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A photograph of a puja set up on a white tiled floor. A standing printed or wooden cut-out portrait of a man with a crown or turban, wearing an orange robe and ornate gold-patterned garment, is placed on a wooden stand beside a brass plate holding a small lit lamp, red flowers, yellow marigolds and offerings. A brass kalasha and cup sit nearby. A person in saffron orange robes with bangles and a bracelet holds a brass aarti lamp over the offerings. Small oil lamps and scattered yellow petals lie on the floor.

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January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A photograph of a puja set up on a white tiled floor. A devotee in orange-saffron robes sits at right, holding a brass lamp or aarti vessel with a lit flame. In front are a standing wooden-backed printed image of a bearded figure in orange, a small brass deity murti draped in orange cloth, a brass plate of red rose petals, a brass plate with yellow marigolds and white flowers and rice, small brass bells and oil lamps, and a woven mat with gold border. The devotee wears a beaded bracelet. Another flower-strewn shrine with a lit candle appears at top right.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual setup on a white tile floor: a cutout standee of a turbaned, bearded figure in orange robes and gold necklaces, with hands raised in blessing, stands behind a brass tray holding a small fire with orange-red flowers, a brass lamp and a brass pot. A person in orange robes with bangles holds a flame-lit lamp over the tray, and another orange-clad arm appears at upper right beside a second standee and yellow petals. Brass cups, a bell, and yellow flowers are on a second tray below. The standee is a printed or cut-out depiction, not a physical person.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A worship arrangement on a white tiled floor during a ritual session. A hand in orange sleeve holds a small brass spoon over a tray with brass bowls, a plate of white rice, a brass kalasha-style lamp, flowers, a red rudraksha-style mala, and oil lamps. Two small printed or carved figures stand on a wooden peetha: a larger one in a red-orange turban and ornate gold necklace with a red shawl, and a smaller seated one in similar attire. Orange cloth lies on the floor nearby and a lit oil lamp sits in the lower left. The figures are depictions, not physical people; one physical person is visible via the hands and arm.2017-02-01A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a white tiled floor. A figure's arm in a gold bangle and bracelets pours from a small gold spoon over a figurine seated on a wooden base; the figurine wears a red-orange turban, gold chain necklaces and orange robes and has a rudraksha mala draped before it. Around it are brass plates, katoris and cups holding rice, kumkum, white flowers, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Incense sticks stand nearby. Several people in orange clothing sit at the edges of the frame, and orange and yellow cloths lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam being performed on a murti of a guru figure.2017-02-01A puja arrangement on a glossy white marble floor. A person in orange robes with rudraksha beads on the wrist reaches toward brass ritual vessels, a brass kalasha-style lamp, incense sticks, a plate of white flowers and rice, and a brass aarti lamp. Behind the offerings stand two printed cutout figures of a turbaned man with long hair, a gold necklace and orange robes, one seated on a throne-like stand. Orange cloth lies on the floor at the top left.2017-02-01