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A close photo of a ritual puja setup on a yellow and blue checked cloth. A person's hand, wearing a bangle and dark sleeve, holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti/deepa) with a flame. Behind it are a brass plate with pink flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass cup, plus a small framed photograph of a smiling person propped on the cloth. A bowl of white grains and a folded cloth in a yellow tray are at the edges.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Close photo of two hands lighting a small brass oil lamp on a checked cloth table during puja. One hand, wearing a silver wristwatch, holds the lamp's flame while the other hand, with a brass bangle, steadies the lamp's stand. Behind them, a brass thali holds pink flowers, a small brass shivalinga-style vessel, and small brass bowls, with a brass tumbler and a small brass lamp stand nearby. A small framed portrait sits in the background, but no face is clearly shown. No faces of physical people are visible.2017-01-11Close overhead photo of a puja setup on a folded cotton cloth with yellow, blue and red stripes on a tiled floor. A bare-armed hand wearing a brass bangle holds a small spoon over a lit oil lamp with a flame, beside pink flower petals. Brass plates hold a crystal or quartz piece, a small dish of yellow powder, a dark liquid in a brass cup, and a brass bell stands at left. A yellow plastic container with packets sits in the foreground.2017-01-11Close overhead view of a puja setup on a yellow-and-blue checked cloth on a pale marble floor. A person's hand, wearing a gold bangle, reaches in from the left to tend the arrangement. Central items include a lit oil lamp on a small brass stand, a brass plate holding pink flower petals, a brass plate with a clear crystal lingam and a small pink flower, brass bowls, a small dark liquid cup, and a brass bell at the upper left. A yellow plastic container with folded cloth sits in the foreground. No physical person's face is visible and no one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11February 02 20172017-02-02Close overhead photo of a puja setup on a maroon patterned mat with gold-rimmed trays. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, tilting it toward a small lit flame in a brass dish; other brass bowls hold offerings and a red-and-white cloth bundle sits in one tray. Only hands and a forearm are visible, no faces.2017-02-02Close photograph of a lit brass oil lamp with a small footed stand on a light wooden table, its flame bright and glowing. Beside it sits a white conch shell on a brass stand, and a blurred brass bowl holds pink flower petals. A blurred hand wearing a silver bangle reaches across the background near more lamp flames. No faces are visible.2011-02-23February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Close-up photo of a puja setup on a white floor. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a colourful braided bracelet holds a small brass oil lamp with a flame, while other hands in the background sit beside brass plates of rose petals, small brass bowls, a copper vessel and lit candles on a red and brown cloth. Only hands and arms are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-22