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A close photo of a puja set-up on a red and blue patterned mat. A woman kneels at left in a cream sari with a green border, her bare forearm and silver bangles visible as she holds a lit incense stick over a silver tray of small oil lamps, several of them burning. Beside the tray lie folded orange cloths. At lower right a partly visible person in white clothing sits, cropped at the edge of the frame.

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A photograph of a ritual preparation on a red and blue patterned rug. A woman's hand, wearing silver bangles, holds incense sticks over a silver tray holding small silver bowls and a silver candelabra with several lit oil lamps. Folded orange and red silk cloths lie beside the tray. Partly visible at right is a person in a white and green sari with gold border. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering arranged on the floor.2010-10-19Close photo of a puja in progress. Two seated people in white ritual cloth handle silver puja vessels on an orange cloth. A man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing gold bangles and a gold ring, holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame, while a woman in a cream sari with a shawl holds a small silver vessel and incense sticks. Silver trays hold a pink fruit and offerings. Behind them is an ornate gold-toned shrine panel. Only hands and partial bodies are visible.2011-02-13Close-up photo of a ritual puja in progress. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a small spoon over a silver tray holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass deity figure, a white flower, leaves, a small silver bowl of offerings and a stick of incense. A rudraksha mala with brown beads hangs at her chest, and a second person in white and gold clothing sits beside her with gold bangles visible. Another brass vessel and flowers sit in the foreground.2018-02-13September 27 20132013-09-27Close-up photograph of a puja tray being offered in a ritual setting. A woman's hand, wearing a gold bangle and a ring, holds three lit incense sticks upright over a silver tray. The tray holds small silver bowls, pink rose petals, a folded white cloth with a silver-foil wrapped item, and white flowers. The wearer's cream garment with a gold border is visible at the left, and a person in red clothing sits in the blurred background. No a person candidate is visible.2011-03-05 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth. Two small silver oil lamps with lit wicks sit side by side, and a folded orange-and-gold bordered cloth rests on a silver tray in the foreground. A hand in a white garment holds incense sticks, lighting them from a lamp, while bare feet of a seated person appear at the top. Gold-coloured metal is visible at the upper left. Only partial body parts are visible, no full person.2010-08-09Close view of a ritual worship scene. Two people sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in white garments: the figure on the left wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and gold bangles, with white sandalwood paste on the arm, and holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame; the figure on the right wears cream and white robes with a bangle and ring, and holds a small silver vessel. Between them sits a silver tray with a pink fruit, a small silver bowl and incense sticks. Silver trays with orange cloth lie in the foreground, and an ornate gold-coloured altar stands behind.2011-02-13Close photo of a ritual offering: two silver oil lamps with flames sit on a silver tray beside two white sugar lumps. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a ring with a small oval portrait holds an incense stick over a hammered copper bowl. Orange cloth lies in the foreground and white fabric appears at the top right.2010-08-28October 26 20132013-10-26A close photograph of a silver ritual tray on an orange cloth. Several small oil lamps with lit wicks sit on the tray, including a central lamp set before a gold-toned repousse figure with a crown-like top. Incense sticks stand upright in a silver flower-shaped holder at left. Behind, a second tray holds folded orange cloth and a stack of small sacred items. No people are visible.2011-12-02A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a dim hall. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a green and gold border sits on the floor, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, flower petals and small offering items are arranged on red and green cloths before her. Behind her, several people in saffron-orange robes with maroon sashes sit cross-legged in rows, and additional participants in white and green sit further back, some with their heads bowed. Plastic chairs line the back wall. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-01-23December 22 20162016-12-22