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August 25 2016

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Close photograph of a puja setup on a purple and gold brocade cloth over a pink and blue striped mat. In the foreground a silver tray holds a bed of marigolds, a silver bowl of petals, a small silver cup with lit incense sticks, and a silver cup with spoon. At left stands a small brass oil lamp with a flame and a copper deity murti. At right a silver bowl holds a bundle of mala beads with red and white thread and red flowers. Behind, a figure in orange and gold-bordered cloth sits out of focus. No face is clearly visible. The scene reads as ritual offerings arranged for worship.2016-08-25Close-up photo of a puja setup on the ground. Two people in orange garments sit cross-legged; one, wearing an orange sari with gold border, reaches over a silver tray. Silver trays hold a small oil lamp with a burning flame, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver vessel with spout, bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and white powder, pink and purple flowers, betel leaves with red-brown offerings, and a lit incense stick. Reddish earth and a colourful woven mat lie beneath.2016-09-15Close-up photograph of a ritual table draped in orange cloth. Brass oil lamps with a lit flame, an incense stick burning in a brass holder, a bowl of white grains, and a brass plate of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves. A folded red and gold cloth holds a beaded white and pink bracelet or mala. A human hand is visible at the upper right. No people's faces are shown and no person is identifiable.2016-12-14A brass puja setup on a blue cloth-covered stone platform on a tiled floor. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small white ceramic pitcher, a steel cup, a bowl of red and yellow flowers, a red-and-orange cloth holding dried herbs, and a lit incense stick in a brass holder make up the offering arrangement. At the left edge, a person in orange robes sits beside the platform, but only the orange fabric and a hand are visible, so the figure is not identifiable. No deity image is clearly visible. The scene is a ritual offering arrangement during satsang-style worship.2014-07-28January 07 20172017-01-07Close-up photo of a puja setup laid on a saffron-orange cloth over a stone floor. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame sits in the foreground beside a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick, a conch shell, a small silver cup, a silver bowl of rose petals, a rudraksha mala draped over a bowl holding pink flowers and sweets, a silver bell and a folded orange cloth. Only partial orange-robed sleeves and hands are visible at the top edge, so no full person is shown.2012-06-01August 24 20062006-08-24A photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. Two priests in rust-orange and red-brown dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged. The nearer priest, with rudraksha beads around the neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel with a spout over a silver tray. The tray holds small brass bowls with orange vermilion, pink flowers, white chrysanthemum-like blooms, a rudraksha mala and a brass bell. Stainless steel bowls and two steel pots with water stand on the floor, along with a brass lamp, incense sticks and a red silk cloth. Only the priests' limbs and bodies appear in frame, and a bare foot is visible at the lower right.2013-08-12Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a white marble floor. Brass vessels, small cups, a lit oil lamp and bowls of offerings sit on an orange cloth and a royal blue cloth. A person in a red-striped cloth and orange wrap sits cross-legged at right, one hand holding a small brass spoon and wearing a rudraksha mala on the wrist. Only hands and lap are visible. A woven mat lies at left.2016-08-11January 12 20172017-01-12January 07 20172017-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01