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August 24 2014

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A photograph of a puja being prepared on a white marble floor. Several brass plates and small brass lamps stand in rows on maroon and red mats, holding red and pink rose petals, yellow flowers, white cloth, small bowls of white powder, incense sticks and lit oil lamps. Hands of seated people in orange and yellow garments reach over the arrangements to tend the offerings. Partially visible arms and a saffron cloth belong to devotees at the front right, while the scene is otherwise focused on the ritual objects.2017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesClose view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11January 08 20172017-01-08January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated ritual row with several devotees' hands holding brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, and brass puja trays arranged on the floor with marigold and yellow flower petals, a small brass bell, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. One man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha bracelet leans in to light a lamp, while others wear cream and yellow-bordered white dhoti cloths. Their faces are cropped out of frame. Pink and maroon cloth covers the floor under the trays, with incense smoke rising at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja offering at the moment of lighting the lamps.2017-01-06January 07 20172017-01-07January 11 20172017-01-11A row of seated priests in orange and white ritual clothes performs a puja on a floor covered with pink and maroon cloths. Brass plates hold flowers, rice, fruit and small oil lamps, with a brass bell and lamp in the foreground. A seated man in an orange dhoti wears rudraksha malas on both wrists and holds a small brass object. The scene is a group ritual with lit oil lamps and offerings, with no visible face identifying a specific person.2017-01-06A close-up photograph of a ritual row on a tiled floor. Several priests in white dhotis with yellow borders sit cross-legged, holding brass bells and offering items, with hands extended over brass plates of flowers, fruit and rice. Small brass cups and oil lamps with lit flames stand on orange cloth mats. On the right, people in saffron-orange robes sit in line beside the offerings. A few visible hands wear bangles and silver bracelets. Puja offerings are set out on plates with red flower petals and yellow marigold garlands.2011-02-02January 07 20172017-01-07