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Dim photograph of a row of brass puja thalis laid on orange cloth mats along a floor, with lit oil lamps, incense sticks sending up smoke, and flower petals and food offerings on plates. White-clad devotees sit along the left edge, only their hands and forearms visible as they tend the offerings. A green plastic container with a lid stands in the foreground beside a small lit lamp and a candle.

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A dimly lit photograph of a puja row in progress. Brass oil lamps and incense sticks stand on orange-red trays laid on the floor, with brass plates of food and flowers. A lit oil lamp in the centre glows, and smoke rises from an incense stick at right. In the foreground at left, the hands and white-clad legs of seated devotees are visible, one hand reaching toward a green plastic container of red kumkum. A small lamp burns at lower centre near a folded paper. No faces are visible and no clear a person candidate appears.2011-02-13February 24 20112011-02-24January 07 20172017-01-07October 23 20122012-10-23March 07 20132013-03-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja set out in rows on a tiled floor. Several brass oil lamps with burning flames sit on orange and red cloths, beside brass plates holding red flowers, petals, white cloth and rice, small brass bells, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a white conch shell. Smoke rises from an incense stick. At the right edge, partly visible people in white clothing sit on the floor behind the offerings. The image is taken at low depth of field, with the foreground arrangement sharp and the background soft.2011-07-31A photograph of a row of seated people performing a puja on a tiled floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti holds a small brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame in his right hand. Beside him, a brass thali holds a red-flowered offering, small brass bowls, a brass cobra-hooded object and a lit lamp, with a white sculpted figure on a wooden stand. Other participants in saffron, teal and white garments are seated along the line, lamps and brass plates set before them. No face is visible; the emphasis is on hands, lamps and ritual vessels.2017-02-10A close-up photograph of a ritual row on a tiled floor. Several priests in white dhotis with yellow borders sit cross-legged, holding brass bells and offering items, with hands extended over brass plates of flowers, fruit and rice. Small brass cups and oil lamps with lit flames stand on orange cloth mats. On the right, people in saffron-orange robes sit in line beside the offerings. A few visible hands wear bangles and silver bracelets. Puja offerings are set out on plates with red flower petals and yellow marigold garlands.2011-02-02Close view of a ritual puja in progress at dusk. In the foreground a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, small brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, a camphor flame, incense sticks, and white flowers. Behind, another tray with lit oil lamps and offerings is held by a person in white. A second person in white with a dark mala sits at the right, and soft purple light and incense smoke fill the background.2018-01-03Close photograph of a row of pada puja setups on a polished floor, with brass plates, lamps and bowls laid out on woven mats and orange cloth. Several brass oil lamps with lit flames sit among red rose petals, flower arrangements and a conch shell. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white garments kneel along the right edge, their bodies cut off by the frame, while an orange-robed person sits at the upper left. The scene is dim and warm-lit.2011-07-30January 06 20172017-01-06September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copies