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A close photograph of a seated person performing a puja on a turquoise mat over a white dhoti, with hands folded in front. Only the bare feet, lower legs, and hands are visible, along with a braided wrist thread, a gold bangle, and red-and-white threads at the chest. In the foreground, an ornate brass puja box with an open lid sits on a red-and-gold patterned mat beside a brass kalasha-style pot, a small brass dish, a lit oil lamp, a pink flower, and a folded white cloth. The scene is a quiet ritual setting, with a white tiled floor.

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February 02 20172017-02-02A seated devotee in white dhoti with bare torso, hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a red-and-beige wrist band and a gold bangle, sits on a turquoise mat. In front of him on the floor is a puja setup: a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, pink flower petals, a white conch shell, a brass bell and a small brass aarti or puja vessel, a brass kettle, small brass cups, and an open brass box, all arranged on a red-and-gold patterned mat. The scene shows a worship ritual in progress.2017-02-02Close view of a seated priest's folded hands, bare upper body with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white wrist thread, and white dhoti on a turquoise mat. In front on a woven mat are brass ritual items: a brass puja tray with pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, a white conch shell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, an open brass box, a brass bell and small brass cups. The scene suggests a puja setup, though only the seated person's hands and body are visible.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Close photo of a devotee's hands pouring water from a brass kalasha vessel during a puja. The pourer wears a red and gold braided wrist band and a gold bangle and is dressed in white. Below, on a brass tray, a small golden shivalinga with a brass stand and a pink flower sit beside a small oil lamp. An open brass box and a tan woven mat are nearby, and another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2017-02-02Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven reed mat. A hand in a gold-coloured bracelet pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a small brass lingam on a brass plate. The plate holds a pink flower and a lit oil lamp, and a brass box stands beside it. A second arm wearing white cloth is visible at the frame edge. Clothing is white. A small wooden deity murti stands at the left. No face is shown.2017-02-02February 10 20172017-02-10Close photo of a priest's hands pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate during a puja. The plate holds a small brass shivalinga, pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, placed on a woven mat. Another brass container sits nearby. The priest wears a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and a gold bangle, and a second person in white garments sits at the right edge with arms visible. A small figurine on red wood stands at the left. Abhishekam with offerings.2017-02-02January 13 20172017-01-13A close photograph of a seated person's hands pressed together in anjali mudra over a puja arrangement on an orange cloth. The person wears white clothing, a black cord bracelet, a black-and-gold beaded wrist band, and an orange-red beaded bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on the forearm. Around them are brass plates and bowls holding offerings, a small brass lamp and oil lamp flames, a bowl of yellow powder, a red kumkum dish, a brass bell and an incense stick. No face is visible and no identity can be confirmed from the image.2017-02-10Close photo of a seated person in white dhoti and white shirt with red-and-white borders, sitting on an orange mat. Their hands hold a small flower or offering near brass ritual items arranged on a woven bamboo mat: a brass plate with white flowers, a brass cup, a brass lamp lit with a small flame, a brass vessel holding a yellow sweet, and incense smoke rising. White flowers and a small dish sit at the lower left. The person wears a silver bracelet and a ring. Ritual worship, puja setting.2010-10-28 +1 copiesA seated man in white clothing performs a puja at floor level on a woven mat with a colourful striped rug. His right hand, wearing red and silver bracelets, holds a small dish of offerings and reaches toward a brass vessel. Brass plates and bowls hold flowers, leaves and red and orange offerings, and a brass lamp with a flame sits to the left beside a white conch shell and a brass stand. Brass worship items are arranged on the mat, and the rest of the frame is blurred behind them.2017-01-22