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Close 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.

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Close 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-up photo of a puja at a gold-decorated altar. Two people sit on an orange cloth: on the left, a man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with white tilak-like markings on his arm and a gold ring, holding a silver oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame; on the right, a woman in cream and patterned clothing with bangles and a ring, placing incense sticks and a silver bowl. A silver tray holds a pink item and small silver vessels, with silver trays on the orange cloth at the bottom. Behind them is an ornate gold-finished altar with a lit lamp at the top. Only the hands, arms and lower bodies of the two people 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 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 ritual scene in front of a gilded golden altar base decorated with embossed floral and arched panels. In the foreground, two women sit on a patterned cloth: the woman on the left has long wavy dark hair and wears a cream sari with an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder; the woman on the right wears a white sari with gold borders and has white ash markings on her upper arm. Between them, a pair of hands from above offers a small silver bowl over an array of silver vessels and pink flower petals arranged on the gold tray. Several ornate silver cups and plates surround the offerings, with white flowers visible among them.2011-01-28A 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.2010-10-19A 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.2010-11-03December 01 20112011-12-01Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose view of a puja with brass oil lamps being lit. A man in a white kurta with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his arm and bangles holds a silver oil lamp flame with folded hands in front of a gold-embossed brass tray holding a red fruit and flowers. Behind him an older man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits with hands folded. On the right a man in a light turquoise patterned kurta and glasses lights a second silver lamp beside the ornate gold tray, with white flower garlands visible.2011-11-27