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Close photo of a puja being performed on an orange cloth. A hand in a patterned sleeve holds a white conch shell over a small brass tray holding miniature bronze deity figures, a framed picture, green leaves and yellow flowers. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits to the left, and a brass vessel stands beside the tray. Only the hand and sleeve are visible; no face or full person appears.

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Close photo of a ritual puja being performed on a brass tray. A hand, wearing a bangle and holding a white conch shell, pours liquid from it over a small group of bronze deity figurines, including an elephant-headed Ganesha, arranged on a brass base. A yellow flower and green leaves lie among the idols, and a small framed picture stands beside them. Behind is a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass kalasha vessel, and an orange cloth on the table. No faces are visible, and no a person appearance is shown.2011-10-09October 09 20112011-10-09A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam on an orange cloth. A hand, seen from the side, pours liquid from a white conch shell over a small brass and metal murti group that includes a Ganesha figure, other small deity figures, and a framed small picture. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits to the left, a brass stand and a pot holding incense sticks sit in the background, and yellow flowers and green leaves lie at the base of the murti group.2011-10-09Close-up photo of a puja offering: a hand pours liquid from a brass vessel (kalasha-style pot) in a thin stream onto a brass plate. A white conch shell sits on the plate, with an incense stick in a small brass holder and a lit brass oil lamp to the right. Bowls of white and yellow flowers or offerings sit behind, on a blue-lidded plastic container, and an orange cloth lies in the foreground. A bangled wrist is visible at the top right. Only a hand and forearm are visible; no face is shown.2011-08-04September 07 20112011-09-07August 19 20132013-08-19May 27 20132013-05-27September 26 20112011-09-26Close photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a small deity murti placed on a tray atop an orange-and-red embroidered cloth. A pair of hands holds an ornate silver conch-shaped horn and another hand pours liquid from a copper kalasha into it. Beside the murti sit a silver lamp with a flared shade, a silver pitcher with a spout, and a silver vessel. Dark red drapery forms the background. No people's faces are visible.2013-05-20October 27 20102010-10-27A photograph of a ritual abhishekam setting on a table draped with an orange and red patterned cloth. A pair of hands, one holding a tall silver conical vessel, pours liquid from it over a small brass murti group of a standing deity figure with a crown and seated figures, placed on a silver tray beside a silver umbrella-shaped canopy. In front stands a silver kettle-style pot with a lid and a second silver pot with a spout. The background is softly blurred with a warm interior wall and window. No face of any person is visible.2013-05-20Close photo of a ritual at a brass puja tray. Two hands, one in a red sari sleeve with a yellow-and-blue border, hold a small white carved stone object. On the left a brass tray holds small metal deity figures including a Ganesha, a brass oil lamp, and yellow flower petals; an orange cloth lies behind. Abhishekam-style offering scene with water droplets on the tray. No a person candidate is visible; only hands and sleeves are shown.2011-10-09