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A close view of a puja setup on a woven mat on a white tiled floor. A dark hand pours water from a brass kindi into a brass plate, which holds marigolds, a folded cloth and small brass vessels. Nearby stand a brass bell, a lotus-shaped lamp holder, a conch shell on a brass plate, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a small brass cup. A wrist wears a braided thread and a gold bangle. The person is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and no face is shown.

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January 25 20172017-01-25A close photograph of a puja setup on a white tiled floor. A hand pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a brass plate holding a small deity murti and yellow marigold flowers. Nearby are a brass bell, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, a brass bowl of vermilion, incense sticks in a holder, and a second brass plate with yellow flowers and folded cloth. The person's bare arm wears a gold bangle and a braided red and white wrist thread. The scene is a ritual puja or abhishekam; no face or full body is visible.2017-01-25A photograph taken from above of a person's hands performing a puja at a tiled floor. The hands, wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white beaded bracelet, hold a small offering as a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold flowers, a gold-rimmed brass plate with flowers and leaves, a brass bell, small brass cups and a brass lamp. Incense sticks stand on a woven mat, and a red-and-gold cloth with a fringe and a red bag lie in the background. No face is visible. The worshipper wears white clothing at the wrist.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25February 01 20172017-02-01January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA close photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours milk from a small brass vessel onto a brass plate holding yellow flower petals, green leaves and a betel-leaf offering. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice or grain, and incense sticks surround the arrangement on a woven red mat. A person in orange clothing sits at the edge of the frame, and a blurred orange-clad figure sits at the top, with incense smoke rising. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with the arrangement of ritual items centred in the frame.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20172017-01-15January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA close view of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A hand, wearing a gold bangle and red thread bracelet, pours milk from a small cup over a brass plate scattered with yellow flowers. Nearby are a white conch shell, a lit brass oil lamp, incense sticks, a small white stone Shivalinga on a wooden base, brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of green leaves and marigolds. The image shows an abhishekam offering in progress, with no visible face.2017-01-03 +1 copiesClose view of a floor-level puja setup on a woven mat: brass plates with yellow flower petals, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass cups of rice, incense sticks burning, and a lit oil lamp. Two hands of a seated man in white clothing with a thin red-and-gold bracelet are placing an offering. The image shows only hands and clothing, with no visible face. The ritual is a worship puja with conch, bell and flowers, no visible homa fire.2017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copies