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Close photo of a priest performing a puja at a black stone Shivalinga on a red brick ledge. The partly visible priest wears white dhoti, rudraksha mala beads and white ash markings on his arms, and his hand reaches toward brass plates of red rose petals and green leaves. Nearby are small brass bowls with white paste, a brass lamp, incense sticks, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a small printed image of a seated saffron-clad figure on a stand. The partly visible person's face is not shown.

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Close view of a Shiva puja at a black stone Shivalinga in the foreground. A priest with bare upper body, rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a gold bangle, and offers rose petals from a brass plate. Brass bowls, a brass bell with handle, a brass kalasha-like vessel, small oil lamps and a small framed image of a saffron-robed sannyasi with orange turban sit on a red-cushioned mat against a red-brick step. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 15 20162016-12-15A 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.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close-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 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close 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 20172017-01-22January 13 20172017-01-13January 22 20172017-01-22