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A photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. Two bare forearms of a seated priest, one wearing a gold bangle and beaded bracelet, reach toward a brass tray decorated with red rose petals and a small brass lamp. Nearby sit brass bowls, a brass bell, a copper water vessel, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and a white conch shell. A lit oil lamp burns in the foreground, and a red and green striped cloth lies on the floor.

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Close view of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. A man with bare, lightly ash-marked arms wears a brass bracelet and beaded bracelet and holds a small object between his fingers over a brass plate. Nearby, brass plates of red and pink rose petals, a brass lamp with a lit flame, small brass bowls, a brass bell, a conch shell and a copper vessel sit on a brown patterned mat. Another person in white dhoti and red-and-yellow striped cloth sits at the edge. Some attendees wear orange garments in the background.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close view of a floor-level puja being performed on a white marble floor. A man's dark hands, one wearing a beaded bracelet and gold bands, sprinkle or offer something over a brass thali holding rose petals and a small brass deity stand with pink petals. Nearby are brass oil lamps lit with flames, a brass bell, small brass cups, a copper water bottle, a white shell-like object, and a plate of red flowers and green leaves. Striped red and blue mats lie beneath. A second person in white clothing sits at the right edge, with an orange garment visible above.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven brown mat over a white floor. A hand with a gold bracelet and a dark-skinned arm, wearing a gold ring and beaded bracelet, reaches over brass trays and bowls. Brass plates hold rose petals, green leaves, and a bowl of white grains. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left, beside a brass bell-shaped stand and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. A small figurine of a deity murti and a carved wooden stand appear at the left edge. A striped cloth edge is visible at right. The scene looks like a ritual preparation, with no other people's faces visible.2017-01-22Close-up photo of a puja being performed on a woven red mat with brass vessels. A hand with a beaded bracelet and grey-dusted fingers holds a small piece of red flower petal above a brass plate of red roses and marigold petals. Nearby are brass bowls, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell, a conch shell, a tray of mixed petals and leaves, a small brass deity murti, and a kalasha-like copper vessel in the background. A striped cloth lies to the right. No full face is visible; only hands and an arm appear, with the setting.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph taken from above of a person's hands performing a puja at a tiled floor. The hands, wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white beaded bracelet, hold a small offering as a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold flowers, a gold-rimmed brass plate with flowers and leaves, a brass bell, small brass cups and a brass lamp. Incense sticks stand on a woven mat, and a red-and-gold cloth with a fringe and a red bag lie in the background. No face is visible. The worshipper wears white clothing at the wrist.2017-01-25January 22 20172017-01-22