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Close photo of a priest's hands pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate during a puja. The plate holds a small brass shivalinga, pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, placed on a woven mat. Another brass container sits nearby. The priest wears a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and a gold bangle, and a second person in white garments sits at the right edge with arms visible. A small figurine on red wood stands at the left. Abhishekam with offerings.

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February 02 20172017-02-02Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven reed mat. A hand in a gold-coloured bracelet pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a small brass lingam on a brass plate. The plate holds a pink flower and a lit oil lamp, and a brass box stands beside it. A second arm wearing white cloth is visible at the frame edge. Clothing is white. A small wooden deity murti stands at the left. No face is shown.2017-02-02Close photo of a devotee's hands pouring water from a brass kalasha vessel during a puja. The pourer wears a red and gold braided wrist band and a gold bangle and is dressed in white. Below, on a brass tray, a small golden shivalinga with a brass stand and a pink flower sit beside a small oil lamp. An open brass box and a tan woven mat are nearby, and another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2017-02-02Close-up photo of a ritual pouring: a person's hand in a white garment tilts a brass vessel, pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a brass tray. Beside it, an open gold-coloured metal box holds small objects, and a red and gold woven cloth covers the surface. A red and white beaded wristband is visible on the pouring wrist. Brass items and pink flowers are visible at the lower left. The hands are the only human body parts shown; no face is visible.2017-02-02January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesA 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 seated devotee in white dhoti with bare torso, hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a red-and-beige wrist band and a gold bangle, sits on a turquoise mat. In front of him on the floor is a puja setup: a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, pink flower petals, a white conch shell, a brass bell and a small brass aarti or puja vessel, a brass kettle, small brass cups, and an open brass box, all arranged on a red-and-gold patterned mat. The scene shows a worship ritual in progress.2017-02-02Close view of a seated person in white dhoti performing a puja with folded hands on a blue mat over a white tiled floor. In front are an open brass box with compartments, a small brass kalasha-style pot with a spout, brass plates holding a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and a white cloth. A green matchbox lies on a woven mat. Only the hands, lap and forearm with a gold bangle and red thread are visible; the face is not shown.2017-02-02January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photo of a puja ritual on a white floor. A person's hands hold a small brass vessel with a spout, pouring liquid, possibly for abhishekam or a ritual offering. Lit oil lamps with flames, brass plates and bowls, yellow marigold flowers, a conch shell on a woven mat, and incense sticks are arranged on the ground. The person is seated in a reddish-orange cloth, and another hand holds a small brass bell at the right edge.2017-01-06 +1 copiesClose view of a seated priest's folded hands, bare upper body with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white wrist thread, and white dhoti on a turquoise mat. In front on a woven mat are brass ritual items: a brass puja tray with pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, a white conch shell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, an open brass box, a brass bell and small brass cups. The scene suggests a puja setup, though only the seated person's hands and body are visible.2017-02-02January 15 20172017-01-15