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A photograph of ritual objects laid on an orange cloth. Several silver oil lamps with lotus-petal bases and incense sticks standing upright in them are arranged in rows, some with curved handles and small wick cups holding oil. Behind them a silver bowl holds oranges, limes and pomegranates, and a silver platter and brass vessel sit at the edges. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a polished silver ritual tray holding small silver oil lamps with flames, several lit wicks, and incense sticks standing in lotus-shaped silver holders. Silver stands with curved arms rest at the left edge, and a saffron-orange cloth is visible behind the tray. No people are visible in the frame.2010-08-16August 03 20102010-08-03Close-up photograph of a silver ritual setup on a tray. A lit oil lamp with a flame sits on a small silver dish decorated with two bird figures, and a long silver stand with curled scrollwork holds a silver cup. Two incense sticks burn in a silver flower-shaped holder, with red flowers and small offerings at the lower left. No people are visible; the background is blurred gold and warm tones.2012-10-16Close view of a silver ritual tray set with several silver oil lamps (deepas) with lit flames, alongside silver cups holding small offerings and incense sticks burning upright in a holder. Silver lotus-shaped dishes sit at the front of the tray, and a brass bowl with embossed floral patterns rests at the right edge. A red cushion or cloth is visible in the blurred background. No people are visible.2010-08-28A close photograph of a polished silver aarti tray resting on a deep red carpet. Several small silver oil lamps with flames sit on the tray, including a tall lamp with a curled handle and two cup-shaped lamps with ornate handles. Two lotus-shaped silver incense holders hold lit incense sticks, and smoke rises from them. Small white wicks or cotton pieces are scattered on the tray. No people are visible, only the ritual lamps, incense and tray on the carpet.2010-09-07Close-up of a polished silver tray holding five silver oil lamps with wick-holders and small handles, arranged in a row, with white ghee or camphor-like residue in the cups. Orange and gold-bordered cloth surrounds the tray, with a red and gold fabric edge at right and a white cloth at top left. Black incense sticks or thin rods rise at the left edge. No people are visible; the setting suggests a puja arrangement.2010-08-26Close-up photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth. Silver oil lamps with flames and burning incense sticks sit on a silver stand and on silver dishes. Several people in white clothes are visible at the edges, their hands reaching toward the lamps, and scattered yellow petals lie on the cloth. A colourful striped mat and an orange-and-gold fabric appear at the right. No face is visible and no one can be identified.2010-08-06Close photograph of a polished silver puja tray on a reddish-brown cloth. Several lit oil lamps with flames sit among silver cups and a small silver jug, with thin incense sticks burning upright in a holder and wisps of smoke rising. A patterned rug and a draped fabric are blurred in the background. No people are visible.2010-11-30A photograph of a silver tray on a red cloth holding ritual items: five silver oil lamps with brass reservoirs containing wicks, five silver footed cups filled with white powder, and a group of silver lotus-shaped lamps stacked at the left. Folded orange and gold-bordered cloths lie at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2010-09-07 +1 copiesClose photograph of a silver puja tray holding small oil lamps with two lit flames and several upright incense sticks sending up thin smoke. Silver cups and a small silver vessel sit on the tray. An orange cloth with a yellow border lies in the foreground, and a draped white cloth is blurred at the top. No people are clearly visible, and the image shows only the lamps, incense and cloth.2010-09-03Close photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.2011-12-02A photograph of a ritual offering tray in close view. Two incense sticks burn with trailing smoke, and several small silver oil lamps with glass cups hold lit wicks and flames. A shallow hammered copper bowl sits at right. Behind the tray, a blurred draped fabric in red and orange lies across the frame, with a dark background. No people are visible.2010-08-28