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December 25 2012

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Close-up photo of a padapuja at a gilded pedestal. A priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-coloured neckpiece, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward the feet of a gold-plated deity murti, placing green leaves and flower petals on the feet. He holds a silver tray with small silver bowls and a silver vessel. Beside him, a figure in an orange-saffron garment and beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands near the statue's bare feet. The foreground pedestal is ornately carved gold. Warm evening light and a dim background.2012-01-08December 25 20122012-12-25Close photo of a priest's hands pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate during a puja. The plate holds a small brass shivalinga, pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, placed on a woven mat. Another brass container sits nearby. The priest wears a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and a gold bangle, and a second person in white garments sits at the right edge with arms visible. A small figurine on red wood stands at the left. Abhishekam with offerings.2017-02-02Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven reed mat. A hand in a gold-coloured bracelet pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a small brass lingam on a brass plate. The plate holds a pink flower and a lit oil lamp, and a brass box stands beside it. A second arm wearing white cloth is visible at the frame edge. Clothing is white. A small wooden deity murti stands at the left. No face is shown.2017-02-02December 12 20162016-12-12February 02 20172017-02-02Close view of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. A man with bare, lightly ash-marked arms wears a brass bracelet and beaded bracelet and holds a small object between his fingers over a brass plate. Nearby, brass plates of red and pink rose petals, a brass lamp with a lit flame, small brass bowls, a brass bell, a conch shell and a copper vessel sit on a brown patterned mat. Another person in white dhoti and red-and-yellow striped cloth sits at the edge. Some attendees wear orange garments in the background.2017-01-22A photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. Two bare forearms of a seated priest, one wearing a gold bangle and beaded bracelet, reach toward a brass tray decorated with red rose petals and a small brass lamp. Nearby sit brass bowls, a brass bell, a copper water vessel, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and a white conch shell. A lit oil lamp burns in the foreground, and a red and green striped cloth lies on the floor.2017-01-22Close photo of a devotee's hands pouring water from a brass kalasha vessel during a puja. The pourer wears a red and gold braided wrist band and a gold bangle and is dressed in white. Below, on a brass tray, a small golden shivalinga with a brass stand and a pink flower sit beside a small oil lamp. An open brass box and a tan woven mat are nearby, and another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2017-02-02September 28 20112011-09-28Close photo of a ritual puja set laid on a woven mat over a white floor. A person in white clothing, with a red and white bracelet and silver bangles, sits cross-legged and holds reddish-brown rudraksha beads over a small brass cup. Nearby are brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass cups and bowls, a brass lamp and a lit oil lamp at left. A colourful striped cloth lies beside the seated figure. Only the hand and arm of the seated person are visible.2017-01-22Close overhead photo of a puja offering being prepared on a low wooden mat. A person in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and a gold bangle reaches to serve from a brass spoon onto a brass thali holding a plate of sweet offering garnished with green leaves and rose petals. A second brass thali holds sliced fruit and petals, and small brass cups, a brass lamp with a lit flame, and a small wooden deity figure sit nearby. The scene is a puja arrangement with no visible crowd.2017-02-02 +1 copies