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October 31AFP 20132013-10-31Close photograph of a ritual tray heaped with yellow marigolds, pink and red roses, orange blossoms and white petals, set on a gold-toned plate. Two small brass cups or vessels stand among the flowers. Two bare hands, one at the upper right and one at the right edge, place or arrange the blossoms. Silver and metal bowls with more flowers and green leaves sit at the top and left. No person's face or full body is visible, and no one is identified.2013-11-05Close view of hands arranging flowers during a ritual offering. Several hands, including one with a dark-beaded rudraksha bracelet and another with a metal bangle, place yellow, pink and red rose petals onto a large golden tray. Silver and brass bowls and small dishes holding milk or liquid, white offerings and green leaves surround the tray. Only partial forearms and hands are visible, so no full person can be counted. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.2013-09-29October 05 20112011-10-05June 15 20132013-06-15 +1 copiesClose overhead photo of a puja tray set on a gold-toned plate. Hands in the frame hold small silver spoons and fingers reach toward a heap of red rose petals and fresh red flowers with green leaves. Silver bowls with engraved patterns surround the tray, and a silver container sits at the upper right. A person with grey hair is visible at the right edge, and a wrist wears a dark bead bracelet and another wears gold bangles. The arrangement suggests a ritual offering of flowers and fluids during worship. No one's face is shown and no identifiable individual is confirmed.2010-09-28September 09 20132013-09-09June 18 20132013-06-18Close-up photograph of a puja tray during a ritual offering. Several hands reach into a gold-embossed tray, holding small silver vessels and cone-shaped paper packets. Heaps of red rose petals and whole red roses fill the centre, with a small brass bell and silver bowls around them. Bangles are visible on the wrists, and a figure in orange robes sits partly visible at the upper left. A grey-haired head appears at the lower right corner. This appears to be a morning paduka puja offering with flowers and silver implements.2010-09-28Close-up photograph of a silver ritual tray set for puja, with a silver cone-shaped vessel decorated with floral engraving and topped with red roses and green leaves. Yellow marigolds and red rose petals are placed in small silver bowls around the tray. A silver box with engraved patterns sits at left. Hands of people with gold bangles and rudraksha beads reach toward the offerings at the edges of the frame, with a red garment visible at left.2013-10-04Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands reach in from the frame, one holding white flower petals and another arranging red and orange roses, marigolds and white blossoms around a small gold kalasha-like vessel and a red-beaded thread. A bangled wrist and a child's bare foot in a green and gold silk skirt appear at left, and a person in orange-red garments at top. Polished silver bowls and dishes surround the tray. No face of any person is visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in frame.2011-10-05October 19 20132013-10-19