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Close view of a ritual puja tray on a silver-embossed metal plate. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits on a brass dish at left. A stainless steel bowl holds water with pink flower petals and small pieces of fruit or leaves, and a steel pot of water sits at front right. A small steel bowl holds yellow turmeric or kumkum paste, and a brass cup with the same paste is at right. An incense stick smoulders in a brass holder at top. A person in orange-saffron cloth sits at the upper edge of the frame, with only a hand and fabric visible. The scene shows a ganesha-style devotional offering setup with oil lamp, water, flowers and incense; no deity murti is visible.

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September 23 20132013-09-23A ritual puja setup on a patterned silver tray. Foreground items include a silver kalasha pot, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick, a brass incense holder with a stick of incense, a silver bowl with water holding a gold-coloured object and a white flower, a bowl of mixed flowers in purple, white and green, and a brass handbell. At the right edge, a hand in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a brass vessel. No faces visible; the person is partially shown in orange clothing.2013-09-23Close view of a ritual puja tray on a silver-toned plate with brass and gold vessels. A large brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands at left, beside small cups holding liquid, a gold bowl of red kumkum-like powder, a gold cup of saffron, a folded white shell-like object, and a pink flower with a stem. A small gold lidded container sits at right. In the background are yellow flowers in a dish, an open magazine with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and orange cloth. No people are visible.2010-10-03Close view of a temple puja setup on a silver-coloured tray. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame stands on a brass base, beside a brass bell, a brass spoon-handled vessel, small brass bowls and dishes of yellow flowers and green leaves. Only the lower arms and hands of a person in an orange garment are visible, one hand reaching toward the offerings.2014-08-22A photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. Two priests in rust-orange and red-brown dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged. The nearer priest, with rudraksha beads around the neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel with a spout over a silver tray. The tray holds small brass bowls with orange vermilion, pink flowers, white chrysanthemum-like blooms, a rudraksha mala and a brass bell. Stainless steel bowls and two steel pots with water stand on the floor, along with a brass lamp, incense sticks and a red silk cloth. Only the priests' limbs and bodies appear in frame, and a bare foot is visible at the lower right.2013-08-12Close photo of ritual puja setup on silver-covered low tables. Brass and silver bowls hold pink flower petals, a white conch shell sits in a small cup, and a brass kalasha-style lamp and a silver bell stand nearby. An orange cloth lies on the tables. At right, a person in orange-saffron robes sits with folded hands, and a hand with rings and a bead mala appears at the edge. Another person in white sits at top right.2013-05-20Close-up photo of a ritual offering tray with brass and silver vessels on a metal plate. A large brass kalasha-style pot sits on the left, with gold and silver cups holding liquid, a small silver bowl in front, a gold bowl of reddish powder (kumkum or sandal paste) at upper right, and a pink flower with green leaves beside the small bowl. No people are visible.2010-10-03Close photo of bare feet in an orange garment resting on a gold-patterned tray, surrounded by silver bowls and plates holding white flowers and a few pink flowers. A blurred dark-haired person is visible at the right edge. The silver vessels and flowers suggest a worship or offering setting. Only the feet and a partial figure are visible, so no face or identity can be determined from the image itself.2010-10-23A close photograph of bare feet in a padapuja ritual, resting on a silver tray. The person wears orange robes at the top right. Around the feet are pink flower petals and silver vessels with small dishes of yellow liquid, white shreds, and a silver spouted ritual vessel.2010-10-30October 03 20102010-10-03October 02 20142014-10-02August 19 20132013-08-19