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January 12 20172017-01-12Close view of a puja being performed on a grey mat over a white floor. A person seated in white dhoti and cloth holds a small brass spoon over brass cups and a shell-shaped conch. Brass plates hold pink flower petals, a small heap of white crystals, a folded orange cloth, and a lit oil lamp stands at left. Another hand in white pours from a small vessel at right. The scene looks like an aarti or abhishekam offering, with brass ritual implements.2009-08-29A photograph of a puja arrangement on a woven mat. A hand pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a small figure or idol on a gold tray, with a lit oil lamp and a brass lamp nearby. Other brass plates hold red roses, green leaves, a dark wooden rudraksha-style mala, rice, and small brass cups and a spoon. A bell and another brass lamp stand in the foreground. Only a hand and a forearm are visible, with a striped cloth at the lower right, so no full person is shown.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 06 20172017-01-06August 29 20092009-08-29Close overhead photo of a brass puja arrangement on a woven brown mat with gold-patterned border. A bare arm and hand, with a hand-held object, reaches over the tray. Brass plates and small bowls hold purple flowers, green leaves, a rudraksha mala on a reddish block, white and yellow offerings, and a brass tumbler. A lit oil lamp flame burns at the left edge with a small brass lamp and a bell-like brass vessel below. No faces are visible; the arm is partly cropped, and the only person present is the partly visible hand and arm.2017-02-02A close photo of a puja arrangement on a colourful striped woven mat in red, orange, purple and blue. A hand in the upper centre, wearing a gold bangle and a white sleeve, sprinkles white petals or grains from a brass plate. Nearby are small brass oil lamps, a brass tumbler, a brass bell with a handle, a brass tray with yellow and red powders and a white conch-like vessel. A small white stone or marble image with a triangular emblem stands on a wooden base. Rudraksha beads and a white cup with a yellow piece sit at the right edge. The person's white garment is visible at the top right.2016-12-12Close-up photograph of a brass puja setup on a woven mat. A man's hand, with a light sleeve visible, pours milk or liquid from a small brass vessel over a small wooden figure or deity murti on the left tray. Red roses lie on a brass plate on the right, beside a dark rudraksha-style mala and green leaves. Brass bowls, a small brass kalasha-style cup, a bowl of white crystals and lit oil lamps surround the setting. A second person's hand, wearing a colourful striped wrist band and red fabric, is visible at the right edge. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual with offerings.2017-01-22Overhead photo of a brass puja tray set on a woven mat with gold border. A hand holds a red rose and a white flower over the tray. Brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass bowls of rice and white substance, red rose petals, green leaves, a small brass plate with a red cloth and rudraksha-like beads, and a brass container with a wooden stick. No people's faces visible; only one arm and hand.2017-02-10A puja arrangement on a woven mat over a pale marble floor, photographed from above. Brass plates and small brass bowls hold red flowers, a red-and-white cloth, rose petals, kumkum, rice and green leaves. Two oil lamps burn beside the tray, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the lower right. Only a partial arm of a person reaches into the arrangement, wearing white clothing at the edge, with a striped cloth at the right. No face is visible.2017-02-10