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Photo of a seated puja setup on a white tiled floor. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron dhoti and orange garment with rudraksha malas and a bracelet, wearing sacred white ash markings, reaches toward a brass plate on a rust-red cloth holding fruit, flowers, a small bell, brass cups, a conch-shaped vessel, a small brass lamp and ritual implements. Two other people sit cross-legged in white clothes on a striped mat behind, one with hands folded near a plate. Lit oil lamps, brass trays and a clear plastic box sit nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation, with a mini aarti-style setup.

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January 22 20172017-01-22Close photograph of a seated puja row in a hall with white tiled floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis sit cross-legged on blue and red mats, holding flower petals and offerings in their hands. Ornate brass puja plates, lamps, incense, pink and white flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a red-framed picture sit on red and yellow cloths before them. A clear plastic box with pink lid sits among the items. Wrists show rudraksha malas and bracelets. Two to five people visible.2017-01-07Close photo of a puja being performed on a floor mat. A person in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, with white marks on the arms, sits cross-legged while a hand pours or offers from a small vessel over brass plates heaped with yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, a bottle of oil, incense sticks, a red cloth and green leaves lie on the white floor. A second person in white clothing sits behind, holding a leaf-like offering. Lit lamps and polished brass vessels fill the frame.2017-01-10January 12 20172017-01-12January 07 20172017-01-07October 02 20112011-10-02A seated priest, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti-style trousers, performs a puja on the floor of a tiled room. He holds a lit oil lamp or flame in his right hand over a brass puja thali arranged on a woven mat, with small brass cups, bowls of rice or grains, red flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and a small brass lamp. A brass bell hangs from his left hand. Behind him sits another person in orange robes on a patterned mat, and additional brass lamps and offerings are visible at left. This is a photograph of a ritual puja with a lit flame, brass vessels and flower offerings.2017-01-22A row of seated priests in orange and white ritual clothes performs a puja on a floor covered with pink and maroon cloths. Brass plates hold flowers, rice, fruit and small oil lamps, with a brass bell and lamp in the foreground. A seated man in an orange dhoti wears rudraksha malas on both wrists and holds a small brass object. The scene is a group ritual with lit oil lamps and offerings, with no visible face identifying a specific person.2017-01-06Close-up photo of a row of seated priests performing a puja on a white marble floor. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths lean forward, holding small brass lamps, bells and ritual items over brass thalis and copper vessels with flowers and oil lamps. Some wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their arms and bodies. A copper pot stands in the foreground beside lit candles and brass dishes arranged on red and multicoloured mats.2017-01-22A close photograph of a puja being performed on a white tiled floor. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged; the foreground figure's bare forearm and hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, reaches toward a brass tray. The tray holds yellow flower petals, a small white cloth-wrapped offering, a bowl of cooked rice, a rudraksha mala and a brass lamp or stand with a pink flower. A red cloth with gold border is laid beneath the items. Lit oil lamps and a lit incense stick stand nearby, and a second red-cloth altar with brass lamps and flowers is visible behind, with another saffron-robed person's hands at it.2017-01-12January 10 20172017-01-10A photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. Brass plates and bowls hold rose petals, white flowers, a betel leaf, a small coconut-like offering and kumkum. Lit oil lamps and a brass bell sit on a brown woven mat. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal stripes painted on his bare shoulder and arms wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets and sits with his hands joined in prayer. Beside him, other devotees in white dhotis sit on a striped red, pink and green cloth, one with dark skin and gold bracelets, hands folded. A copper vessel stands at the top left. Watermarked archive image.2017-01-22