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A close photograph of a puja setup on a white tiled floor. A hand pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a brass plate holding a small deity murti and yellow marigold flowers. Nearby are a brass bell, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, a brass bowl of vermilion, incense sticks in a holder, and a second brass plate with yellow flowers and folded cloth. The person's bare arm wears a gold bangle and a braided red and white wrist thread. The scene is a ritual puja or abhishekam; no face or full body is visible.

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A close view of a puja setup on a woven mat on a white tiled floor. A dark hand pours water from a brass kindi into a brass plate, which holds marigolds, a folded cloth and small brass vessels. Nearby stand a brass bell, a lotus-shaped lamp holder, a conch shell on a brass plate, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a small brass cup. A wrist wears a braided thread and a gold bangle. The person is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and no face is shown.2017-01-25 +1 copiesJanuary 25 20172017-01-25January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph taken from above of a person's hands performing a puja at a tiled floor. The hands, wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white beaded bracelet, hold a small offering as a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold flowers, a gold-rimmed brass plate with flowers and leaves, a brass bell, small brass cups and a brass lamp. Incense sticks stand on a woven mat, and a red-and-gold cloth with a fringe and a red bag lie in the background. No face is visible. The worshipper wears white clothing at the wrist.2017-01-25February 01 20172017-02-01A close-up photograph of a puja arrangement on a white tiled floor beside an orange cloth. A hand with a gold bracelet pours liquid from a small brass cup over a brass plate of yellow flowers and leaves. Nearby sit brass bowls of rice or grains, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass lamp, a conch shell, incense sticks and a brass stand with a lit wick. The ritual items rest on a woven mat, with another hand visible at the right edge.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA close photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours milk from a small brass vessel onto a brass plate holding yellow flower petals, green leaves and a betel-leaf offering. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice or grain, and incense sticks surround the arrangement on a woven red mat. A person in orange clothing sits at the edge of the frame, and a blurred orange-clad figure sits at the top, with incense smoke rising. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with the arrangement of ritual items centred in the frame.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA close photograph of a puja setup on a light marble floor. A hand with a gold bangle pours liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate of yellow flowers and green leaves. Nearby are small brass bowls with white grains, a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell-shaped stand, a brass spoon in a cup, a white conch shell, and a folded red-brown cloth. Incense sticks smoke at the top of the frame, and a saffron-orange cloth lies along the left edge. No faces are visible, only the hand and arm of the person performing the ritual.2017-01-03