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Close photo of a person's hands offering a pink rose resting on a silver-toned vessel with a white inner cloth. The offerer wears a brown leather wristwatch, a black cord bracelet, and white sleeves. To the left a gold ornately carved tray and a glass bowl sit on a surface, and a blue patterned cloth lies in the background. No a person candidate is visible; only hands and arms show.

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June 30 20132013-06-30July 10 20132013-07-10Close photo of a pair of hands in a white sleeve holding a small white cone wrapped in silver foil and tipped with pink lotus petals, with a red and green bead tassel hanging from it. Behind, an ornate gold-embossed surface and a silver bowl are visible. The hands wear a gold bangle with a red stone. The setting suggests a puja offering being prepared.2010-08-30Close photo of two hands cupping a small silver-foil wrapped cone topped with pink flower petals. The wrist bears gold bangles with red and green accents, and the sleeve is white. Behind is an ornate gold-embossed surface with a silver bowl at upper left. No faces visible; one person's hands are shown.2010-08-30A close photograph of a devotee's hands offering a pink lotus flower in a puja setting. The person on the right wears a white garment, a gold chain and a bangle, and holds the pink lotus over a silver plate. Another person in a yellow garment, wearing a wristwatch, holds a second lotus offering in the background. A grey-haired person's head is visible at the left edge beside a golden tray holding silver vessels. The scene suggests padapuja-style flower offering.2010-10-12Close photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.October 10 20102010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam. Two hands in the foreground pour liquid from silver vessels with pink lotus flowers attached, over a golden tray. Near the bottom left, a person in an orange garment sits beside the tray. The tray holds silver bowls, red apples, a pile of white shredded fruit or flower material, and small gold kalasha-like objects with lotus petals. Background is blurred with more silver and gold ritual vessels. Only partial bodies are visible, no face is shown.2010-11-09October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesMay 29 20132013-05-29A photograph of a padapuja ritual in progress. In the upper left, a person in a white garment with a gold necklace and bangles holds a pink lotus flower with its stem over a silver-rimmed tray. In the lower right foreground, the bald head and bare feet of a seated devotee are visible, with a pink flower near the feet. A golden tray holds silver bowls, red and orange flowers, white petals and a small brass vessel. The setting is an orange-draped background.2010-10-21