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Close-up photo of a priest's hand sprinkling dry powder or grains from the fingers over an offering tray during a ritual. The hand wears a gold bangle, and a thick orange-red cloth lies beside the tray. Behind the tray are several polished brass or copper kalasha pots with rounded bodies, and a small bowl holds red and orange offerings. A metal bowl sits at left on a dark surface, with a white cloth under the offerings. The background is blurred and dim, lit by warm lamplight. Only a hand and part of an arm are visible, so no full person can be counted.

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October 01 20112011-10-01January 06 20172017-01-06January 04 20172017-01-04October 01 20112011-10-01October 27 20102010-10-27January 12 20172017-01-12January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual scene at a temple altar. A person in an orange-red garment reaches in from the left, a bangled hand scattering grains or powder over a dark stone surface. In the foreground a large polished silver bowl holds an orange liquid with a silver ladle resting on its rim. A small silver dish with red and orange offerings sits beside a brass lamp stand, and marigold garlands and a painted backdrop fill the background. The visible hand and forearm belong to a single person, and no face is shown.2011-10-01Close view of a puja setup on a tiled floor. A hand in a bangle reaches toward a brass plate holding yellow marigold petals, a small brass lamp and sacred items, while an arm in orange robes rests nearby. Orange cloths hold more brass plates, a brass bell, a conch shell, a brass water vessel and a spouted cup. Oil lamps burn with flames, and an incense stick rises from a holder. The cloth and robes are orange, with a red cloth folded on the left.2011-12-31Close-up of a person in orange-red monastic robes seated cross-legged, sprinkling white grains from one hand through a cloth bundle held in the other. Before them on a stainless steel tray are a heap of white grains, a bowl of mixed dark seeds and flower petals, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and a glass dish. A stack of red cloth sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering preparation. No face is visible.2018-04-15Close photo of a person in orange robes seated on the floor, holding a rudraksha mala in their right hand over a puja arrangement on a red cloth. Brass puja items sit on the cloth, including a brass oil lamp, a bell, a brass plate with white cloth and flowers, a small brass vessel and a triangular metal piece. Only hands and forearms with white ash marks are visible, and the setting is a tiled floor. The scene suggests japa or puja with a mala.2017-01-22February 04 20172017-02-04