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Close photograph of a row of brass puja vessels on a woven mat covered with a patterned cloth. In the foreground a brass plate holds rudraksha beads and yellow flower petals, and a bowl of white paste sits beside a brass cup with a spoon. A bare arm with bangles reaches in from the right, handling items on the table. Rows of brass lamps and bowls recede into soft focus, with small flames glowing in the background. Red and orange cloth lies at the edges. Paduka puja setup with offerings, no visible people apart from hands and arms.

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A photograph taken during a temple paduka puja: a long row of brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass vessels and bowls, and a red cloth over a table. Several hands, one wearing a bangle and one in an orange sleeve, reach toward the ritual items. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing are visible at the edges.2011-09-27September 27 20112011-09-27A close, shallow-focus photograph of a temple puja table laid with brass vessels: small brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass kalasha-style pots with long handles, shallow brass plates holding rose petals, sweets and turmeric-yellow offerings, and red and pink rose blooms scattered on a woven mat with purple borders. A pair of hands, one in the foreground reaching among the rose petals, handles an item at the right edge. No face is visible. The setting is a ritual paduka puja arrangement with lamps and flowers.2011-09-27A close photograph of a ritual setup on a white floor covered with an orange cloth. Several brass oil lamps (diyas) burn with flames, with brass plates holding red flower petals, rice or grain offerings, a white conch shell, incense sticks standing upright and a brass vessel with a spout. Brass bowls and a small spoon sit among the items. No people are visible, and the scene is lit mainly by the lamps.2010-10-07December 20 20132013-12-20July 18 20122012-07-18April 12 20132013-04-12 +2 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02October 22 20122012-10-22April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20132013-09-13January 12 20172017-01-12