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Close-up photo of a ritual puja table set with brass oil lamps (one lit), brass kalasha-style vessels, white and yellow plumeria flowers, red flower petals, incense sticks and small white paper cups. Brown and wooden stands hold offerings, and an orange cloth lies on the table. In the background, a person in white clothing and a second person in maroon robes sit at the table, their hands and an open booklet visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang offering rather than a single identifiable event. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible; only partial hands and clothing appear.

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Close-up photograph of a row of ritual puja setups laid along a patterned brown and gold floor mat. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass bells, white folded cloths, banana leaves, and yellow and pink flower petals sit on metal trays. In the blurred background, people in white garments and a patterned shawl are seated, one hand holding an incense stick. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or puja offering, though no main deity murti is clearly visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-12-16Close view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja table in shallow focus. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass lota and small brass vessels, a dish of yellow flowers and fruit, scattered red petals, and lit incense sticks stand on a red cloth. Saffron-orange robes of a person seated at the left edge are partly visible. Background shows more puja setups with lamps and offerings.2013-03-25A photograph of a ritual puja set out in rows on a tiled floor. Several brass oil lamps with burning flames sit on orange and red cloths, beside brass plates holding red flowers, petals, white cloth and rice, small brass bells, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a white conch shell. Smoke rises from an incense stick. At the right edge, partly visible people in white clothing sit on the floor behind the offerings. The image is taken at low depth of field, with the foreground arrangement sharp and the background soft.2011-07-31January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja being prepared on a white marble floor. Several brass plates and small brass lamps stand in rows on maroon and red mats, holding red and pink rose petals, yellow flowers, white cloth, small bowls of white powder, incense sticks and lit oil lamps. Hands of seated people in orange and yellow garments reach over the arrangements to tend the offerings. Partially visible arms and a saffron cloth belong to devotees at the front right, while the scene is otherwise focused on the ritual objects.2017-01-06 +1 copiesClose photograph of a puja setup on a woven mat edged with blue, with a brass oil lamp burning on the left, a brass handbell, small brass bowls, a brass plate of white flowers and green leaves, and a dark wooden stand holding a folded orange cloth and rudraksha mala beads. Incense sticks rise in a brass holder at the top right. The ritual is not visible in full; a person in white clothing is partly visible at the upper left edge, and a blurred blue-clad figure appears in the background. A watermarked copyright notice is present but not described.2011-10-09A photograph of a puja being performed on a floor setting. In the foreground, a hand holds a small brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame, while other devotees seated in white clothing with orange-gold borders sit nearby. A brass puja tray holds small brass bowls, rice or grains, betel leaves and other offerings, with an incense stick smoking at left. Background shows additional lit oil lamps, a blue bottle, and red and purple cloths on the floor. No identifiable central figure is visible in this frame.2017-02-02September 07 20142014-09-07Close-up photograph of a puja setup on an orange cloth spread over a white floor. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground beside a white conch shell on a small brass stand, a brass vessel, and a brass plate of flowers and offerings. A lit incense stick stands in a brass holder at right. Blurred in the background, a person in white clothing sits on the floor, and more lit lamps and brass items are visible. No identifiable face is shown.2011-10-04December 20 20132013-12-20