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December 14 2013

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Close-up photograph of a puja set-up on a brown and gold cloth. A blurred hand, the only visible human part, reaches toward a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside it stands a tall brass bell with a curved handle, and a brass vessel with a spoon. White and yellow plumeria flowers lie in a brass plate in the foreground, with a few red petals. The scene is shallow-focus and shows no visible face or full figure.2013-12-16July 06 20122012-07-06July 06 20132013-07-06A photograph of puja items arranged on an orange cloth: a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and an incense stick, a brass cup, a brass bell with a handle, and a brass plate filled with rose petals, marigold petals and white flowers. No people are visible in the scene.2014-01-23Close photograph of a puja being performed on the floor. A person in white clothing and gold bangles holds a brass bell in one hand and an incense stick or spoon in the other. On a bright orange cloth sit small brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass cup, a brass plate with yellow and pink flower petals, a small wooden stand, a brass figurine, and a plate of white flowers and sweets. Incense sticks are burning. No face of the person is visible, so no a person identification is made.2011-12-19October 02 20112011-10-02A photograph of a puja setup on a woven straw mat with pink and purple borders. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals, a small heap of white rice or grain, a white conch-shaped shell, and an orange cloth with rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick, incense sticks in a brass holder, a brass cup and small brass bowls are arranged around them. At top right, a person in white dhoti-style clothing with a red border and silver bangles pours or places an offering with a small brass spoon. Only forearms and hands are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-24December 07 20132013-12-07Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth on a wooden floor. A hand wearing bangles and a ring lifts a small brass vessel near a brass plate of yellow and pink flowers, a brass oil lamp burning, a lit incense stick in a brass holder, a brass bowl with a red cloth, a conch shell and a red fruit. Blurred people in white garments sit in the background.2011-12-19A close photograph of a puja ritual on a woven straw mat. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, incense sticks, a brass kalasha-style vessel, plates of yellow marigolds, red flowers, a banana, and grapes are arranged on the mat. In the foreground, a hand in a brass bangle pours or sprinkles from a small brass vessel over offerings, while other devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit at the ritual setup. Gold bangles and a gold wristwatch are visible.2011-12-15December 28 20142014-12-28November 01 20112011-11-01