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September 19 2012

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Close-up photo of a puja setup laid on a saffron-orange cloth over a stone floor. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame sits in the foreground beside a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick, a conch shell, a small silver cup, a silver bowl of rose petals, a rudraksha mala draped over a bowl holding pink flowers and sweets, a silver bell and a folded orange cloth. Only partial orange-robed sleeves and hands are visible at the top edge, so no full person is shown.2012-06-01Overhead photo of a puja arrangement on a red-orange cloth spread over a wooden floor. Silver plates hold a rudraksha mala, a small brass deity murti surrounded by pink petals, and a lit oil lamp. A brass cup with a wooden spoon, a small brass bell, and a white conch shell sit around the cloth, with saffron fabric visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2012-05-29Close photo of a puja setup on a light wooden floor. An orange cloth holds brass plates with pink and white flowers, a small brass cup with a spoon, a brass bell, a small brass dish, a lit brass oil lamp, and an incense stick in a silver holder. Only a sleeve in orange and a hand with a flower are visible at the top right, on a red mat with pink fringe.2013-01-04A close photo of a puja setup on a white surface. A hand holding a small brass spoon reaches over brass plates of pink flowers and green leaves. A white conch shell sits on a brass stand, next to a brass cup and a steel tumbler of water. On an orange cloth at right, rudraksha beads and a pink flower rest on a brass plate. A small brass oil lamp burns at left, and an orange garment appears at the top edge. No person's face is visible.2013-01-18October 19 20122012-10-19Close-up of a puja setup on an orange cloth: a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell-handled puja vessel topped with a coconut and red flower garlands, copper cups with a spoon, rose petals scattered across the cloth, a plate of rudraksha beads with orange fabric and crystal beads, and a brass bowl of kumkum. Two brass plates of roses sit at the right edge, and a small black easel-stand holds a framed image. No people are visible.2013-09-11January 07 20172017-01-07September 17 20122012-09-17January 07 20172017-01-07A ritual puja setup laid out on an orange cloth over a white sheet. Brass plates hold red rose petals, green leaves, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame. A brass vessel with a spoon, a small brass bell, a white conch shell on a stand, a bowl of powder, and a beaded mala with an incense stick sit nearby. A hand in the upper frame, wearing red-orange robes, is reaching toward the arrangement. No person's face is visible, so no one is identified.2014-01-10Close-up photograph of a puja arrangement laid on an orange cloth over a white marble floor. In the foreground, a folded orange cloth rests on a brass plate with rudraksha beads, beside a brass lota-shaped vessel decorated with a red and green floral ornament and a small jewelled brooch. Pink and red flowers sit in a copper bowl, a copper cup holds spoons, a small brass oil lamp and a brass bell stand to the right, and a red kumkum-filled bowl lies nearby. A dark framed picture stands at the left edge, with no people visible. The setting suggests a paduka puja at a temple altar.2013-09-07Close view of a puja setup on an orange-red cloth laid on a wooden floor. Brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass incense stick holder with a smoking incense stick, brass plates holding white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, a rudraksha mala, a white conch shell, and a copper vessel. A person in orange-pink robes and bangles offers white flowers with one hand. The foreground shows brass ritual items and flowers used in worship.2012-09-13