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Close view of a puja being performed on a floor. Several people in orange saffron robes sit cross-legged on a white floor. A hand in the foreground pours or lifts a small brass cup over an orange cloth spread with brass plates, a copper vessel, lit brass oil lamps, incense sticks, marigold petals, green leaves, and fruit or offerings. Other brass plates and lamps sit in the background. A clear plastic container sits beside the cloth. Persons visible are priests or devotees in orange clothing; the ceremony is an oil-lamp puja with incense and offerings.

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January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10Close view of a puja being performed on a floor covered with an orange and yellow cloth. A hand in the foreground holds a small brass spoon over a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick smokes beside it. Brass plates, cups and small bowls hold flowers and offerings. Seated figures in orange robes and others in yellow sit behind the altar. A plastic container and water bottle sit at the left edge.2017-01-11Close view of a puja being prepared on a floor covered with a red and yellow cloth. Brass plates, bowls and small lamps hold pink and white flower petals, green leaves, and a cotton wick; a brass kalasha-style vessel stands among them. Two or more people in orange saffron robes sit cross-legged, one hand raised holding a small brass spoon over the offerings. A pink plastic container sits behind the items. Candles burn in the background on a white tiled floor.2017-01-07January 10 20172017-01-10Close photo of puja items on an orange cloth in the foreground: brass oil lamps with flames, brass thalis, small brass bowls, a copper vessel, incense sticks and a rudraksha mala. Several people in orange robes sit cross-legged at right; hands holding a lit brass lamp and a brass spoon are visible. A clear plastic container sits in the centre. Ritual setting.2017-01-10Close view of a floor-level puja setup on white tiles. Seated people in orange robes and yellow garments lean in; a hand in an orange sleeve holds a small brass spoon over brass puja vessels, incense sticks smoke, and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits on a saffron cloth. Brass plates, a brass cup, flowers and a clear plastic box of offerings complete the ritual arrangement.2017-01-11Close photo of a puja being performed on a white floor. Several people in orange robes sit cross-legged, their hands holding small brass oil lamps and spoons over brass plates, bowls and trays of flowers, yellow petals and offerings. Incense sticks burn at left, and a clear plastic container sits in the centre. Only hands and orange-clad laps are visible; no faces show.2017-01-10January 12 20172017-01-12January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10