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Close view of a brass ritual tray and a Nataraja-style bronze murti in an arched prabhavali frame, dressed with white and dark bead malas, a pink bead strand, and orange and cream silk cloth. Scattered red rose petals and white petals lie around small brass figurines on a shallow brass plate filled with water. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a striped cloth in the background. No people are visible.

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September 26 20112011-09-26September 26 20112011-09-26A brass puja arrangement on a woven mat with purple and red edging. Centre-right stands a brass Nataraja murti, the dancing Shiva within a ring of flame, draped with a yellow-orange cloth. In front, a brass plate holds small brass deity figures, rose petals and green leaves. A lit brass oil lamp burns at upper left, and a brass plate with a banana and petals sits at lower right. No people are visible.2011-09-26Close photo of a brass puja arrangement on a woven mat. Centre: a small brass deity murti of Shiva seated with a trident beside him, with a brass Nataraja figure in a ring of flames behind. A brass plate holds red flower petals and offerings, a lit oil lamp burns in front, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and a rudraksha mala lie nearby. No people are visible.2013-01-25September 26 20112011-09-26Close photo of a brass puja tray holding a small brass Nataraja figure within a flame-ringed arch, decorated with rudraksha beads and a green leaf. A small brass deity figure sits in front, and red rose petals are scattered across the tray. A hand in a cream embroidered sleeve reaches in to make an offering or adjustment, indicating a puja or padapuja setting.2011-11-18December 15 20112011-12-15January 28 20132013-01-28Close-up of a brass puja tray with small metal deity murtis, one a dancing Nataraja-style figure in a brass arch and another a standing figure with raised hand, both partly draped in orange cloth. A framed photograph of a bearded figure sits at left beside a heap of dark rudraksha beads, while a lit oil lamp flame glows in the foreground. A brass kalasha vessel stands in the background. No people are visible.2013-01-28February 01 20172017-02-01Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven mat. A hand holding a small ritual implement reaches over a brass tray holding gilded murti figures, one of them a deity with a halo-like arch behind, decorated with scattered yellow and orange flower petals. A brass plate with a red flower and petals sits to the left, a brass lota and a small brass bowl are nearby, and a bowl of water with flowers sits in the foreground. Incense stick stands at left. A person in orange robes sits at right. Orange cushion in the background.2011-12-17Close-up photograph of a small brass statue of Nataraja, the dancing deity murti, standing within a flaming arch with a raised drum-hand and a leg lifted. Beside it sit a silver cup with a spoon, a small pink flower petal and a yellow flower petal on a metal tray, and a blurred brass figure on the right. A small oil lamp flame glows at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2013-09-20