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A photograph of a silver puja setup on a white table. Two silver trays hold a lit oil lamp on a stand, a silver kalasha-style vessel, small silver cups and bowls, a silver spoon and a shallow silver dish. Behind them, strings of yellow and white flower garlands, pink petals and an orange cloth drape a decorated object. A blurred arm in white sleeve moves across the top of the frame, reaching toward the items. No faces are visible.

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A photograph of a silver puja setup on a silver-embossed tray in an empty room. A silver oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left beside a silver bell. In the centre are a silver pot with spout, a silver cup, a small silver spouted vessel, a silver ladle and small silver containers with conical lids, along with a silver leaf-shaped dish. At right, garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers drape over an orange cloth beside a pile of flower petals and folded paper. No people are visible.2010-02-18April 19 20132013-04-19Close-up photo of a ritual puja tray: a hand lifts a polished silver oil lamp with a lit flame, its handle shaped like a small figure, over silver bowls holding saffron-yellow paste, white flower petals and a small bottle of oil. Red and white flowers and rudraksha beads sit on a red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no one is clearly identifiable; a second partial hand appears at the left edge. Scene shows an oil lamp ritual with flowers and offerings.2013-04-16 +1 copiesApril 19 20132013-04-19 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesSeptember 23 20132013-09-23Close photo of a bald man's right hand lighting a small silver oil lamp with a flame, set among silver ritual trays and bowls heaped with golden ornaments, a pink flower and a red object. A beaded wrist mala and red thread are visible on his wrist. Only one person is visible, partially, from the side, so the subject's appearance is not clear enough to identify him.2010-08-30Close-up photo of a ceremonial aarti lamp held by a hand at the lower right. A silver lamp with a curled stand burns with a bright open flame over a wick in ghee or oil. Behind it sit several ornately engraved silver bowls and a silver tray holding offerings, including a bowl of rice with green herbs, a small black seed item, and bowls of golden liquid. Pale pink and white flowers fill the background, and a small brass item sits at the top. The scene suggests puja offering, though the photo shows only the lamp, bowls and hand.2013-04-18Close-up photo of silver oil lamps (deepams) on a metal tray during a lamp-lighting ritual. A hand holds a flame to the wick of the central lamp, which has a rounded silver bowl with two small decorative handles and a footed base; cotton wicks rise from the oil. Pink and red rose petals lie in the lower left, and a reddish-brown cloth edge is visible at the bottom. No people are visible other than the partial hand.2013-05-31A ritual puja setup on a patterned silver tray. Foreground items include a silver kalasha pot, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick, a brass incense holder with a stick of incense, a silver bowl with water holding a gold-coloured object and a white flower, a bowl of mixed flowers in purple, white and green, and a brass handbell. At the right edge, a hand in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a brass vessel. No faces visible; the person is partially shown in orange clothing.2013-09-23Close-up photo of a puja table draped in a red cloth with gold border. A person's hands in gold bangles pour liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel over a white tray holding small brass and metal deity figures, a dark stone lingam-like object, and a standing bronze figure. A silver lidded bowl, a silver pot with embossed design, a small silver lamp with a flame, and bowls of pink and white flower garlands sit on the table. On the right, a seated person in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits beside the table; only part of the figure is visible. A green-clad person is partly visible at upper left. Abhishekam ritual with offerings.2013-08-19October 02 20142014-10-02