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Close photo of a puja ritual on a large gold tray. Silver bowls filled with white flowers, offerings and liquids sit in rows, with a silver spoon resting among them. A bare hand in the foreground reaches toward a small gold lamp, while a bright flame blazes at the right edge beside a brass vessel. A person in white ritual clothing stands out of focus at the top. The scene suggests an aarti or homa-style offering, with visible oil lamp flame, flowers and kumkum-coloured offerings. No identifiable face is visible.

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May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesClose view of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the foreground rests on a heap of red, orange and yellow flowers and white petals on a gold ornate tray. Around it are many polished silver bowls holding flowers, honey-coloured liquid and red blossoms, and a silver kalasha-like vessel with a white cone. The person's leg wears orange-saffron cloth with a gold border, and an orange-robed figure with rudraksha beads sits behind at the top left. Setting is a gold-ornamented ceremonial platform.2013-07-19January 15 20132013-01-15Close photograph of a puja arrangement on a gold-patterned tray. A pair of bare feet, with a visible toe ring, rests among silver bowls holding white plumeria and frangipani flowers, pink and red petals, green leaves and small amounts of yellow liquid. Above the feet, the edge of an orange and maroon cloth with gold border is visible. Silver cups and a silver bowl sit on the tray, and a pale conch-shaped vessel with a silver rim is at the right. The setting suggests a padapuja or foot-worship ritual.2013-05-11March 07 20132013-03-07January 15 20132013-01-15January 15 20132013-01-15Close view of a bare foot resting among silver ritual vessels, decorated with repoussé floral patterns, filled with pink, yellow and red flower petals, white plumeria blossoms and green leaves. A white conch shell with silver fittings and a silver pitcher sit nearby on a metal tray. The foot belongs to a person in the upper frame wearing a gold-bordered red garment. This appears to be a padapuja-style offering of flowers and ritual water to feet.2014-02-11Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a person in a maroon garment with gold border rest on a bed of white and yellow flowers, with a pink rose at the centre. Around them are ornate silver trays holding small silver bowls of orange-yellow liquid, white flowers and silver spouted vessels with green leaves. The gold-embossed platform beneath suggests a formal puja setting. No faces are visible.2013-05-04Close photo of a ritual on a gold tray: a pair of bare feet in orange-bordered robes rests on scattered white plumeria and orange and pink flower petals. Around them are polished silver bowls filled with saffron-yellow liquid and red kumkum, and silver lamps whose flames are lit. A hand with a tattoo holds one lamp in the foreground. Looks like a padapuja or aarti offering.2013-03-16Close view of a ritual offering arrangement on a gold-embossed tray. Silver bowls and tumblers hold white milk, cut white flowers, and sliced fruit, with red apples and orange-red roses placed among them. At the centre, a bed of white jasmine and red flowers surrounds a small brass vessel, and a bare hand in the lower right reaches toward it. A person in an orange saffron garment with gold zari border sits at the top right, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the top. Consistent with abhishekam or puja offerings. No identifiable face is shown.2012-05-03March 13 20132013-03-13 +1 copies