit sit among the silver dishes. A dark-haired head is in the lower foreground. Hindu puja offerings are being arranged.2011-10-05Close photograph of a ritual offering on a polished gold tray. A man's hand with a gold ring and bare forearm places a green leaf among red roses, pink lotus-like blossoms, white flowers and strands of red beads. Blurred foreground heads of other people frame the shot, and another man in a white shirt holds a green leaf near the top right. A clear plastic container sits at the left edge beside sweets or prasad. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering; no clear deity murti or throne is visible, and no identifiable a person is shown.2011-09-21September 21 20112011-09-21October 05 20112011-10-05Close photograph of a ritual offering at a temple. A bare-chested priest with silver beaded malas and an orange cloth holds a brass kalasha pouring water. A person in a gold-bordered yellow silk garment with a pink flower garland and gold bangles has a hand resting on a brass plate holding a coconut wrapped in a green cloth and a cluster of small yellow bananas. Another hand is held in front.2012-05-16September 21 20112011-09-21Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands reach in from the frame, one holding white flower petals and another arranging red and orange roses, marigolds and white blossoms around a small gold kalasha-like vessel and a red-beaded thread. A bangled wrist and a child's bare foot in a green and gold silk skirt appear at left, and a person in orange-red garments at top. Polished silver bowls and dishes surround the tray. No face of any person is visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in frame.2011-10-05November 27 20092009-11-27A close photograph of a ritual offering in which a bare arm with gold bangles and a silver ring rests on a coconut set in a silver plate heaped with pink flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms and green leaves. A man's hand, wearing a black wristwatch, holds the plate from below. Behind, a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and a nose stud sits with hands folded in namaskar. A red and yellow flower garland hangs at the left edge, and a bright lamp glows in the background.2013-09-16December 02 20162016-12-02Close-up photograph of several pairs of hands during a puja ritual over a gold tray. A woman in the foreground holds a clear glass vessel and pours water over a pink lotus flower held by a man in white clothing whose hands are also visible. Gold bangles and a silver ring are worn. Red roses, white jasmine-like flowers, small silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the gold tray, with a sleeve of orange cloth at the upper right. No face is visible and no one is identified.2010-09-07