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Close-up photo of a puja setup on a table draped with a yellow cloth. A hand in orange sleeve holds a small brass spoon over a brass vessel. Brass plates and bowls hold pink flower petals, green leaves, oil lamps with lit flames, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. An incense stick rises from a holder at left. No face is visible.2017-07-20January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven mat over white marble floor. A hand holds a lit brass oil lamp, flame raised, over a gold plate holding a small figure in orange and red garments on a brown wooden base, a white conch shell, purple flower petals, and a small brass deity figure. Nearby are lit brass oil lamps, a brass incense holder with a burning stick, and several small brass bowls with white and pink offerings. The arrangement suggests an aarti and puja offering. Another person's hand is visible at the right edge.2017-02-02A worship arrangement on a white tiled floor during a ritual session. A hand in orange sleeve holds a small brass spoon over a tray with brass bowls, a plate of white rice, a brass kalasha-style lamp, flowers, a red rudraksha-style mala, and oil lamps. Two small printed or carved figures stand on a wooden peetha: a larger one in a red-orange turban and ornate gold necklace with a red shawl, and a smaller seated one in similar attire. Orange cloth lies on the floor nearby and a lit oil lamp sits in the lower left. The figures are depictions, not physical people; one physical person is visible via the hands and arm.2017-02-01A close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven brown mat over a white floor. A hand with a gold bracelet and a dark-skinned arm, wearing a gold ring and beaded bracelet, reaches over brass trays and bowls. Brass plates hold rose petals, green leaves, and a bowl of white grains. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left, beside a brass bell-shaped stand and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. A small figurine of a deity murti and a carved wooden stand appear at the left edge. A striped cloth edge is visible at right. The scene looks like a ritual preparation, with no other people's faces visible.2017-01-22August 04 20172017-08-04A photograph of a puja setup laid out on a woven red mat against a red-painted wall on a concrete ground. Brass puja vessels include a bell, a lamp, a plate of rose and marigold petals, small brass bowls and containers, a conch shell with red decoration, and a burning incense stick in a holder. A small standing figure of a bearded man in saffron robes, a gold necklace and an orange turban sits on a wooden base at the left. No people are visible except a hand at the lower right edge.2016-12-17January 11 20172017-01-11May 24 20182018-05-24Close photo of a ritual puja setup on a striped red, green and blue woven mat. Two polished brass thalis hold a small brass vessel or murti, a yellow flower and green leaves, and a brass bowl of white rice sits nearby. A hand in a gold bangle, wearing orange robes, holds a white conch shell over the offering. A brass lamp stand and a maroon cloth are visible at the lower edge. One person, seen only from the arm and lap down, performs the puja.2017-01-11