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Close photo of a right hand holding a small brass handbell, with a dark rudraksha mala on the wrist. Blurred background shows lit oil lamps on the left and a blurred figure in orange-saffron robes. A second hand rests near a small brass oil lamp in the lower centre. The visible hands belong to people in ritual activity, and only partially visible people are in frame.

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Close photograph of a ritual with a hand holding a small brass object over a lit brass oil lamp (diya) in the foreground, the hand wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala bracelet. Blurred figures in orange and white ritual clothing sit behind, with more glowing lamps at left. The image is a photo of a devotional practice.2017-01-22Close photo of a man's hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and shoulder, wearing a beaded bracelet with a gold clasp. Blurred figures in white and saffron-toned cloth sit behind, with more flickering lamps and a copper vessel in the foreground.2017-01-22Close photograph of several sadhus seated in a row during a puja, each holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) lit with flames. The nearest man, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm, wears a saffron cloth and a beaded wrist mala with a gold bracelet. Other lamps glow in the background, and a copper vessel and brass offering dishes sit on the floor over colourful woven mats.2017-01-22Close photo of seated priests performing a puja. In the right foreground a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti holds a small brass hand bell in his right hand, wearing a long black rudraksha mala across his chest. Other seated participants in white cloth and bare torsos stand behind him, with hands moving near brass ritual vessels, flowers and small offering plates. Blurred oil lamp flames glow on the left, with colourful cloths and brass items on the floor. No face is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2017-01-26February 01 20172017-02-01January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22January 12 20172017-01-12February 01 20172017-02-01January 22 20172017-01-22February 10 20172017-02-10Close photograph of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing a puja with small brass oil lamps. A figure in the foreground holds a lit brass oil lamp between the fingers of the right hand, wearing rudraksha bead bracelets and a brass bangle. Other people beside them hold lamps and ritual items, with brass bells, a small brass bowl of white offering and other brass puja vessels on a white cloth in front. Warm lamp flames light the scene.2017-01-12