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Close photograph of a puja tray set on a blue carpet. A silver thali holds small silver bowls and a cup, a yellow chrysanthemum, a pink rose, scattered purple flower petals, and a small silver lamp with a wick. Beside it, a seated person with folded, ringed hands wears white cloth and a rudraksha mala. A dark maroon cloth lies in the lower right corner. The scene suggests an offering or puja setting, with only hands and lap visible, no face.

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Close view of a puja being performed on a grey mat over a white floor. A person seated in white dhoti and cloth holds a small brass spoon over brass cups and a shell-shaped conch. Brass plates hold pink flower petals, a small heap of white crystals, a folded orange cloth, and a lit oil lamp stands at left. Another hand in white pours from a small vessel at right. The scene looks like an aarti or abhishekam offering, with brass ritual implements.2009-08-29July 19 20162016-07-19August 29 20092009-08-29Close photo of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. A person in white clothing with ash-smeared hands and feet holds a small red flame or offering over brass puja items. Nearby are a brass tray with an oil lamp, brass bowls, a copper water vessel, an incense stick, a plate of rose petals and mixed flowers, a small brass bell, and a brass aarti lamp burning with a small flame. A striped cloth lies beside the bare feet. Only partial body parts are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2017-01-22December 12 20162016-12-12January 12 20172017-01-12Close view of a ritual puja in progress at dusk. In the foreground a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, small brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, a camphor flame, incense sticks, and white flowers. Behind, another tray with lit oil lamps and offerings is held by a person in white. A second person in white with a dark mala sits at the right, and soft purple light and incense smoke fill the background.2018-01-03February 24 20112011-02-24June 21 20122012-06-21Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja tray on a polished brass plate, holding small brass cups, a brass bell or lamp, pink and red rose petals, white jasmine buds and green leaves, and yellow marigold heads in small bowls. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold thread bangle, reaches into the tray to arrange the flowers. Rudraksha beads are visible on the wrist and chest of the blurred person beside, dressed in red and white. The scene suggests a ritual offering of flowers and aarti items.2018-01-01November 20 20112011-11-20