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A close view of a puja being prepared on a white tiled floor. A person in an orange-brown robe reaches with a dark-skinned hand toward brass bowls and plates on a rust-coloured cloth. The arrangement includes a brass bowl of pink and white flower petals, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf sprig, small brass cups, a white shell-like bowl, and a brass plate with a pink flower. Colourful woven mats in red, green, blue and orange frame the scene at the left and right edges. A small visible copyright notice sits in the lower right corner.

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A photograph of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A man's bare hand, with a ring-free palm, hovers over a brass lamp on a rust-red cloth. Nearby are brass plates of pink and yellow flower petals, a conch shell, small brass cups, a bell, and lit oil lamps and incense sticks. Another brass tray with yellow flowers and lamps sits at left. Behind, a seated person in white dhoti with a gold border and an orange garment rests on a maroon mat. The scene suggests a ritual offering, though no clear identity is visible.2017-01-06January 13 20172017-01-13A photograph of a puja being prepared on a white marble floor. Several brass plates and small brass lamps stand in rows on maroon and red mats, holding red and pink rose petals, yellow flowers, white cloth, small bowls of white powder, incense sticks and lit oil lamps. Hands of seated people in orange and yellow garments reach over the arrangements to tend the offerings. Partially visible arms and a saffron cloth belong to devotees at the front right, while the scene is otherwise focused on the ritual objects.2017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06January 12 20172017-01-12A close photograph of a puja being performed on a white tiled floor. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged; the foreground figure's bare forearm and hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, reaches toward a brass tray. The tray holds yellow flower petals, a small white cloth-wrapped offering, a bowl of cooked rice, a rudraksha mala and a brass lamp or stand with a pink flower. A red cloth with gold border is laid beneath the items. Lit oil lamps and a lit incense stick stand nearby, and a second red-cloth altar with brass lamps and flowers is visible behind, with another saffron-robed person's hands at it.2017-01-12A close photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A person in an orange garment sits at right, with a tattooed hand lifting a small dark object over a brass bowl. Nearby on a red cloth stand a brass plate with a bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass lamps, a brass bowl, a white cloth and a pile of white offerings, and a brass oil lamp. An incense stick rises from the setup. A small framed picture stands at left. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2017-01-22Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a maroon cloth with a gold border, on a white tiled floor. Brass plates hold red and yellow flower petals, small brass cups and bowls hold kumkum and vibhuti, and a brass oil lamp and incense stick stand nearby. A hand with a bangle and a beaded bracelet reaches toward the cups. The person's orange robe and black rudraksha mala are visible at the right edge, and a plastic box of orange and yellow cloth sits in the foreground. Only a partial figure is visible, with no face shown.2017-01-04 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja arrangement on a rust-red silk cloth with a gold zari border on a white marble surface. A hand wearing a dark rudraksha mala bracelet arranges petals and a green leaf on a brass plate of red and yellow flower petals, with a yellow flower prominent. Nearby are brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bowl of rice with turmeric, a brass lota, and an incense stick. Scattered petals lie on the cloth. No faces are visible, so the identity of the person performing the puja cannot be determined from this image.2017-01-06