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A photograph of a puja table covered with a red cloth. A large brass kalasha-style vessel with a wooden handle stands at the back. In the foreground a brass bowl holds red and yellow marigold and rose petals, and a brass tray holds green leaves. Around them are small brass bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and yellow powder, a lit oil lamp, a brass dish with flowers on a pedestal, a white cloth, and a twisted white thread. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual puja setup on a red cloth in front of a gold draped backdrop. A brass pot holds a banana plant wrapped with white cloth, and nearby a brass vessel holds red and yellow flowers. Brass plates and bowls contain turmeric, kumkum, vibhuti, green leaves, rice and other offerings, with an oil lamp, incense sticks and a conch shell. A person in white dhoti-style clothing with a light shawl is partly visible at the left edge, reaching toward the offerings. No a person candidate is visible.A top-down view of a puja arrangement on a red mat over a wooden floor. A lit brass oil lamp sits at upper left. A large brass vessel holds liquid at centre. On a brass thali at left are a bowl of yellow paste, a small brass cup with a spoon, a bowl of red kumkum powder, and a carved brass implement. At right, a brass bowl holds burnt incense sticks and ash, and a brass plate holds red rose petals and rose buds. No people are visible.December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19December 21 20132013-12-21March 30 20172017-03-30A photograph of a ritual table arranged for puja with no people visible. Silver and brass plates and bowls hold yellow and white marigold-type flowers, red hibiscus blossoms, bowls of red kumkum powder, and other coloured powders or pastes. A small ornate brass deity murti or lamp stand sits on a tray among flowers. Fresh green leaves and sprigs lie on the right, and a striped woven cloth covers the table.2020-10-23February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesClose view of a large brass puja thali placed on a red mat. Items include a small ornate gold-and-silver crown-shaped holder with a red cloth, a white conch shell adorned with white flowers and green leaves, a silver tortoise figure, a small brass dish of yellow turmeric or rice, a folded red and gold-bordered cloth with white flowers, and a brass plate with kumkum and rudraksha-like beads. A lit oil lamp sits at the right edge. A person in white garments is seen at the left edge, and a pink and gold cloth lies at the top. No faces are visible.2022-03-01Overhead photo of a puja setup laid out on a striped multicoloured silk cloth over a white marble floor. Several polished brass kalashas and bowls hold yellow turmeric, white milk-like liquid, and dark liquid. Brass trays hold pink and red flower petals, white flowers, kumkum, turmeric, a small brass lamp, a brass bell and a silver-lidded container, with a gold-embroidered cloth and a black bowl with ash. No people are visible.2024-01-24A close view of a ritual worship setup on a low wooden table with a patterned cloth. Brass vessels include a spouted pot, a small lamp holding a lit oil flame, a bell, and a plate with a small brass lamp. A conch shell sits among the objects, with a green folded cloth and a sheet of paper nearby. Heaps of red and yellow flowers and loose petals fill a brass tray and a bowl in the foreground and background. No people are visible.2011-11-27A ritual puja setup on a bright red cloth floor. In the foreground, a round brass tray holds yellow marigold flowers, lemons, betel leaves, small brass bowls of kumkum and grains, and a red cloth. A brass pot with a spout and small bowls sit on the right beside a brass plate of red flowers and a curved metal blade. Behind, white cloths cover low platforms, with orange and gold draped fabric, and short brass lamp stands with wicks. A basket of rose petals sits at the left edge. No people are visible; the scene shows offerings and ritual objects only.November 27 20112011-11-27