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Close photo of a ritual puja table with brass and copper vessels, a lit oil lamp in a steel cup, a small brass deity murti, flowers including a pink blossom and a yellow marigold, and a small incense stick. Seated devotees in maroon and red garments reach toward the offerings at the left, while a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge.

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April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12August 16 20162016-08-16January 06 20172017-01-06January 12 20172017-01-12Close-up photo of a puja ritual on a low table draped with a silver sheet and a red-brown woven mat. Several oil lamps are lit, including one flame held near a hand, alongside brass plates with flowers, a conch shell, a small brass cup and a brass kalasha-like vessel. Seated figures in orange robes wear rudraksha malas on their wrists; one hand, adorned with bracelets, is reaching toward a lamp while another hand holds a brass implement. The setting appears to be a padapuja or aarti-style offering. Only partial hands and arms of seated devotees are visible.2013-04-08 +1 copiesApril 12 20132013-04-12A 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.2017-01-12August 04 20172017-08-04October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual puja setup on a red cloth. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, incense sticks burning, brass bowls and a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass ritual bell or implement, white camphor-like pieces and small offerings sit on a silver-covered table. In the right foreground, a person in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in añjali is partially visible. A blue plastic container sits in the background.2013-05-05