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Photograph of priests performing a puja on a marble floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold borders holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and another brass tray holds incense sticks and a flower. Behind them, shirtless priests sit seated with gold-bordered white cloths, some with gold sacred threads over their shoulders, and several small oil lamps glow. A red-and-yellow cloth and dark book lie on the floor.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07Close-up photograph of a puja being performed on a floor mat. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a second flame burns in the lower right. Several people sit cross-legged in white dhotis with gold and yellow borders, and their bare arms and legs are visible. On a brass plate sit pink flower petals, a brass bell-shaped vessel, small brass cups and an oil lamp, with a white cloth and sticks beside them. A white plastic storage box sits behind them. The people's faces are not visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2017-01-07Close-up photograph of several people seated on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. Hands and bare legs are prominent; the men wear white dhotis with gold borders and a few have white sacred ash marks on their arms. Brass plates hold flowers, a white flower, fruit, incense sticks and a kalasha-style brass vessel. A white plastic container sits on a green mat. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress, with visible wrist threads and bangles.2017-01-07January 01 20172017-01-01January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of a seated puja in progress on a floor. A person in the foreground, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a dark bracelet, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. Beside them another seated figure in white dhoti and an orange-brown top sits partly out of focus. On the left, an orange cloth holds brass bowls, a conch shell, a small oil lamp with a lit wick, a plate with leaves and an incense stick. Warm bokeh lights sit in the background.2017-01-01February 01 20172017-02-01January 25 20172017-01-25