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September 03 2014

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A puja setup on a silver-toned metal tray covered with flowers. Yellow marigolds, red roses, pink and white petals and a white flower fill brass bowls and plates. Several brass oil lamps with lit wicks sit among the petals, with a white conch shell, a small brass bell and a brass vessel on the right. A pair of hands holding a small brass spoon appears at the top right, and an orange cloth lies beside the tray. Rudraksha beads and red flowers are at the left edge, next to a small framed picture. The scene shows an offering being prepared with flowers, lamps and sacred objects, with no visible person's face.2013-07-29October 26 20132013-10-26A close photo of a puja tray on an orange cloth. A hand with bangles places pink and yellow flower petals and white jasmine blossoms onto a brass plate, which holds a small engraved image or murti. Nearby are brass lamps, a lit oil lamp in a small brass dish, a red cloth, a red fruit and a copper vessel. The scene shows an offering being made during worship. No person's face is visible and no one is identifiable.2011-12-19May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesAugust 23 20112011-08-23Close-up photograph of a polished brass puja plate heaped with pink flower petals. An oil lamp with a lit wick and yellow oil sits at the left edge, with an incense stick rising beside it. White and yellow flowers, a small brass bowl of turmeric or rice, a white conch shell and a small kumkum or vibhuti dish fill the upper part of the plate. No people are visible.2018-01-01September 21 20132013-09-21December 31 20182018-12-31Close view of a padapuja: bare feet resting on a shallow silver tray filled with white jasmine buds, red and orange roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. The person's ankle is clad in red-and-gold silk cloth, and the wrapped garment is red with a gold border. A hand at left holds a small lit oil lamp beside a silver vessel with a spout, and red and white flower garlands and rudraksha-style strands lie on a cream rug. A red-and-gold patterned garland hangs at right. The person whose feet are shown is not visible above the knee, so no face or full figure is shown.2014-06-28 +1 copiesClose view of a puja tray arrangement. A hand in a bangle and red sleeve pours liquid from a small brass spoon over yellow marigold flowers on a brass plate. A blue butterfly-pea flower and an incense stick stand among the offerings. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, a brass pot and more flower-laden plates sit on an orange cloth. No people's faces are visible.2013-10-06A photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08A photograph of a ritual table arrangement with a lit brass oil lamp on a tall stand in the foreground. Behind it stands a clear glass kalasha pot with a mango-leaf and saffron-coloured cloth-wrapped coconut top, set on a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold petals. A brass container with a lid, a small brass bowl of white pieces, a dish of yellow flowers and a bowl of incense smoke sit on a rust-coloured cloth, with garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers blurred behind. No people are visible.2011-12-09