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Close photo of a seated puja in progress along a row of participants in white and saffron-trimmed garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) and other hands rest near brass plates and small cups of offerings, flowers and rice. Copper vessels, lit candles and several small oil lamps line the cool floor, with a striped woven mat beneath the devotees. The foreground shows an open book or sheet of ritual text. The scene suggests a group ritual with lamps and offerings rather than a specific named event.

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January 07 20172017-01-07Photograph of a seated ritual row with several devotees' hands holding brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, and brass puja trays arranged on the floor with marigold and yellow flower petals, a small brass bell, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. One man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha bracelet leans in to light a lamp, while others wear cream and yellow-bordered white dhoti cloths. Their faces are cropped out of frame. Pink and maroon cloth covers the floor under the trays, with incense smoke rising at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja offering at the moment of lighting the lamps.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated people performing a puja on a tiled floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti holds a small brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame in his right hand. Beside him, a brass thali holds a red-flowered offering, small brass bowls, a brass cobra-hooded object and a lit lamp, with a white sculpted figure on a wooden stand. Other participants in saffron, teal and white garments are seated along the line, lamps and brass plates set before them. No face is visible; the emphasis is on hands, lamps and ritual vessels.2017-02-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 22 20172017-01-22January 07 20172017-01-07January 06 20172017-01-06Close photograph of a seated puja row in a hall with white tiled floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis sit cross-legged on blue and red mats, holding flower petals and offerings in their hands. Ornate brass puja plates, lamps, incense, pink and white flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a red-framed picture sit on red and yellow cloths before them. A clear plastic box with pink lid sits among the items. Wrists show rudraksha malas and bracelets. Two to five people visible.2017-01-07January 22 20172017-01-22February 01 20172017-02-01January 06 20172017-01-06