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Several seated people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual with brass oil lamps and brass puja vessels on a light floor. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame while his other hand holds a brass vessel. Beside him, a young person with a white tilak and hoop earrings, wearing orange, holds a lamp. Brass plates hold pink lotus flowers, small brass cups, and a conch-shaped vessel. Incense sticks rise from the left, and warm lights blur in the background.

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A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja with brass oil lamps (diyas) lit along a floor covered with flower petals. In the foreground a young man with rudraksha mala beads and a white ash line on his forehead holds a small lamp aloft, while beside him others sit with lamps and brass plates. On the left, a brass tray holds kumkum, flowers and incense sticks, and a wooden box with more lamps sits in the middle. Candle lights glow in the background. Scene is ritual lamp worship.2017-01-13A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, with blurred bokeh lights of more lamps behind them. In the foreground, a grey stone tray holds brass plates and small brass cups with pink flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass spoon and offering bowls. Incense sticks stand upright at left beside a wooden box and a plastic container. A young woman in front has a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala around her neck. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering, but no specific figure is clearly visible.2017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13January 25 20172017-01-25January 13 20172017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13A close photograph of a puja set-up during a seated ritual. In the foreground, a person in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha bracelet lights a brass oil lamp with one hand. Brass trays hold pink flower petals, a conch shell, small brass cups and a bowl with a handled ladle, placed on an orange cloth. Incense sticks and a crystal stand are nearby. Other people in orange robes sit cross-legged along the row in the background.2017-01-12Photograph of a row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes performing a puja at floor level. In the foreground a figure sits cross-legged in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a bracelet, holding a small brass spoon or ladle. Beside them a brass tray holds small brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, lit wicks, flowers and a stick of incense. Further along the row, other seated devotees hold similar offerings, with several glowing oil lamps lined along the floor. Coloured mats and a green cloth lie on the floor, and an orange cloth and plastic container sit at the bottom of the frame.2017-01-26A photograph of a ritual scene with a person in the foreground on the right holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its wick glowing, while the hand wears beaded bracelets and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at the neck. Behind, several figures in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats, some with white-banded arms, with small brass lamps and offering trays of flowers and fruit on the floor in front of them. The setting is soft-focus and warmly lit.2017-01-15January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and small offerings spread along the floor in the foreground. In the right foreground, a shaved-headed man with white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds a brass oil lamp aloft with a lit flame, his wrist wrapped in a black thread and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him, others in orange cloth and beaded malas sit in similar poses, while blurred lights and figures fill the background of a hall.2017-01-08