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Overhead photo of an outdoor covered area where three seated people perform a puja before brass vessels, lamps and flower-filled trays arranged on woven mats. A young man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with a gold border speaks while gesturing; a woman in a blue kurta and blue skirt sits in front of a brass plate with lamps and a small figure, and an older woman in red blouse with green sari and a red kumkum mark sits behind. Several brass kalashas, a brass lamp and red flower petals are visible, with a potted plant and concrete floor behind.

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A group of devotees sits on mats under an open-sided shelter with red pillars, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings laid out before them. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border, brass-coloured rudraksha mala and gold chain, hands pressed in anjali, sits at left. Other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with malas, and women in pink and teal salwar kurtas sit at the front, several wearing blue surgical masks. A woman in a yellow top sits at lower right. Nobody in the scene shows distinctive a person cues, so no candidate is identified. Dry earth, a tree and laundry lie beyond the shelter.2021-06-03Four people sit cross-legged on woven mats in a red-walled hall performing a puja with brass vessels, lamps and flower offerings arranged on a mat. The man at left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, wears white dhoti with gold border and presses his palms together in prayer. The young man in front, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with yellow border, holds a small offering. A woman in a blue and pink saree and a bare-chested older man at right, also wearing rudraksha malas, assist beside a small deity murti. All wear face masks. Brass kalasha, bells and a tray of flowers are visible.2021-06-03Outdoor covered veranda with concrete floor and red pillars, a leafy tree behind. A shirtless man with white dhoti, rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings sits cross-legged on a woven mat, holding a small bell or lamp and performing a puja. Beside him a woman in green salwar kameez and face mask sits on a mat, holding a lit lamp near brass plates of offerings, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and small oil lamps with flames. A third woman in a dark patterned dress stands nearby with an arm raised, speaking. Brass thalis hold flowers and kumkum, and a conch shell and bottle of water sit on the floor.2021-06-03MAy 31 20212021-05-31June 03 20212021-06-03A photo of a small puja on a tiled floor under a shelter. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on a woven mat, lighting an oil lamp; a woman in a green sari with yellow border sits beside him holding a lit lamp. Brass plates hold flowers, lamps, and conch-shaped and cloth-wrapped offerings on red and yellow cloths. A young girl in a pink dress sits at the left edge. Sandalwood or vibhuti marks appear on the man's body. The setting is a plain outdoor-adjacent hall with dry leaves on the ground.2021-06-03June 03 20212021-06-03June 03 20212021-06-03MAy 31 20212021-05-31A photograph of a covered red-pillared verandah where people sit in rows on woven mats performing a puja with brass plates, lamps and small offering vessels arranged on pink cloths in front of them. In the foreground a young woman in a turquoise kurta and dark trousers, with a white tilak on her forehead, bends over the brass items, and a young man in white dhoti with a beaded necklace and white body markings sits beside her. Behind them men bare-chested in white dhotis, a woman in a red blouse and black-patterned shawl with hands folded, a woman in a turquoise top, a woman in pink, and children sit in devotion. Several wear face masks. No speaker or throne is visible in this scene.2021-06-03A bare-chested priest sits cross-legged on a woven mat on a concrete floor, performing a puja at a brass setup. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow and maroon border and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a brass lamp over a small brass deity figure. Before him are brass bowls with flowers, a conch shell, a small brass lamp, a bowl of pink and white petals, and a brass vessel pair. Rudraksha beads are arranged on the mat. A second person's arm is visible at the lower left.2021-06-03A photograph inside a hall with wooden floor and red-cushioned chairs where a puja is being performed seated on woven mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded near brass plates of flowers, a conch shell and offerings. Three women in saris sit beside him: one in orange and cream, one in red with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace, and one in blue with a pink blouse and glasses. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, fruit, betel leaves and flower garlands lie on the floor. At the back, a seated figure in orange with rudraksha and garlands sits on a decorated throne with offerings before gold curtains and red triangular emblems, with bookshelves at left. Four women and one man are visible.2022-01-10