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Close-up photograph of a row of ritual puja setups laid along a patterned brown and gold floor mat. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass bells, white folded cloths, banana leaves, and yellow and pink flower petals sit on metal trays. In the blurred background, people in white garments and a patterned shawl are seated, one hand holding an incense stick. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or puja offering, though no main deity murti is clearly visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a puja being prepared on a white marble floor. Several brass plates and small brass lamps stand in rows on maroon and red mats, holding red and pink rose petals, yellow flowers, white cloth, small bowls of white powder, incense sticks and lit oil lamps. Hands of seated people in orange and yellow garments reach over the arrangements to tend the offerings. Partially visible arms and a saffron cloth belong to devotees at the front right, while the scene is otherwise focused on the ritual objects.2017-01-06 +1 copiesApril 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesClose view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11Photograph 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.2017-01-06Close-up photo of a puja ritual at a row of brass plates. A person's hand, wrapped with a red rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, reaches over a brass tray holding yellow marigold flowers, a small brass deity murti, and pink petals. Nearby lie brass cups, a brass lota and bell, and burning oil lamps on a white cloth. The blurred foreground shows other devotees in white and light blue clothing seated at the same ritual. This looks like a pada puja, a foot-worship ceremony.2011-12-14December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a ritual puja table in shallow focus. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass lota and small brass vessels, a dish of yellow flowers and fruit, scattered red petals, and lit incense sticks stand on a red cloth. Saffron-orange robes of a person seated at the left edge are partly visible. Background shows more puja setups with lamps and offerings.2013-03-25December 14 20132013-12-14January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06A 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 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copies