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Close photograph of hands exchanging a stack of small white papers with red printed borders, resting on a folded orange-red cloth. Two women's arms are visible: the left arm in a red top with a gold bangle, the right arm with bangles and a red-hennaed hand receiving the papers. Orange drapes and blurred orange fabric fill the background.

Photograph of a ritual abhishekam setup seen from behind. In the foreground, a person with long dark braided hair wears an orange garment with a gold border and rests a hand near a flower tray. Another figure in a white dhoti and white shawl with a purple-pink border sits cross-legged at a red-covered table, a pearl necklace visible at the neck. Marigold and purple flower garlands surround two red pomegranates set on a silver tray, with brass plates and bowls of flowers and offerings across the table. Other people in white and purple garments stand behind the table. Several visible people are in the scene, and no face of any person is clearly shown.

Close photo of a puja offering. A silver tray holds a heap of pink and white flowers, red petals and green leaves, with a figure in orange clothing at the left edge. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower or leaf between his fingers over small gold bowls. A woman in a dark-haired head is visible at the lower right, her hands cupped and holding green leaves. Gold bowls with red and yellow contents sit on a cloth in the background.

February 25 2011

2011-02-25 +1 copies

A close photograph of a puja being performed on a white tiled floor. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged; the foreground figure's bare forearm and hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, reaches toward a brass tray. The tray holds yellow flower petals, a small white cloth-wrapped offering, a bowl of cooked rice, a rudraksha mala and a brass lamp or stand with a pink flower. A red cloth with gold border is laid beneath the items. Lit oil lamps and a lit incense stick stand nearby, and a second red-cloth altar with brass lamps and flowers is visible behind, with another saffron-robed person's hands at it.

Close-up photograph of hands working over ornate silver and gold ritual trays during a puja. A woman's bare arm, with silver bangles, holds a pink lotus flower above a silver bowl of white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum. Another hand in the frame reaches toward a small silver vessel, and a person in orange robes is partly visible at the top, seated behind the trays. A dark-haired head appears at the right edge. The shallow focus leaves the background soft, with more gold trays and offerings beyond. The scene suggests offerings being prepared for a ritual.

A padapuja scene in a temple hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with bare back and sandalwood markings on her skin reaches toward a gold tray holding silver bowls, flowers and incense sticks. To the left, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red top leans forward and tends the offering trays. Behind them, a figure in white dhoti sits on a red-cushioned seat before gold-leaf ornamented pedestals, with only his lap and white-clad legs visible. Gold-embossed panels surround the scene.

Photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors. A seated figure in orange robes with a red garland rests bare feet on a red cushion atop an ornate gold-trimmed platform. A woman in a white garment and gold earrings, and a man in white with a red tilak on his forehead, offer flowers from a silver plate of yellow and white blossoms. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, and a girl in a yellow top with a braid watches from the lower right.

2009-11-17 +1 copies

Close photo of a puja offering being made at a silver tray decorated with pink and yellow flowers, green leaves and small brass cups. A person in an orange garment holds a silver bowl and pours or offers from it at the top of the frame. On the left a woman with gold bangles extends her hand toward the tray. On the right a woman in a white sari with a gold border bends over the tray. Only partial figures are visible, and the setting has a red background.

A photograph of a temple ritual with garlanded altar decorations. In the foreground a shirtless young man with a white dhoti and beaded mala sits beside a large brass vessel. A woman in a green and gold sari stands with hands together near a woman in a white outfit who holds a small object over a tray of flowers, apples and fruit. Other women in white and cream clothing, one with a red-and-orange headband, stand with palms pressed together. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with gold border stands centre frame. Behind them are yellow and orange flower garlands and lit oil lamps around a golden deity murti.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in progress. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with bare back and white vibhuti marks on her upper back bends over a gold-rimmed tray holding silver vessels, pink flowers and offerings. On the left, a young girl in an orange top reaches toward the tray, where incense sticks are burning. Behind them, a seated figure in white robes rests with folded hands on a red cushioned throne with gold panels. A man with a white tilak mark stands at the right edge of the frame.

October 05 2011