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Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.

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January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06Photograph of a seated ritual row with several devotees' hands holding brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, and brass puja trays arranged on the floor with marigold and yellow flower petals, a small brass bell, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. One man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha bracelet leans in to light a lamp, while others wear cream and yellow-bordered white dhoti cloths. Their faces are cropped out of frame. Pink and maroon cloth covers the floor under the trays, with incense smoke rising at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja offering at the moment of lighting the lamps.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06Close photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A person in orange robes wears a rudraksha bracelet and holds a small brass oil lamp, lit with a flame, over an arrangement of brass plates with pink flower petals, sandalwood paste, a pink conch shell, incense sticks, a brass bell and small brass cups. Other people in orange robes sit in a row behind, with more lamps and offering trays in front of them. The scene suggests a ritual worship with lamps and offerings.2017-01-12Close photo of a seated puja in progress along a row of participants in white and saffron-trimmed garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) and other hands rest near brass plates and small cups of offerings, flowers and rice. Copper vessels, lit candles and several small oil lamps line the cool floor, with a striped woven mat beneath the devotees. The foreground shows an open book or sheet of ritual text. The scene suggests a group ritual with lamps and offerings rather than a specific named event.2017-01-22September 27 20132013-09-27January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20172017-01-15December 16 20132013-12-16October 02 20132013-10-02