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Close 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.

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Close 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.2017-01-26February 02 20172017-02-02January 22 20172017-01-22A 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.2017-01-15January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a seated puja ceremony with several priests in white dhotis. In the foreground a priest with rudraksha malas and a beaded bracelet holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, with a folded paper in his lap. Behind him other priests in white and saffron-orange cloth sit on a colourful striped mat, with brass lamps, flower-filled plates and small offering dishes in front. Lit candles and warm bokeh light fill the background. Pictured by the caption: a Puja on a page dated 2017, but no identity is asserted from appearance.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of seated priests performing a puja ritual on a floor covered with colourful striped woven mats. In the foreground a shirtless priest with rudraksha malas and a gold-framed pendant wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) in his right hand, with a sheet of printed paper resting on his lap. Beside him another priest in a white dhoti holds a brass bell, and other priests in saffron cloth are seated in the background. Brass plates hold flowers, betel leaves, a lit wick and offerings, and small lamps glow around them. There are no statues or screens in view.2017-01-22Close photograph of seated devotees in a ritual setting. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron cloth wrap holds a small brass bell in his right hand, wearing dark rudraksha bead bracelets on the wrist, with white horizontal ash stripes painted on his upper arm and bare shoulder. Beside him, another seated man in white ritual cloth and white stripes on his arm holds a bead bracelet, and a further figure in white is partly visible on the left. Rudraksha mala beads hang across the back. Bare-chested participants with white markings suggest a ritual sitting. The image shows only hands, arms and torsos, with no visible faces.2017-01-22January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies performing a puja. A man in the centre holds a small oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, wearing a long rudraksha mala and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Brass plates, flowers, and small lamps sit on the floor before them, with a few seated participants blurred in the background.2017-01-10