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A ritual puja setup on an orange-red cloth, shot in shallow focus. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a brass plate at left, with a brass incense stand and a smoking incense stick beside it. At right, a clear crystal shivalingam rests on a brass plate scattered with white flower petals or rice. Small brass bowls, a white conch shell, a brass vessel, a folded striped cloth and a small brass bell-like object are arranged across the table. A blurred hand reaches in from the top edge. No people are fully visible, only the hand.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual puja setup on a red cloth. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, incense sticks burning, brass bowls and a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass ritual bell or implement, white camphor-like pieces and small offerings sit on a silver-covered table. In the right foreground, a person in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in añjali is partially visible. A blue plastic container sits in the background.

Close-up of a puja being performed on an orange-red cloth printed with script. A hand in a bangle and a gold spoon pours liquid into a small brass bowl beside a lit oil lamp. Brass plates hold yellow flowers and leaves, a white conch shell, a rudraksha mala on a small tray, and an incense stick smoking in a brass holder. A wooden box holds small bowls of yellow powder and coconut pieces. A partially visible person in orange-trimmed clothing sits at the right edge. Only the hand and arm are visible, so no face is shown.

Close photo of puja items laid on a woven mat in front of seated people in maroon and red robes. A brass plate holds a small golden deity murti, lit camphor or wick, petals and offerings, with a brass kalasha-style cup and a silver pitcher nearby. Red cloth and a blue bead mala rest on a second plate at left, with a lit oil lamp on a brass stand and scattered petals across the mat.

A close photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A person in an orange garment sits at right, with a tattooed hand lifting a small dark object over a brass bowl. Nearby on a red cloth stand a brass plate with a bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass lamps, a brass bowl, a white cloth and a pile of white offerings, and a brass oil lamp. An incense stick rises from the setup. A small framed picture stands at left. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.

A brass puja setup on a red-orange cloth spread across a white tiled floor. A brass plate holds a small brass lamp, a brass bell, a conch shell, a kalasha-style vessel and an arrangement of yellow flowers and leaves. Brass bowls hold uncooked rice and other offerings, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits nearby. On the left, a small figure of a seated deity rests on an orange-and-black tiger-striped cloth atop a black box. Beside them, a black cloth holds a string of rudraksha beads and white beads. A person's hand, wearing a dark bracelet and an orange-red garment, lifts a small brass spoon over the rice bowl. The scene is a domestic or ashram puja arrangement.

Close photograph of a puja setup laid on an orange cloth on a peach-coloured floor. Brass plates hold flowers, white flowers and leaves, and a small heap of white rice or grain. A brass bell with a handle, a brass lamp with a wick, small brass cups and a brass plate with a red-yellow item sit around the cloth. A lit incense stick stands in a brass holder at right. Behind, a blurred figure in white clothing with a maroon border kneels on the floor, and a clear plastic container stands at upper right.

Close view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.

Close view of a puja arrangement on a folded red cloth on a white floor. Brass items include a small lamp on a footed stand, a brass cup with a spoon, a brass plate with a pink flower and a wrapped sweet, a brass camphor or incense holder with a lit incense stick, a brass bell-shaped lamp stand at right, and a small brass bowl of kumkum. A steel bowl holds a sweet, and a white folded cloth sits on a tray. A red draped fabric fills the background with a purple cushion at left.