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Overhead photo of a ritual puja setup on a black cloth with a gold brocade border. Silver plates hold pink flower petals, a folded red-and-gold cloth, a small pair of orange-red dots, and a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick sending up smoke. A hand at the right holds a lit flower-shaped oil lamp, and matchsticks lie at the left edge. No people are visible apart from the hand, and no person can be identified. Offerings and lamps suggest a puja, though no deity is shown.

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September 24 20122012-09-24September 10 20122012-09-10Close photograph of a polished silver puja thali held by a person whose hand is visible at the top left, dropping a pink rose onto the tray. The thali holds several small silver bowls and cups containing white flower petals, a silver cup of water, a small silver lamp, a white shell-like object, a brown-beaded rudraksha-style mala, a folded red cloth with gold border and an incense stick smoking at the right. No people are fully visible beyond the hand and a blurred red garment in the background. This is an offering tray used in pratyaksha padapuja.2016-05-20Brass puja thalis arranged on a deep orange cloth in a dim room. An oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the top right, with incense sticks rising from a brass holder. Plates hold red rose petals, a ripe banana, small brass vessels, and a folded dark cloth. A partial hand and red-sleeved arm reach in from the left edge, arranging the offerings. No people's faces are visible. The scene is a domestic or ashram puja setup for ritual worship.2012-05-01Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a brass tray holding orange and red flowers, and a hand reaches in to light or tend it. Beside it are a folded red cloth with gold border, a brass bell, a small silver or white conch-shaped dish, and a brass lamp stand with a lit candle. Only hands are visible, so no people are shown in full.2011-09-07Close-up photo of a puja setup laid on a saffron-orange cloth over a stone floor. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame sits in the foreground beside a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick, a conch shell, a small silver cup, a silver bowl of rose petals, a rudraksha mala draped over a bowl holding pink flowers and sweets, a silver bell and a folded orange cloth. Only partial orange-robed sleeves and hands are visible at the top edge, so no full person is shown.2012-06-01January 14 20142014-01-14Close view of a brass puja arrangement on a wooden tray set on a white marble floor, with red-clad knees visible at the edges. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits behind a brass plate of pink rose petals. A brass bell with a handle, a small brass cup, an incense stick in a holder, and a small brass dish of kumkum appear nearby. A white conch shell marked with red stripes rests on the tray. No people are shown in the frame, only the ritual objects and the red garments of seated attendees.2013-09-21A close photograph of a silver puja thali set on a white cloth. The tray holds a lit tealight-style lamp, a silver oil lamp, incense sticks burning in a holder, a bowl of red rose petals, a small bowl of orange kumkum paste, and a slender ornate bottle. A folded orange cloth lies at the left, and a gold box with a fan pattern sits behind it. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of puja items.2014-01-14Close photo of a puja setup on a light wooden floor. An orange cloth holds brass plates with pink and white flowers, a small brass cup with a spoon, a brass bell, a small brass dish, a lit brass oil lamp, and an incense stick in a silver holder. Only a sleeve in orange and a hand with a flower are visible at the top right, on a red mat with pink fringe.2013-01-04Overhead photo of a puja arrangement on a red-orange cloth spread over a wooden floor. Silver plates hold a rudraksha mala, a small brass deity murti surrounded by pink petals, and a lit oil lamp. A brass cup with a wooden spoon, a small brass bell, and a white conch shell sit around the cloth, with saffron fabric visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2012-05-29A close photo of a puja setup on a white surface. A hand holding a small brass spoon reaches over brass plates of pink flowers and green leaves. A white conch shell sits on a brass stand, next to a brass cup and a steel tumbler of water. On an orange cloth at right, rudraksha beads and a pink flower rest on a brass plate. A small brass oil lamp burns at left, and an orange garment appears at the top edge. No person's face is visible.2013-01-18