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January 26 20172017-01-26Close view of a puja offering being prepared on a floor covered by a striped rug. A pair of hands, wearing a gold bangle on the wrist and white clothing on the lap, holds a small brass bowl of turmeric-coated rice and a yellow petal or leaf. On a brass tray at left sit small brass cups, a brass lamp with lit oil wicks, and yellow marigold flowers on a plate. Only the seated person's hands and lap are visible.2017-01-26Photo 11709798May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20172017-01-23January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person seated on a striped orange, blue and white cloth, holding a small brass bowl of cooked white rice flecked with dark seeds, as if offering it. Their gold bangle and a pale white garment are visible. On the left, a brass tray holds yellow flower petals, green leaves, small brass cups and lit oil lamps. The hands and offering suggest a puja offering of naivedyam, though no face or head is shown.2017-01-26April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose photo of a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and red-and-white rudraksha-style mala, seated on the ground during a puja. He holds a leaf bowl of cooked rice in one hand and pinches an offering with the other. Behind him are a dark stone lingam with a golden yoni-pitha base, a lit oil lamp, and brass vessels. White sacred ash marks his bare upper arm and shoulder, and the setting suggests a Maheshwara Puja pinda offering.2016-12-18October 10 20162016-10-10January 15 20172017-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20172017-01-24