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A photograph of a group seated at a ritual tray during a puja. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a staff-style ID badge holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and another silver lamp burns on the left. Behind the lamps sit a woman in a teal top with a braid and a bearded man in white with tilak on his forehead. Silver and gold ritual plates hold flowers, a small cup and offerings, and a gold-rimmed tray sits in front. Other seated devotees, one with a pale headscarf, look on in a warmly lit hall.

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December 01 20112011-12-01Close photograph of a puja tray on a brass table with two silver oil lamps burning, one held by a man in a cream kurta and a woman's hands visible beside him. Other people in pale clothing and folded hands sit around the tray with a fruit, brass bowls and flowers. No candidate for a person is visibly present, so the scene is a devotional lamp offering among devotees.2011-12-01A photograph of a temple-style puja with several people seated before a raised offering table. In the centre, a bald man with a white tilak, moustache, white kurta and rudraksha malas holds a small oil lamp in cupped hands while gazing upward. Beside him, a woman in a white and green sari with a gold-rimmed border holds a brass lamp and joins her palms. Behind them, a priest wearing an orange shawl, a long mala and sandalwood marks on his arms sits near a microphone stand, and another man in white with a mala stands at right. Fruits and flower-decorated trays rest on a table at the top right, and more oil lamps glow in the foreground beside a silver offering plate of fruit and flowers.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA candlelit pada pooja scene indoors. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes sits at the left edge, partly visible, surrounded by white and red flower garlands. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a visible ID badge leans forward holding a lit oil lamp over a tray of brass plates filled with flowers and offerings. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a lit lamp toward the tray. Behind them, several women in cream, yellow and beige saris sit with hands folded in prayer, and a young child sits among them. Lit candles and brass vessels fill the table in front, with a crutch leaning against the wall at right.2010-01-10A photograph of a Hindu ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds small oil lamps with lit flames above a golden tray of offerings. Around him, several people sit on the floor: a bare-chested priest with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white and green sari with a black beaded necklace, a woman in orange, and a child. Other participants in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera. To the right, a golden seat is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a figure in orange robes sits on it, partly cropped. Golden ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional offering. In the foreground, a hand holds a silver oil lamp with a flickering flame and curled silver handle over a silver tray set with a ripe apple, white flowers and silver bowls. Behind it, a woman in a maroon sari with bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in a cream kurta and a young girl in white clothing also sit with hands joined. An older man in a beige shirt with a lanyard sits at upper left. A second lit lamp stands on the tray.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 06 20112011-12-06A photo of a devotional gathering with a shaven-headed man in white clothes and a gold chain necklace holding a silver lamp with a lit flame, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, seated devotees include a woman in glasses with white tilak marks, an older woman with grey hair, and an older man on the right with a white moustache, white shirt and rudraksha-style beads, his hands pressed together in prayer. A blonde woman in a light outfit sits behind the lamp-bearer. Lit oil lamps and a blurred crowd in white are visible in the background, with orange chairs at the top right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering. The lamp-bearer has no distinctive visible cues for the page's a person claim, so the identity is marked uncertain.2010-10-12A photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03August 04 20172017-08-04