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Close-up photograph of brass ritual items on a silver-covered surface. Two lit brass oil lamps with flames sit on stands, one on the right and one at the lower right. A brass cup with a spoon and a small brass bowl with white cotton or flower material are in the foreground. A hand, partly visible at the upper left, reaches toward a lamp. The background is blurred. No people are fully visible, and the scene suggests a puja preparation with oil lamps.

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Close-up photo of a puja being performed on a grey stone slab. A dark hand reaches in from the upper right, lighting or tending a small brass oil lamp with a flame. Around it are brass vessels, a brass bell with a tall handle, small brass cups with kumkum or powder, a brass plate of green leaves and white flowers, bowls of white rice or prasadam, a green cylindrical stick, and a brass lamp with a snake-hood shape. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit behind.2017-01-12A close photo of a puja being prepared on a grey stone slab. Brass oil lamps with flames, brass bowls of cooked rice and white offerings, a brass plate of leaves and petals, small brass cups with kumkum or vibhuti, a brass bell, and a lamp with a snake-hooded stand sit on the slab. A hand in the foreground reaches toward the offerings. Behind, people in white and orange-saffron cloth sit on the floor, their arms and feet partly visible, with a second hand reaching in from the top. Incense sticks lie across the back-left of the slab. The mood is a Shaivite ritual setup.2017-01-12Close-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.2013-12-16February 02 20172017-02-02Close photo of a ritual lamp being lit during puja. A brass oil lamp with a steady flame sits on a woven mat beside a white conch shell and a small brass cup. A hand holds an incense stick near the flame, with a brass bell or ritual handle visible. A brass plate with flower petals is at the lower edge. No faces are visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2011-09-26A close-up photo of a hand holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its handle extended toward the frame. Behind it on a red woven mat are brass plates and bowls holding flower petals, purple flowers, green leaves, pieces of fruit or nuts, and a small brass container. A second lit flame glows at the lower left. The setting is a ritual puja arrangement.2017-02-02May 19 20132013-05-19October 09 20122012-10-09February 02 20172017-02-02A photograph of a brass puja setup on a woven mat over a white tiled floor. A single hand, from the top of the frame, lights or reaches toward a lit incense stick and a small brass lamp. On the table are brass plates holding yellow marigold flowers, rice grains, a red flower, a small brass bell, brass cups, a brass spoon, a white conch shell with a red flower, a small shivalingam-shaped object, and an incense holder with a stick. Lit oil lamps with flickering flames sit at the lower edge. No people's faces are visible, and no person is identifiable.2017-01-26 +1 copiesClose view of a puja offering being prepared on a polished floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle arranges green leaves and white flowers on a brass thali plate, next to a small brass cup, a conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick sending up smoke. The items rest on a deep red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no a person depiction appears.2011-10-02A close photograph of a puja setup on a woven reddish-brown mat. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, tilted over a golden plate and small brass bowls holding flowers, leaves and offerings. Another brass lamp burns at the left edge, and a blurred arm rests in the foreground. No faces are visible and no one else is in the frame.2017-02-02