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Close photo of a devotee's hands holding a small brass cup with a lit incense stick over a silver puja thali. The thali holds orange and red flowers, green leaves, brass cups, a small brass lamp and a white shell. In the blurred background, other devotees in red and orange clothing hold similar thalis with lit lamps. The scene suggests a pada puja offering.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Close photo of hands performing a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman in a red patterned top holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, resting on a silver tray with offerings. Her gold bangles and jewelled ring are visible. To the left, another hand holds a small brass bell. A second person in white clothing is partly visible behind, also holding a lit lamp. Colourful striped floor cloth and blurred lights form the background.2016-12-22Close-up photo of a puja offering on a red-draped table. A hand wearing silver rings holds a small clear glass vessel, pouring or offering from it. A lit incense stick sends thin smoke upward in the foreground. Pink and white flowers, a silver bowl and a small brass object sit on the table, with blurred gold items behind. No person's face is visible; only hands and a sleeve in dark red are in frame. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-04-12Close view of a puja offering being prepared on a polished floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle arranges green leaves and white flowers on a brass thali plate, next to a small brass cup, a conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick sending up smoke. The items rest on a deep red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no a person depiction appears.2011-10-02Close view of a polished brass puja thali held in the foreground, carrying small brass bowls of flower petals, a larger bowl of orange and yellow petals with green leaves, a lit oil lamp flame, a brass cup, a white conch-shaped vessel and a small brass kalasha-style pot. Blurred colourful fabric and a dark sleeve show a person holding the tray during a pratyaksha pada puja offering. No faces are clearly visible; the scene is an offering tray rather than a visible identifiable person.2016-12-22July 02 20132013-07-02Close-up of a puja ritual on a brass thali. A hand pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a flower-filled bowl. The tray holds orange and red flowers, green leaves, incense sticks, a small lit oil lamp, brass cups and a white shell. Blurred figures in red and orange garments sit in the background, with more brass trays and lamps glowing behind them. The scene suggests Pratyaksha Pada Puja offering at the feet of the teacher.2016-12-22October 09 20122012-10-09December 22 20162016-12-22Close-up photograph of a puja setup in soft focus. A lit incense stick rises from a small brass or silver holder in the foreground. Pink and white flowers sit in a shallow metal bowl, and a red cloth lies on the table. Blurred ritual objects and a deep maroon fabric, possibly a clothed figure's garment, fill the background. No people's faces are visible, only a partial maroon sleeve at the right edge.2013-04-12September 26 20112011-09-26