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Overhead photo of a ritual setup on a dark brown and white patterned cloth. Central large brass plate with nested brass bowls holds white flowers, and a partially visible hand reaches in to arrange or sprinkle them. Around it are a white conch shell with a white flower, a brass oil lamp, a small brass bowl, a brass kalasha-style container, and a cloth pouch holding a red rudraksha mala with a white flower. No people are visible apart from the hand.

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Overhead photo of a puja setup on a dark woven mat with white and grey geometric patterns and a border reading Sapana. A hand, wearing a thin bangle, arranges white flowers in a nested brass tray. Nearby are a lit brass oil lamp, a white conch shell with pink flowers, a small brass bowl, a brass incense holder with a stick, a brass cup with a rudraksha mala and white flower on cloth, and a brass container. No face is visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2012-10-16Close-up photo of a brass puja setup on a red-and-gold cloth in the foreground. A pair of hands, wearing dark clothing, holds small white flower petals above the arrangement. On the tray sit a brass plate with flowers, a brass cup, a white conch shell, a brass bell, small brass bowls and a brass shivalingam-style lingam with a cobra hood carved over it, with a white sculptural lingam on a stand at left. Oil lamps sit behind the tray on a white floor, with a pink cloth and grey cushion in the background. No face is shown; the person is seen only from the hands and clothing, and no one is identified.2017-01-15Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a striped woven cloth with a purple background. In the foreground, a brass plate holds white flower petals and a coin-like disc, next to a brass cup with liquid. Brass oil lamps and a white conch shell sit nearby, with a red-powdered brass plate at right, all out of focus. No people are visible; the scene shows ritual offering items prepared for a pada puja.2016-12-22January 11 20172017-01-11January 07 20172017-01-07A photograph of a puja setup on a woven mat with brass plates and bowls. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a gold band, places a white conch shell decorated with a yellow flower onto a brass plate scattered with yellow petals and green leaves. Nearby are a brass bell, a small brass lamp, a brass vessel of rice grains, a brass pedestal lamp, and an orange cloth draped in the background. Two oil lamps burn in the foreground. Only partial arms and hands are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-04January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor with a red-and-gold patterned mat. Brass plates hold flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass bowls and a white conch shell, with a brass bell and oil lamp at left. Two hands of a seated person, in dark clothing, reach in to arrange white flower petals. No face is visible.2017-01-15A close photo of a puja setup on a red-brown cloth over a white marble floor. A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid from it onto a brass plate holding a small white linga-like murti, yellow marigold flowers and a small lit oil lamp. Brass bowls, a brass bell, incense sticks, a rudraksha mala and additional brass trays with yellow flowers surround the arrangement. Only a hand and forearm in red-brown sleeve are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven brown mat over a white floor. A hand with a gold bracelet and a dark-skinned arm, wearing a gold ring and beaded bracelet, reaches over brass trays and bowls. Brass plates hold rose petals, green leaves, and a bowl of white grains. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left, beside a brass bell-shaped stand and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. A small figurine of a deity murti and a carved wooden stand appear at the left edge. A striped cloth edge is visible at right. The scene looks like a ritual preparation, with no other people's faces visible.2017-01-22Close photo of a ritual puja setup on a striped red, green and blue woven mat. Two polished brass thalis hold a small brass vessel or murti, a yellow flower and green leaves, and a brass bowl of white rice sits nearby. A hand in a gold bangle, wearing orange robes, holds a white conch shell over the offering. A brass lamp stand and a maroon cloth are visible at the lower edge. One person, seen only from the arm and lap down, performs the puja.2017-01-11Close-up photo of a puja arrangement on an orange cloth edged with gold. A hand pours liquid from a small brass cup onto a brass plate of yellow flower petals. Nearby are a conch shell with a yellow petal, brass bowls and cups holding kumkum, vermilion and other offerings, a red flower, green leaves, a brass bell, a brass plate and a rudraksha mala in a brass dish, with a small oil lamp flame in the background. No people are visible beyond the hand, and no a person candidate is visible.2017-01-08