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November 12 2010

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Close-up photograph of a woman in a white sari with a pink border holding a round silver plate filled with yellow and magenta flower petals and a folded yellow-orange cloth. Two hands with bare fingers reach over the plate, hovering above the flowers in a gesture of offering or blessing. A black wristwatch and a silver bangle are visible on the wrists. The background is blurred, showing another white-clad figure. No a person candidate is visible; the scene appears to be a devotional offering or aarti-style presentation.2010-11-12Close-up of a ritual being performed on a white stone platform scattered with yellow and purple flowers. A turmeric-yellow coconut wrapped in white cotton thread sits on a brass plate garlanded with pink and yellow marigolds and green leaves. A person in white clothing with gold bangles and a red-beaded necklace winds white thread around the coconut while another person's hand, in an orange garment, is visible at the left edge. A brass bowl and spoon sit beside the plate.2007-02-15Close-up photograph of a devotee's hands offering a silver-toned ceremonial plate holding yellow marigold flowers, red petals and white blossoms, with a round yellow-wrapped object tied with a yellow thread. A person wearing a rudraksha bead bracelet and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant is visible behind, in white clothing, alongside a second arm with a multicoloured thread bracelet. Background is blurred with other white-clothed devotees.2015-11-18Close-up of hands handling a ritual offering on a silver-toned tray with scalloped rim. A yellow turmeric-coated coconut or kalasha-like vessel with a yellow thread wrapped around it sits on the tray, dusted with rice grains and turmeric powder. Yellow flowers lie beside it. A man's wrist wears several rudraksha mala bracelets with a colourful woven band, and another person's hand in a red thread bracelet touches the flowers. The setting is a blurred ritual space.2015-11-18Close photograph of a devotional offering: a silver plate filled with yellow and purple flowers and a large saffron-coloured cloth bundle tied with string, held by a man in a white dhoti with red-striped borders. His hands present the plate toward the head of a person in the lower right, whose dark hair is partly visible. The plate is engraved with a short inscription. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, only hands and a head.2010-11-12July 09 20122012-07-09October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Close photo of a puja offering being assembled on a brass tray. A person in orange robes at left has a hand extended over the tray, while a man in white clothes at upper right holds a coconut and bananas. Other hands with gold and green bangles reach in to take or arrange offerings. The tray holds a ripe banana bunch, red flowers and gold-coloured plates, with a glass bowl nearby.2009-12-06October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18Close photograph of two hands passing a shallow silver plate holding two brown husked coconuts with fibrous husks and a few green palm or grass leaves. The left hand, wearing gold beaded bangles and a blue and red thread bracelet, rests on the coconuts while the right hand, with a dark wristwatch, holds the plate from below. Dark red draped fabric and pink-lit pillars fill the background. No faces are visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2015-10-18