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Close-up photo of a puja ritual on a white floor. A person's hands hold a small brass vessel with a spout, pouring liquid, possibly for abhishekam or a ritual offering. Lit oil lamps with flames, brass plates and bowls, yellow marigold flowers, a conch shell on a woven mat, and incense sticks are arranged on the ground. The person is seated in a reddish-orange cloth, and another hand holds a small brass bell at the right edge.

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Close-up photograph of a puja or abhishekam ritual on a white floor. A pair of hands holds a small brass vessel, pouring liquid from it, while a second brass cup is tipped over a brass plate. Brass bowls and plates hold yellow marigold flowers, a small cone of kumkum or vibhuti, and a pile of sacred powder. Several oil lamps with flickering flames sit in the background on a red cloth. Seated figures wearing orange-brown and white garments are partly visible at the right edge. A small black book stand and incense sticks are in the foreground.2017-01-06 +1 copiesA close view of a puja setup on a woven mat on a white tiled floor. A dark hand pours water from a brass kindi into a brass plate, which holds marigolds, a folded cloth and small brass vessels. Nearby stand a brass bell, a lotus-shaped lamp holder, a conch shell on a brass plate, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a small brass cup. A wrist wears a braided thread and a gold bangle. The person is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and no face is shown.2017-01-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja setup on a woven mat with brass plates and bowls. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a gold band, places a white conch shell decorated with a yellow flower onto a brass plate scattered with yellow petals and green leaves. Nearby are a brass bell, a small brass lamp, a brass vessel of rice grains, a brass pedestal lamp, and an orange cloth draped in the background. Two oil lamps burn in the foreground. Only partial arms and hands are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-04January 06 20172017-01-06A close photograph of a puja setup on a white tiled floor. A hand pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a brass plate holding a small deity murti and yellow marigold flowers. Nearby are a brass bell, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, a brass bowl of vermilion, incense sticks in a holder, and a second brass plate with yellow flowers and folded cloth. The person's bare arm wears a gold bangle and a braided red and white wrist thread. The scene is a ritual puja or abhishekam; no face or full body is visible.2017-01-25Close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven mat. A person's hands, one wearing a gold-banded wrist strap and rudraksha bracelet, pour water or pick up an item from a conch-shaped vessel over a brass plate of flowers and leaves. Brass oil lamps burn in the foreground and a brass bell, a small brass kalasha and a dark stone box sit nearby. A red cloth holds rudraksha beads. An orange-clad arm is visible at the top right. Marigold petals are scattered across the tiles.2017-01-04A photograph taken from above of a person's hands performing a puja at a tiled floor. The hands, wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white beaded bracelet, hold a small offering as a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold flowers, a gold-rimmed brass plate with flowers and leaves, a brass bell, small brass cups and a brass lamp. Incense sticks stand on a woven mat, and a red-and-gold cloth with a fringe and a red bag lie in the background. No face is visible. The worshipper wears white clothing at the wrist.2017-01-25Close photograph of a ritual puja with brass vessels. A man's hands, one wearing a gold ring, pour water from a brass kendi-style pot into a small brass cup over a tray of yellow marigold flowers. Lit oil lamps and brass bowls sit on a mat with a white conch shell and a sandalwood stick. Men in saffron-orange cloth sit on the floor in the background. The scene shows an abhishekam or padapuja style offering in an ashram setting.2017-01-06A close photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours milk from a small brass vessel onto a brass plate holding yellow flower petals, green leaves and a betel-leaf offering. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice or grain, and incense sticks surround the arrangement on a woven red mat. A person in orange clothing sits at the edge of the frame, and a blurred orange-clad figure sits at the top, with incense smoke rising. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with the arrangement of ritual items centred in the frame.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesClose-up of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A brass plate on a red woven mat holds a small brass shivalinga-style object, a brass bell, yellow flower petals, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a tray at left, a small brass bowl of white substance, and a pair of dark rudraksha beads on folded orange cloth. Incense sticks lie nearby. At right, a person in white clothing sits on a striped cushion, holding a yellow flower petal in their fingers, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Marigold flowers lie on a brass plate at the bottom edge.2017-01-10January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copies