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Close photograph of a puja setting. A person in a red-orange robe with a gold border and a red beaded bracelet sits at left, hand resting near a dark wooden stick. In the foreground a stone bowl holds a bundle of dry grass and burning leaves with a small flame. Silver oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the centre and right, and a gold deity figure with raised arm appears at the far right. A striped cloth and silver vessels are visible in the background.

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Close view of a ritual scene: a person in orange-red robes and bangles kneels at left, a stone bowl holds burning straw or dry grass, and two tall silver oil lamps with lit flames stand beside it. At right a golden brass statue of a standing deity holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand, with a crown and circular halo. Striped textile and silver vessels lie on the floor.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual fire offering. A person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and red thread bangles tends a flame in a stone bowl containing green leaves and offerings. Beside it stands a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, and a brass female figure holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground on a striped cloth, with flowers in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual fire in a weathered stone bowl, with a hand holding a wooden stick feeding flames. A red thread and a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet are visible on the wrist. Brass lamps with oil flames and a silver lamp stand sit beside a brass deity figure on a striped textile. Only hands and forearms are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close-up of a ritual fire scene. In the foreground, a person in an orange-red saffron garment with a gold border sits cross-legged, holding a long dark wooden stick and stirring a stone bowl of burning straw. Beside it stand silver oil lamps with lit flames, and a brass standing figure of a deity holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one outstretched hand. A striped woven mat in purple, green and red lies on the floor, with silver vessels and offerings at the edges.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual setup on a patterned cloth. A seated person in a rust-orange garment with red bangles and a gold necklace reaches toward a stone mortar holding dark liquid. A silver oil lamp with a pink-tinted stem and a lit flame stands in front, beside a bronze deity figure holding a lit oil lamp on a lotus base. Silver vessels with lidded containers sit at left and a silver stand at right. Partial people and objects only; the visible hands are the only physical people.2017-10-08