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Close view of a ritual puja tableau covered in red rose petals. In the foreground a round brass bowl holds water floating with red petals. Beside it an open book with printed text lies on a green leaf, next to a conch shell with a red-petalled opening and a silver cup. Behind are a large brass kalasha pot, a small ornate silver container and a patterned cloth bag with a metallic deity emblem. No people are visible; the scene suggests a homa or puja setup.

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Close-up of a ritual offering setup for a homa or puja, with silver and brass vessels scattered over a green banana leaf and covered in red rose petals. Central is a large silver bowl of dark liquid topped with petals, flanked by a tall silver lamp stand, a silver kalasha-style pot, small silver cups, a brass conch-shaped vessel, and a shallow dish of fruit and grains. A pomegranate sits in a silver bowl at lower left, and an open book with printed pages lies to the left. A patterned fabric vessel with bead-like colour bands appears at upper right. No people are visible apart from a hand at the upper left edge.2015-07-16September 21 20132013-09-21November 07 20132013-11-07Close-up of a silver puja tray with ritual items. A silver conch-shaped vessel with a pink rose and green leaves sits centrally, beside a small silver bowl of yellow liquid and a silver dish holding pink rose petals. Garlands of red and orange flowers lie at the right edge, and white flowers are visible at the left. The tray is a ritual offering arrangement, with no people visible.2013-11-07October 11 20142014-10-11July 13 20132013-07-13Close-up photo of a ritual arrangement for puja. A white conch shell with a silver decorative cap sits among fresh red roses and green leaves on an engraved silver tray. Behind it, pink, yellow and white flowers fill the frame, with a silver bowl of yellow liquid in the foreground. No people are visible.2013-11-01October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesClose view of silver puja vessels on a silver tray for ritual offerings. Engraved silver bowls hold orange turmeric paste and pink and red rose petals, and a silver kalasha-style pot with a red rose on top sits at the centre. Yellow marigold flowers and pink and red roses are scattered behind, with a green leaf stem. A small silver spoon or scoop rests beside a pink rose. No people are visible, and the scene shows only the puja offerings and flowers.2013-10-12Close photograph of puja items arranged on an orange cloth: a white conch shell on a silver tray, a brass bell with a handle, silver kalasha-style cups, a silver bowl with red rose petals, a red rose on a silver plate, a striped tiger-print cloth, and a brass lamp with a bell-shaped lid. Incense sticks rise in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21Close-up photo of silver ritual vessels on a table. In the foreground a small ornately engraved silver container with a curved spout sits beside a shallow silver bowl holding orange and red marigold-style flower petals and blossoms. Pink petals rest in a silver cup nearby, and more polished silver bowls with decorative rims fill the background. No people are visible; the scene suggests ritual offerings and puja items.2013-10-20 +1 copies