Close photo of a woman's hands cupped together, holding a small white offering with an orange flower and green leaves, during a puja. Her wrist wears a red beaded bracelet and she wears a red sleeve. Blurred figures in orange and red robes sit behind, with brass puja plates holding lit oil lamps and incense sticks in the foreground. A water bottle sits at lower right. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a woman's hands cupped together, holding a small white offering with an orange flower and green leaves, during a puja. Her wrist wears a red beaded bracelet and she wears a red sleeve. Blurred figures in orange and red robes sit behind, with brass puja plates holding lit oil lamps and incense sticks in the foreground. A water bottle sits at lower right.

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