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Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a reflective surface. A hand in a brass cup pours or offers from a brass vessel, while a bangled wrist and an orange cloth drape frame the scene. Brass oil lamps are lit, with a lit incense stick rising from a stand. Yellow flower petals lie on brass plates, and an orange cloth holds a stack of papers and a small brass bell. The subject is an offering ritual, with no visible face shown.

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October 27 20102010-10-27October 27 20102010-10-27Close-up photo of a puja being performed on a glossy white floor. A man in orange clothing sits at the right edge, his bare forearm and hand holding a small copper cup over a brass tray. Silver bangles and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet are visible on his wrist. The tray holds yellow flowers, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, an incense stick burning in a holder, a brass kalasha-style cup and a brass bell-shaped stand. Orange cloth lies beneath the offerings, and the reflections of the objects appear on the floor.2010-10-27Close-up photograph of a ritual puja setup on a white floor covered with an orange cloth. Brass plates hold yellow flowers and a betel-like offering, a brass bell and an incense stick stand at left, a small oil lamp with a lit flame sits centre, and a white conch shell lies in front. A brass cup and spoon rest beside a stack of papers. In the upper right, a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged with hands raised holding a small brass vessel, only hands and robe visible. Purple and orange fabric is visible at lower right.2010-10-27Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth on a wooden floor. A hand wearing bangles and a ring lifts a small brass vessel near a brass plate of yellow and pink flowers, a brass oil lamp burning, a lit incense stick in a brass holder, a brass bowl with a red cloth, a conch shell and a red fruit. Blurred people in white garments sit in the background.2011-12-19December 19 20112011-12-19Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared. A person in orange saffron clothing, with a metal bangle on the wrist, pours liquid from a small brass spoon onto a brass plate. The plate holds a white cloth-wrapped item, green grass blades, a red flower and a small pile of kumkum. A brass tumbler stands to the left, a lit brass oil lamp burns on the right, and an incense stick sends up curling smoke. A glossy floor and a blurred background complete the scene, with no other people visible.2011-09-07July 08 20122012-07-08Close view of a puja setup on a tiled floor. A hand in a bangle reaches toward a brass plate holding yellow marigold petals, a small brass lamp and sacred items, while an arm in orange robes rests nearby. Orange cloths hold more brass plates, a brass bell, a conch shell, a brass water vessel and a spouted cup. Oil lamps burn with flames, and an incense stick rises from a holder. The cloth and robes are orange, with a red cloth folded on the left.2011-12-31Close-up of a puja being performed on a maroon cloth over a tiled floor. A person in red clothing with gold border sits at left, with hands extended over brass ritual objects: a brass plate holding small brass deity figures and yellow flowers, a conch shell, a brass cup, a brass oil lamp, a red cloth with a black bead mala, and a lit incense stick. A small oil lamp flame burns in the foreground.2011-12-15January 04 20172017-01-04Close view of a puja offering being prepared on a polished floor. A hand wearing a gold bangle arranges green leaves and white flowers on a brass thali plate, next to a small brass cup, a conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick sending up smoke. The items rest on a deep red cloth. No people's faces are visible and no a person depiction appears.2011-10-02