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Close photo of a devotional offering ritual. A woman in a white top with long light hair stands at left, hands pressed together, while a woman in an orange and green patterned sari holds a small ornate silver cup in each hand. A golden tray holds silver tumblers, a red apple, and small silver bowls. Blurred heads of seated participants fill the foreground. No identifiable person is presented as a person in this frame.

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November 29 20112011-11-29December 06 20112011-12-06November 29 20112011-11-29December 02 20112011-12-02November 29 20112011-11-29A woman in a green and olive sari with a rudraksha mala around her neck holds a small silver cup at a golden-tinged table laid with silver offering trays. The trays hold a red apple, a bowl of pink flower petals or offerings, and a white coconut. Behind her, another person stands with palms pressed together in namaste near a dark green garment. The woman's name badge reads Prathaksha and shows a small portrait of a saffron-clad figure. The scene looks like an offering or puja setting with fruit and flowers.2011-09-11December 02 20112011-12-02November 29 20112011-11-29Close-up photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold-coloured tray. Several hands reach in: a bare hand with a gold bangle and a ring on the left, another hand with a gold bangle lifting a silver bowl, and a hand with a dark beaded bracelet at lower left. Silver bowls hold liquid and offerings, including a red apple, white and pink flowers and petals. A person in a black head covering appears at the right edge, out of focus.2011-09-15August 16 20102010-08-16October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at close range. A woman in a cream sari with a silver bangle and ring pours water from a silver vessel over the bare feet of a figure in orange robes, seated on a golden tray. Silver bowls and dishes around the tray hold red apples, a yellow fruit, a white cube and red roses. A second figure in orange and white sits at the right edge, and a dark-haired person is blurred at the left. The scene is a foot-washing offering, with the full figure not shown.2010-11-30