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Close-up photograph of several people seated on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. Hands and bare legs are prominent; the men wear white dhotis with gold borders and a few have white sacred ash marks on their arms. Brass plates hold flowers, a white flower, fruit, incense sticks and a kalasha-style brass vessel. A white plastic container sits on a green mat. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress, with visible wrist threads and bangles.

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January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07Close-up photograph of a puja being performed on a floor mat. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a second flame burns in the lower right. Several people sit cross-legged in white dhotis with gold and yellow borders, and their bare arms and legs are visible. On a brass plate sit pink flower petals, a brass bell-shaped vessel, small brass cups and an oil lamp, with a white cloth and sticks beside them. A white plastic storage box sits behind them. The people's faces are not visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2017-01-07A close photograph of a lamp ritual being performed on the floor. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its wick touched to an offering or plate, while others around sit in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. Brass plates hold pink and white flower petals, a brass cup and small brass bowls, and a brass lamp stand with incense. Several arms with brass bangles and white sacred ash marks on the skin are visible at the edges, along with a white cloth covering a seated person's legs. The setting appears to be a hall with a plain floor mat.2017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph of priests performing a puja on a marble floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold borders holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and another brass tray holds incense sticks and a flower. Behind them, shirtless priests sit seated with gold-bordered white cloths, some with gold sacred threads over their shoulders, and several small oil lamps glow. A red-and-yellow cloth and dark book lie on the floor.2017-01-01February 01 20172017-02-01Close photo of a seated puja row on a marble floor. Several people in white dhotis and cream garments sit on lavender mats, shirtless at the upper body, one holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Brass puja trays hold rose petals, a small bowl of rice, a kalasha-style brass vessel, incense sticks smoking, and tealight candles along the floor. A red cloth bag and blue water bottle sit at the left edge. Some people wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Several candles glow in the background bokeh.2017-01-15A photograph of a seated puja in progress on a floor. A person in the foreground, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a dark bracelet, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. Beside them another seated figure in white dhoti and an orange-brown top sits partly out of focus. On the left, an orange cloth holds brass bowls, a conch shell, a small oil lamp with a lit wick, a plate with leaves and an incense stick. Warm bokeh lights sit in the background.2017-01-01January 12 20172017-01-12A row of seated devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies perform a puja on a marble floor, many holding small brass oil lamps and bells. Brass plates with flowers, a bowl of rice, incense sticks, and a small brass kalasha sit on a maroon mat in the foreground, with a purple cushion beneath the seated participants. Several lit oil lamps glow in the background, and a red bag and blue water bottle sit at the left edge. A devotee at right wears rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet while ringing a bell.2017-01-15