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Overhead photo of a ritual puja arrangement on a red and orange cloth. Brass plates hold white flowers, a lit oil lamp, a brass bell, a small brass cup, and a small printed photograph of a couple. A printed deity picture shows a multi-armed goddess in red with a trident and crown. Nearby sit a rudraksha mala on a red cloth, a kumkum bowl, a small decorated box, and a Tamil devotional book with a multi-armed goddess on its cover. Several people's arms appear at the lower edge, but no full person is visible.

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A woman seen from behind, seated on the floor at a puja setup, holds a lit incense stick over brass trays and vessels arranged on red and orange cloths. Brass plates hold white and yellow flowers, a small brass lamp flame burns, and a red-powder bowl and bangles sit nearby. A small devotional book with a deity illustration and a framed deity picture lie on the cloth. She wears a brown sari, bangles and earrings.2012-11-06Photograph of a ritual setup laid out on a red and gold patterned cloth on the floor. Brass items include a lit oil lamp in the background, a brass bell with a handle, a brass bowl of flower petals, a small brass pot, a brass vessel with a conical top, and a small brass dish holding a brown glass bottle. Marigold-like flowers, a red and gold tassel, a rudraksha-style bead strand, a small silver-toned tray, and a white flower sit among the objects. No people are visible.2013-04-09March 29 20132013-03-29A brass puja setup laid on a maroon cloth with green embroidery, arranged for worship with no people visible. Centre: a brass thali holding a small brass bowl of rose petals and a flame-like brass lamp. Around it: a brass bell, a brass oil lamp, incense sticks in holders, a folded red cloth, a copper yantra plate, a small brass figure of a deity, a white conch shell, a steel bowl of red liquid, and a bowl of rose petals. A small photograph of a smiling woman and a printed card of a richly decorated deity form with garlands sit on the tray. The scene reads as a home or ashram altar prepared for puja.2013-04-13Close view of a puja setup on an orange-red cloth laid on a wooden floor. Brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass incense stick holder with a smoking incense stick, brass plates holding white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, a rudraksha mala, a white conch shell, and a copper vessel. A person in orange-pink robes and bangles offers white flowers with one hand. The foreground shows brass ritual items and flowers used in worship.2012-09-13December 07 20132013-12-07A photograph of a brass puja tray arranged on a woven mat over a white marble floor. Oil lamps burn at several points, including a tall brass lamp at the top and small lamps at the left edge. On the left, a small figure in saffron-orange robes with a red turban stands on a wooden base, a murti or statue rather than a person. Red flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass bowls holding white and yellow offerings, a bell, a spoon, green leaves and a rudraksha-style mala are arranged around the tray. A striped cloth edge appears at the lower right. No physical people are visible.2017-01-22September 03 20142014-09-03 +2 copiesJuly 05 20122012-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 01 20122012-07-01July 10 20132013-07-10December 22 20132013-12-22