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A close photograph of an older woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing a white top with a green-and-maroon bordered garment, holding a silver tray. On the tray is a folded orange-and-gold silk cloth with a single red rose placed on top. Brass and silver ritual bowls sit below the tray. Behind her, blurred figures in white clothing have their hands folded in prayer. The setting suggests an offering or puja presentation.

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A woman in glasses with a red bindi sits behind a silver tray of ritual vessels and rose petals, holding a silver plate on which orange cloth is folded with a red rose on top. She wears a white blouse under an orange shawl with gold-bordered edges. Silver bowls, a silver jug and pink and red flowers fill the foreground of an outdoor courtyard.2010-09-28November 30 20112011-11-30A photograph of a ceremony with a young woman in the foreground wearing a cream sari with a green, red and orange striped border and an orange blouse, sitting and gazing upward while holding a pink lotus blossom in a small silver dish with both hands. Behind her, another woman in a yellow sari with an orange border holds a small object. In the left foreground, a large ornate gold tray holds a polished silver tray with small silver bowls of offerings. Other partially visible people sit nearby, including one with blonde hair at the right edge. No prominent figure matching the a person description is clearly visible.2010-11-09A photograph of a temple puja with devotees seated on a stone floor around a large ornate gold tray filled with silver bowls and vessels, many containing red rose petals. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed figure in orange-and-dark robes sits with his back to the camera near the gold tray. A woman in the centre wears a white blouse and an orange shawl, round glasses and gold bangles, and she sprinkles red rose petals with her right hand. Behind her a younger woman in a yellow shawl and green-bordered sari sits, and at right an older woman in a white sari with a white forehead marking and gold bangles sits with her palms pressed together in prayer. Silver kettle-like vessels stand beside the tray, and a gold-carved shrine edge is visible at left.2010-09-28October 15 20112011-10-15A woman in a white sari with a red bindi, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet sits before a gold-embossed ornate panel. She cups a pink flower bud and a small silver object in her hands with eyes lowered in devotion. In front of her is a gold tray holding silver bowls with white flowers, a red apple and red marigold petals, with a yellow marigold garland hanging at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja offering.2011-10-30September 20 20132013-09-20A woman seated on the floor in a white blouse and yellow shawl with a green-bordered sari holds a small silver bowl of yellow powder in both hands. She has a red bindi and vertical white marks on her forehead, gold bangles, and wears glasses. Behind her a woman in white is partly visible. In the foreground, the orange robe of a sannyasi and a silver tray with flower petals and a pink flower are visible, and a red-and-white striped backdrop hangs behind.2010-10-30Close-up photo of two hands cupping a folded maroon cloth with a gold-toned woven border, topped with a bright pink flower. The hands appear to be a devotee's or priest's, offering the folded cloth on a polished silver tray. The background is dark and softly blurred. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2013-06-25A photograph of a morning puja at a golden altar. A shaven-headed figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in the lower left foreground, his arms reaching toward a silver tray. Around the tray, several women in white saris with orange borders hold rose petals and place them among silver vessels and bowls. One woman in an orange shawl presses her palms together, another wears a sindoor bindi and a yellow-green sari, and an older woman has a white tilak on her forehead. Red rose petals are scattered over brass and silver pots and an ornate golden shrine edge stands at left.2010-09-28May 25 20132013-05-25November 01 20112011-11-01