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Close-up photo of a padapuja setting on an orange cloth. A small silver oil lamp with a lit flame sits at centre on the orange fabric. To the right, a polished silver bowl holds white and green vegetable pieces. On the left, folded orange cloth lies on a silver tray. Behind them, the lower portions of white garments with red and purple borders are visible, but no faces or upper bodies appear in frame.

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August 23 20122012-08-23August 15 20132013-08-15January 14 20142014-01-14January 08 20122012-01-08November 14 20102010-11-14Close photo of a person's hands performing a ritual with a lit oil lamp held over a polished silver vessel with embossed lotus-petal patterns. The wrist wears silver bangles. A silver lamp stand with curled arms holds the flame. Nearby, another person sits in white clothing beside an orange cloth bag with a floral red and brown print. The seating area has a deep red mat over orange and yellow woven cloth. The setting suggests a puja, with the oil lamp and silver vessel as the main offerings.2010-09-13Close-up photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth. Silver oil lamps with flames and burning incense sticks sit on a silver stand and on silver dishes. Several people in white clothes are visible at the edges, their hands reaching toward the lamps, and scattered yellow petals lie on the cloth. A colourful striped mat and an orange-and-gold fabric appear at the right. No face is visible and no one can be identified.2010-08-06November 14 20102010-11-14February 16 20132013-02-16A close photograph of a silver aarti lamp held in a person's hand, its wick flaming above a small cup with a curled, ornamental stand. The bearer wears a reddish-pink sleeve in the foreground, and behind them a figure in orange robes stands before a gold-decorated shrine or altar edge. A wisp of smoke drifts at the left and a white-clad devotee's shoulder appears at the lower right.2010-08-21August 09 20102010-08-09June 01 20122012-06-01