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January 10 2017

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Overhead photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A person in orange clothing with a yellow cloth sits at the lower right, reaching toward brass plates. The arrangement sits on an orange and gold cloth with brass bowls, a brass plate of yellow flower petals, a brass plate holding a rudraksha mala, small cups, a brass bell, an oil lamp, incense sticks, a lit wick and a red flower. The actions show ritual offering preparation with a brass lamp and incense.2017-01-08Close photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A person in orange robes wears a rudraksha bracelet and holds a small brass oil lamp, lit with a flame, over an arrangement of brass plates with pink flower petals, sandalwood paste, a pink conch shell, incense sticks, a brass bell and small brass cups. Other people in orange robes sit in a row behind, with more lamps and offering trays in front of them. The scene suggests a ritual worship with lamps and offerings.2017-01-12Close photo of a person in orange robes seated on the floor, holding a rudraksha mala in their right hand over a puja arrangement on a red cloth. Brass puja items sit on the cloth, including a brass oil lamp, a bell, a brass plate with white cloth and flowers, a small brass vessel and a triangular metal piece. Only hands and forearms with white ash marks are visible, and the setting is a tiled floor. The scene suggests japa or puja with a mala.2017-01-22March 22 20132013-03-22December 07 20092009-12-07February 04 20172017-02-04October 02 20132013-10-02A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on the floor in an orange robe, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Only his arms and torso are visible. He holds a ripe yellow banana over a brass puja thali on an orange cloth with gold border. The thali holds rudraksha beads, a small brass cup, and a conch shell on a stand, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground and a brass incense stick holder with a lit incense stick nearby. Yellow flowers sit on a small brass plate. Behind him are a brass bell, a plastic container, and a small box. This shows a puja offering in progress, with one physical person visible.2011-10-07Close overhead photo of a puja setup on a red and gold cloth. A person in rust-orange robes, with a white ash mark on the arm, places yellow flower petals and leaves onto a brass plate holding a small brass object. Nearby are brass cups, a brass spoon, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass bell-like lamp, a bowl of white offering, and a clear plastic box of marigold petals. A mobile phone sits on the cloth. No face is visible, so no identity is established.2017-01-25January 15 20172017-01-15A close photograph of a puja setup on an orange cloth. A brass plate with embossed floral engraving holds a small dark metal lingam with a yellow flower and white petals placed on it. A brass spoon held by a hand in orange clothing is poised over the plate, as if pouring liquid. Beside them sit a brass cup, a white conch shell on a brass stand, a small brass lamp stand, and a yellow banana on a plate at the left. The hand and orange garment at the top right belong to an unseen officiant.2011-09-25Close-up photo of a puja offering being prepared. A hand holds a small brass vessel with a burning incense stick, poured over a brass thali tray holding marigold and orange flowers, green leaves, a brass cup, a small lamp and a white cloth-wrapped item. Behind, a person in a red patterned garment sits with another brass aarti tray lit by oil lamps. Only partial hands and arms are visible, so people count is limited.2016-12-22