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A photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. In the foreground, a brass tray holds a white flower, a brass bell, a small brass lamp, a bowl of white flowers, and small brass cups, with unlit incense sticks laid beside it. Lit oil lamps and more brass plates with flowers sit on a maroon cloth and a yellow cloth nearby. A shirtless man in black trousers sits cross-legged, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small brass item in the other. To the right, a blurred shirtless man with long braided hair and white forehead markings sits holding a brass object. Another person in white is seen at the top of the frame.

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A 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.2017-01-15January 11 20172017-01-11Close 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.2017-01-15Close-up photo of a row of seated priests performing a puja on a white marble floor. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths lean forward, holding small brass lamps, bells and ritual items over brass thalis and copper vessels with flowers and oil lamps. Some wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their arms and bodies. A copper pot stands in the foreground beside lit candles and brass dishes arranged on red and multicoloured mats.2017-01-22A seated priest, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti-style trousers, performs a puja on the floor of a tiled room. He holds a lit oil lamp or flame in his right hand over a brass puja thali arranged on a woven mat, with small brass cups, bowls of rice or grains, red flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and a small brass lamp. A brass bell hangs from his left hand. Behind him sits another person in orange robes on a patterned mat, and additional brass lamps and offerings are visible at left. This is a photograph of a ritual puja with a lit flame, brass vessels and flower offerings.2017-01-22Close photo of a seated priest performing puja on a striped cloth, holding a small brass handbell in his right hand. He is bare-chested with a long black rudraksha mala across his shoulder and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Two other seated ritualists in white are partly visible to the left, along with brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp and orange cloth on the floor.2017-01-26January 22 20172017-01-22Close photo of a seated puja in progress on a white marble floor. A man in a bare chest and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, holding a small green leaf or herb over a brass tray. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and kumkum-stained offerings sit on a dark tray, with an incense stick smoking nearby. Other seated participants wearing plain light clothing sit on pink mats in the background.2017-01-11A row of seated devotees performs a puja on a marble floor in a temple hall. In the foreground, brass plates hold flowers, rice, a conch-shaped vessel, a small brass bowl of kumkum and a lit incense stick, while a rudraksha mala sits beside a red cloth. Several people in white dhotis and white garments hold brass lamps with lit flames and ritual bells, with bokeh candlelight behind them. A red tote bag and a blue water bottle sit on the floor at left.2017-01-15Close 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.2017-01-26January 01 20172017-01-01January 22 20172017-01-22