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August 11 2016

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July 08 20122012-07-08February 02 20172017-02-02Close-up photograph of a puja table draped in orange cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame stands at centre, beside a brass vessel holding a stick of incense, a brass plate and a small brass cup decorated with red and orange marigold-like flowers and a green leaf. Blurred orange-robed figures appear in the background, but no people are clearly in focus. Ritual items are arranged for worship.2014-05-12February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A close photograph of a puja setup on a woven reddish-brown mat. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, tilted over a golden plate and small brass bowls holding flowers, leaves and offerings. Another brass lamp burns at the left edge, and a blurred arm rests in the foreground. No faces are visible and no one else is in the frame.2017-02-02September 27 20132013-09-27A close-up photo of a hand holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its handle extended toward the frame. Behind it on a red woven mat are brass plates and bowls holding flower petals, purple flowers, green leaves, pieces of fruit or nuts, and a small brass container. A second lit flame glows at the lower left. The setting is a ritual puja arrangement.2017-02-02July 14 20132013-07-14A lit brass oil lamp with a single flame sits on a woven straw mat edged in blue, in a close-up photograph. The lamp has a round bowl on a footed base with a side handle and a central wick holder. To the left lies a whole yellow banana with a dried stem, and in the foreground are small glass or brass bowls slightly out of focus. A brass incense stand with a thin incense stick rises in the blurred background. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual setup with oil lamp and offerings.2011-09-26A lit brass oil lamp (diya) with a tall flame stands on a rust-orange cloth in the foreground, with a brass thali plate of yellow flowers and offerings softly blurred behind it. A long incense stick rises from a small brass holder at left, and a partly visible hand rests at the left edge. No people's faces are visible, and the scene suggests a puja setting.2010-12-28Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a red and gold brocade cloth. In the foreground a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits beside a copper incense holder holding a lit incense stick. Behind them are scattered white and red flower petals, a yellow flower and a garland of green, red and yellow blossoms. A brass bell and other brass ritual vessels are partly visible at the right edge. No people are visible; the blurred background suggests a ritual offering arranged for worship.2014-05-25