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Close-up of several hands reaching over a ritual tray arranged with yellow marigold blossoms, white frangipani flowers, red flower petals and green leaves, surrounded by polished silver bowls and a brass vessel. A tattooed wrist and a hand wearing a silver ring are visible at upper right, and dark rudraksha malas circle two wrists. The offerings are being arranged or blessed with the fingertips. No face is visible and no individual can be identified.

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April 22 20132013-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20132013-04-22April 22 20132013-04-22Close-up of a ritual offering arrangement on a red-cloth-draped surface. White frangipani-style flowers, yellow marigold-type blossoms and red roses lie among silver bowls and a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick. A hand reaches in among the flowers to place or adjust an offering. Several silver bowls hold water, orange liquid and petals. No person's face is visible and no one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2013-04-22Close photo of a puja offering in progress: several hands reach over a golden cloth covered with silver bowls of fruit, flowers, yellow and brown offerings, and silver conch-shaped vessels. A man in the upper centre wears a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, with white sacred ash marks on his arms. Gold bangles are visible on the wrists, and a sheathed silver-handled ritual implement lies among the bowls.2017-05-24November 07 20102010-11-07Overhead 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.2013-07-30Close overhead view of a puja offering arrangement on a gold tray and silver bowls. White flowers, including jasmine and white roses, surround a small gold kalasha-style finial, with pink and red blossoms and a yellow flower among them. Silver spoons and ladles rest in shallow silver vessels filled with yellow liquid. A hand adorned with bangles reaches in from the lower left, and another hand holding a ladle enters from the right. No faces are visible.2013-03-08March 30 20132013-03-30June 22 20132013-06-22July 28 20172017-07-28A close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands are visible: one pours from a silver vessel with a spout, another places green leaves and white flowers, and a bangled wrist is at the left edge. Red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green stems and leaves are arranged among small silver bowls and a silver container with intricate engraved patterns. A small brass or gold object sits among the flowers. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering. Only partial hands and forearms are visible, so the number of people is limited.2010-10-02