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Close photo of a person in saffron-orange robes seated with an ornate silver puja tray. Both hands cradle a small engraved silver cup, and white ash marks the forearm. The tray holds several small silver bowls, a red apple with a lit wick standing in it, and a large pink lotus flower. Gold-colored ornaments hang at the waist. Soft light falls on a pale wall behind.

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Close-up photograph of a silver offering tray with ornate repoussé borders, holding small silver bowls, a red apple with white flower garlands, a pink lotus flower, a bowl of white flowers, and a silver ornate container. A hand and orange-robed fabric are visible at the top edge. No face of any person is visible. Fresh white blossoms and pink lotus petals are arranged across the silver dishes.2012-05-09 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13Close photo of a padapuja offering. A man in white ceremonial dress and a rudraksha bracelet pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel with a silver spout into a silver bowl on an ornate gold tray. Beside the tray, a red apple, silver bowls, white flowers and green leaves are arranged. A second person in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a gold ornate necklace is visible at the top right. The tray and bowls are polished silver and gold with embossed designs.2010-09-08Close view of a padapuja offering. Bare feet in an orange-saffron garment rest on a golden surface, surrounded by silver bowls and trays holding red apples, white jasmine flowers and pink lotus blossoms. A hand in a white sleeve holds a small silver bowl near the feet. A silver-wrapped object, possibly a vessel or statue base, sits among the offerings. Only a hand and feet are visible, so the person's face and body are not shown.2010-08-30Close-up photo of bare feet resting on a golden tray during a padapuja ritual. A person in orange-saffron robes sits, and their bare feet are being honoured with offerings. Surrounding the feet are silver bowls and plates holding red apples, white flowers, a pink lotus and a silver conch-shaped vessel. Ornate gold-toned metalwork and glass bowls fill the background. No faces are visible.2010-09-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20122012-04-14Close-up of bare feet of a seated person in an orange robe resting on a gold tray during a padapuja foot-worship ceremony. Silver bowls, a silver conch-shaped vessel, red apples, pink lotus flowers and white flower petals surround the feet. Ornate silver and gold ritual vessels fill the background. Only the lower legs and feet of one person are visible, so no face or identity is shown.2010-09-14November 17 20102010-11-17 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja offering. A bare hand in a white garment, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, pours water from a white vessel with a silver lid over a large silver-and-gold tray. Silver bowls, a red apple, and white flower petals are arranged on the tray. To the left, a seated person in an orange robe rests an arm near the tray. A gold-and-bead necklace with a small portrait pendant is visible at upper right on a person in white. The tray edges are ornately engraved.2010-09-08Close view of a seated person's bare feet in an orange saffron robe being washed or honoured on a golden tray. Silver bowls and plates hold red apples, pink lotus flowers and white flower petals or offerings around the feet. A dark-clothed devotee's shoulder is visible at the right edge. The scene suggests padapuja, a ritual foot-worship offering.2010-11-09Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a silver tray. A person in an orange robe, wearing a bangle on the wrist, pours water from a small silver cup over a pair of hands held over a silver plate. The tray holds red apples, white sliced vegetables with green onion, a green leaf, pink lotus petals, small gold finials and several silver bowls and cups. The scene suggests abhishekam-style offering preparation. Only the hands and orange robe of the pouring person are visible.2010-11-09