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A photograph of a home puja altar draped with a deep red velvet cloth, lit by several oil lamps. A dark-haired person in the foreground, seen from behind, faces the altar. On the altar stand a framed printed picture of a deity with multiple arms and a seated figure, a white and red beaded mala, a brass plate with yellow flower petals and leaves, a brass bowl of petals, several small brass bowls, a white conch shell, and a lit incense stick. The lamps stand on brass holders, and a small plastic container sits behind the altar.2016-09-30A photograph of a puja altar on a dark red velvet cloth on a white tiled floor. Brass plates hold yellow flower petals and leaves, and small brass bowls with kumkum and a conical brass vessel stand nearby. Three oil lamps burn with flames, and a lit incense stick rises at the right. A white conch shell sits in the centre. Behind the altar, a framed chromolithograph of a multi-armed deity murti and a small framed portrait of a seated, robed man rest against a plastic container, beside a rudraksha-style mala of white beads. No people are visible.2016-09-30Overhead photo of a Varalakshmi Puja altar arranged on a red-brown woven mat over a white marble floor. Brass plates hold red and white flower petals, green leaves, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a rudraksha mala draped on a maroon cloth, and a glowing oil lamp. Incense sticks smoke at the upper left. A standing cutout or printed image of a bearded figure in a saffron-orange turban and robes, with a gold necklace and raised hand, sits on a small stand at the top. No physical people are visible apart from a hand at the lower edge.2017-08-04A brass puja setup laid on a maroon cloth with green embroidery, arranged for worship with no people visible. Centre: a brass thali holding a small brass bowl of rose petals and a flame-like brass lamp. Around it: a brass bell, a brass oil lamp, incense sticks in holders, a folded red cloth, a copper yantra plate, a small brass figure of a deity, a white conch shell, a steel bowl of red liquid, and a bowl of rose petals. A small photograph of a smiling woman and a printed card of a richly decorated deity form with garlands sit on the tray. The scene reads as a home or ashram altar prepared for puja.2013-04-13August 24 20162016-08-24January 19 20172017-01-19September 03 20142014-09-03 +2 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10A puja arrangement on a red and gold bordered cloth. Brass plates hold scattered pink and red rose petals, a brass lamp with a lit flame stands behind, and a brass water pot with a spoon sits at the top right. A white conch shell rests on a brass stand, and an orange cloth lies beside a stack of rudraksha beads. A brass bell and a small brass dish with a kumkum-like powder are at the right, and a bracelet of rudraksha and amethyst-coloured beads lies on a brass plate at lower left. A wooden-framed picture stands at left. No people are visible.2013-11-23March 28 20172017-03-28January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08