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Close view of a puja ritual on a white floor. A hand holding a small brass spoon pours or offers from a brass vessel over a brass puja plate holding a brass lingam-shaped stand, yellow and orange flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, and brass oil lamps. Another hand in the upper right rings a brass handbell. A person in white ritual cloth sits on a striped rug with pink, green and purple bands, wearing a gold wristwatch and red and white bracelets. Lit oil lamps, flower petals and incense sticks are visible. A green-garmented lap and orange cloth appear at the lower right. Only hands and partial bodies are visible; no face is shown.

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Photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. In the foreground, a priest's hands with rudraksha bracelets and gold bangles hold a small brass spoon over a brass bowl, while another hand pours or sprinkles from a conch shell onto a bamboo mat. Brass plates hold red and pink rose petals, a small brass deity murti, a kalasha-style vessel, betel leaves, and small brass cups of offerings. A lit oil lamp sits nearby. Behind, a striped red, blue and orange cloth covers the floor, and a person in white dhoti clothing sits in the background. Several brass bowls and a small glass bottle are arranged on the mat. Visible people: two partially shown hands and a partial figure in white.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A brass plate on a red woven mat holds a small brass shivalinga-style object, a brass bell, yellow flower petals, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a tray at left, a small brass bowl of white substance, and a pair of dark rudraksha beads on folded orange cloth. Incense sticks lie nearby. At right, a person in white clothing sits on a striped cushion, holding a yellow flower petal in their fingers, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Marigold flowers lie on a brass plate at the bottom edge.2017-01-10January 22 20172017-01-22February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja setup on a tiled floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle and thread bracelet lights a brass oil lamp with a flame held over a brass tray. Brass bowls hold rice, vermilion and flowers, and a brass deity murti stands on a gold plate beside a conch shell. A fresh leaf-and-flower plate, a basket with purple flowers, and a lit candle sit nearby. Pink and striped cloths lie on the floor at the edges.2017-02-01February 10 20172017-02-10A close photo of a floor-level puja setup on a white tiled floor. Brass plates and bowls hold yellow flowers, fruit, and offerings on a dark patterned mat, with lit oil lamps and incense sticks. A seated person in white dhoti and white cloth, with a gold bangle on the wrist, reaches toward the offerings and holds a small bowl. A striped cushion lies beside them.2017-01-10Close view of a floor-level puja setup on a woven mat: brass plates with yellow flower petals, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass cups of rice, incense sticks burning, and a lit oil lamp. Two hands of a seated man in white clothing with a thin red-and-gold bracelet are placing an offering. The image shows only hands and clothing, with no visible face. The ritual is a worship puja with conch, bell and flowers, no visible homa fire.2017-01-03January 06 20172017-01-06January 22 20172017-01-22