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Close-up of a ritual pouring at a puja. A hand holding a clear silver vessel pours water over a heap of rose petals, jasmine flowers and green leaves. To the left, a forearm in an orange saffron garment is visible. Behind and around the flowers are many polished gold and silver puja vessels, including gold-coloured kalasha-style pots and silver bowls with embossed patterns. The scene suggests a pada puja offering. Only a hand and a forearm are visible, so the person is partly shown and no face is seen.

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Close-up photo of a ritual offering setup with silver bowls and plates engraved with floral patterns. A figure in orange saffron robes sits at left, and a bare-armed person pours liquid from a silver cup into a bowl at right. Red rose petals and yellow flowers are arranged on a golden tray beside a heap of golden spherical beads resembling rudraksha or mala beads. Only hands and the orange-clad torso are visible; no face is shown.2010-08-07Close photo of ritual preparation: a hand pours liquid from an ornate silver bowl into a second silver cup, with a silver-chased vessel held above it. Behind, many small gold-coloured pots or vessels are arranged on a golden tray alongside red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A person in a saffron-orange robe sits at the right edge, and the pouring hand appears light-skinned with patches of pale skin. The setting suggests an offering or abhishekam-style preparation, but no deity or full scene is visible.2010-08-15September 11 20112011-09-11August 05 20102010-08-05A close overhead photo of a puja offering being poured. A hand in a yellow sleeve holds a small silver cup and pours liquid into a silver bowl, while another hand in white pours from a cup above. A golden tray holds red, pink and orange roses, white flowers and green leaves, surrounded by many silver bowls containing yellow and red flower petals, orange sweets or paste and clear liquid. Orange saffron cloth and a garland of colourful flowers appear at the upper left, with a gold-coloured ornate frame at the top right.2010-08-15Close-up photograph of a padha pooja foot-worship ritual on a gold tray. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands with bare feet, the feet decorated with red and pink flowers. A woman in an orange blouse with a thin gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the feet. Nearby are silver bowls of rice or grains, a small lit oil lamp, silver cups, gold-wrapped sweets or offerings, and red roses on the golden plate. The background shows a golden ornamental chair and other devotees in yellow and orange clothing.2009-12-07March 05 20132013-03-05August 05 20102010-08-05Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam-style offering. A figure in saffron-orange robe at left pours liquid from a clear glass vessel into a golden tray filled with gold-coloured bead-like pieces and red flower petals. A second person in white garments at upper right holds a clear glass bowl, and a small silver-toned lamp stands on the tray. Bangles on the wrists include green and gold glass bangles and a purple beaded bracelet. The scene shows hands and forearms more than faces.2009-12-06May 31 20132013-05-31Close photo of a puja ritual at a gold tray. A hand with a silver ring pours liquid from a small silver cup. Around the tray are silver bowls holding yellow paste or offerings, and white chrysanthemums with red petals and green stems lie in the centre. Gold oil lamps stand on a gold base. At the upper right, a person in an orange garment sits beside the offerings, and a second person's dark hair and hand are visible at the right edge, with only the orange-clad person's leg partly shown. The scene suggests an abhishekam or padapuja offering.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05