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Close view of a puja with brass oil lamps being lit. A man in a white kurta with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his arm and bangles holds a silver oil lamp flame with folded hands in front of a gold-embossed brass tray holding a red fruit and flowers. Behind him an older man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits with hands folded. On the right a man in a light turquoise patterned kurta and glasses lights a second silver lamp beside the ornate gold tray, with white flower garlands visible.

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A pada puja ritual in an indoor hall. Several people in white ceremonial dhotis and shawls sit on the floor around a gold-coloured stand holding brass vessels and a pink flower offering. A priest with a shaved head and vertical sandalwood marks holds a small lamp near the vessels. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, his feet and hands visible; his face is not visible. A man at left raises a lamp above his head, and a woman in white with folded hands sits nearby. Two women with hair tied back are seen from behind in the foreground. A tray with fruit and flowers sits on a wooden cabinet behind the throne. Visible people: about 10.

Two men in white ritual dress perform a puja at a decorated altar. The man on the left has white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and matching rudraksha armband, and holds a silver cup-shaped vessel toward the altar while speaking. The man on the right, with grey hair and a cream-coloured garment, holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame over red carnations. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a pink backdrop. Printed on the photo is a pedia.org

Three men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor performing a lamp ritual. The man on the left, bald and bare-chested with a wine-coloured bordered cloth, holds a small brass oil lamp and a brass vessel. The middle man, with a tilak on his forehead and white vibhuti streaks on his arms, holds a brass lamp and a rudraksha mala. The man on the right, wearing glasses and a gold bangle, holds a lit brass oil lamp. Behind them, a blue-lidded plastic container and brass items sit on the floor, and a person in an orange shirt stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a hall with white doors, and the scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering.

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Men in white ritual dhotis perform an aarti with small brass oil lamps held outstretched. The foreground man, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala across his chest and a brass bangle on his wrist, faces left holding one lamp. Behind him a man with white horizontal tilak stripes on his forehead and arms holds a second lit lamp. Another man at left edge is partly visible. A green and gold draped structure and a red tray with offerings sit at the lower right. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering. The foreground man's bare chest and mala are visible, but his face is not distinctively marked by the qualifying cues required for a probable identification, so his identity is unsure.

Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.

Several men sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor in an indoor hall, dressed in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. The men in front hold small brass handbells and wave or touch brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate with offerings laid on a white cloth. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothes, some with palms joined, and a child in white watch, with a tall dark-clothed onlooker standing at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja or puja with bells and lamps, though no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with tilak lines on his forehead, performing a ritual with a small object held in his hands while his eyes are closed and he chants. Beside him, another shaved-headed priest in white with a dark rudraksha mala chants with eyes closed. Several shaved-headed people are seen in the foreground from behind, and pink lotus flowers sit on a tray near the bottom. A gold ornately carved panel stands behind them and a blue cloth hangs at left.