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Close view of a ritual offering being made. A hand holds a small wooden spoon-like ladle over a yellow-painted clay bowl filled with pink flower petals and white cotton wicks burning with flames. A silver oil lamp with a tall ornamental stem and lit wicks stands beside the bowl on a stone base dusted with yellow turmeric or kumkum powder. The background is dark red cloth.

Close-up photo of a ritual at a stone base. A hand holding a wooden spoon pours or stirs over a yellow-painted clay bowl filled with red flower petals and white flower buds, placed on a grey stone pedestal dusted with yellow turmeric powder. A silver oil lamp with a lit flame stands beside it, and another flame appears at the top right, indicating a puja or abhishekam offering. Only the hand and forearm are visible, with a red thread and beaded bracelet on the wrist. The background is warm red and brown.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a grey stone base. A yellow-glazed clay bowl holds pink and red flower petals and white sugar crystals, with a lit silver oil lamp beside it on the right. A hand wearing a red and black beaded wrist band reaches in from the top left, holding a small object above the bowl, and a white bowl of sugar sits at the left edge. Yellow turmeric and red kumkum powder dust the stone, and smoke rises from the offering. No people's faces are visible.

Close-up photo of a padapuja offering at a temple ritual. A silver plate holds white jasmine buds, red and orange flowers, green leaves and yellow blossoms, with a gold-toned item among them. A person in a rust-red garment with a wide gold border stands above the plate, feet visible. Lit oil lamps flicker on the floor beside a silver vessel shaped like a swan, and a hand holding a lamp is at left. Red and white flower garlands and a red-and-gold garment edge lie on a cream rug.

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May 31 2018

Close view of a padapuja: bare feet resting on a shallow silver tray filled with white jasmine buds, red and orange roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. The person's ankle is clad in red-and-gold silk cloth, and the wrapped garment is red with a gold border. A hand at left holds a small lit oil lamp beside a silver vessel with a spout, and red and white flower garlands and rudraksha-style strands lie on a cream rug. A red-and-gold patterned garland hangs at right. The person whose feet are shown is not visible above the knee, so no face or full figure is shown.

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May 31 2018

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December 17 2016

Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a silver plate holds a small lit oil lamp on a twisted handle and a pile of pink rose petals beside a small silver cup. A hand from the right holds a silver spoon above the plate, pouring or sprinkling liquid. Only hands and forearms are visible; no face appears. The background is softly blurred dark green and grey.

2018-05-29 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a polished stainless steel bowl filled with water on an orange cloth, containing pink oleander-like petals, a yellow flower, and a dark rudraksha bead. A brass dish with pink petals sits at the lower right, and a maroon fabric is visible at the upper right. No people are visible in the frame.

Close-up photo of a bare foot resting on a golden plate heaped with red and white flower petals and yellow marigold-like blossoms. Wearing orange cloth with a yellow border at the ankle. Around the foot are silver bowls, a silver ladle-like vessel, and a small silver cup holding a green leaf. Hands of attendants, one with a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and one with dark nail polish, reach in to tend the offerings. Two people are partly visible, showing hands and feet only.

Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure's bare feet rest on a gold-coloured tray decorated with red and yellow flower petals, a yellow and green flower garland, and white blossoms. A person's bare hand with a gold bangle holds a silver vessel pouring water over the feet. Silver bowls with offerings sit on a gold base, and a silver elephant-spout vessel stands at the right. The figure wears orange-saffron cloth and a yellow-green flower garland. Gold carved panels form the background.