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Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a white surface with an orange-red cloth. A hand wearing a gold bangle with engraved lettering reaches toward a brass plate holding yellow marigold petals and a white flower. Nearby are a white conch shell, a brass cup, a small brass plate of yellow flowers, an incense stick in a brass holder, and a lit brass oil lamp. Only the arm and hand of one person are visible.

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September 25 20112011-09-25Close view of a puja setup on a red-orange cloth over a white surface. A hand, wearing a gold bangle engraved with letters, reaches toward a brass tray of yellow marigold petals and a white flower. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at right, an incense stick stands in a brass holder, and a white conch shell rests on a small stand. Another brass plate holds loose yellow flowers, and a brass pot stands at left. No person's face is visible.2011-09-25September 26 20112011-09-26September 26 20112011-09-26Close photo of a puja set-up on an orange cloth: a hand with bangles and a ring pours from a small brass spoon onto a brass tray of pink flower petals. Nearby are brass bowls of petals and grain, a brass cup, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a white conch shell, and a lit incense stick sending up smoke. The scene is a morning ritual offering, with no visible person beyond the hand.2010-09-28Close photo of a hand with a gold bangle and ring reaching over a brass plate of yellow flower petals and red rose petals on a red cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits to the right, a thin incense stick rises behind it, and more scattered petals and a green leaf lie on the cloth, with a brass cup at left.2011-09-16Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth. A hand holding a brass spoon reaches toward a brass plate of pink petals, with more petals in a brass bowl at left, rice-like grains in a bowl at right, a brass cup, a white conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a burning incense stick sending up smoke. The subject is the offering arrangement only; no people's faces are visible and the wrist shows gold bangles.2010-09-28Close view of a puja offering being prepared on a polished floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle arranges green leaves and white flowers on a brass thali plate, next to a small brass cup, a conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick sending up smoke. The items rest on a deep red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no a person depiction appears.2011-10-02Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a woven mat with red and blue borders. A hand in a white sleeve, wearing a gold bangle and a ring, places orange and red flower petals on a brass plate. Nearby are a white conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a small brass dish with orange cloth, a dish of brown paste, and a pink tray holding floating flower petals. Incense sticks stand in a brass holder.2009-10-17A close view of a pada puja arrangement on a woven mat with a teal edge. A hand wearing silver bangles holds a small brass spoon over a brass plate of white flower petals and green leaves. A lit brass oil lamp burns nearby, with a brass tumbler, a brass bell and a shell-like dish on the mat. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2011-12-31March 06 20132013-03-06A close photo of a puja setup on a red-brown cloth over a white marble floor. A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid from it onto a brass plate holding a small white linga-like murti, yellow marigold flowers and a small lit oil lamp. Brass bowls, a brass bell, incense sticks, a rudraksha mala and additional brass trays with yellow flowers surround the arrangement. Only a hand and forearm in red-brown sleeve are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-03 +1 copies