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Close-up photo of a person in an orange-and-gold silk garment seated on the floor, using a small brass spoon to serve from a brass plate of offerings. Visible items include a brass plate with cut fruit and flower petals, a plate of shredded greens, a copper cup, a banana, an orange cloth, a brass lamp and a pink container. The wrist wears a rudraksha-style mala. Only hands and arms of one person are visible; the face is not shown, so no identification is made. The scene suggests a puja offering in a temple or ashram setting.

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Close photograph of a seated person in orange saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a tiled floor, holding a small brass spoon in the right hand. Visible are a rudraksha mala with a pendant around the neck and beaded bracelets on the wrist. Before them on an orange cloth lie brass puja items: a brass plate with red and white flowers, a small lamp with a flame, a white conch shell on a stand, a brass bell, a brass cup, small brass bowls and a small spoon. A clear plastic container with a pink lid sits nearby. Only partial body parts are visible; the face is not shown. The scene suggests a ritual offering, possibly a homa or puja setup.2011-10-01Close-up photo of a puja being performed on the floor. Two people in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths; the foreground person, with a red-beaded wristband, holds a small spoon over a brass plate. Brass and silver puja items are arranged on orange cloths: red rose petals and roses, a white conch shell, a brass cup, a brass kalasha-style bell, a small oil lamp with a flame, a banana and a yellow fruit, plus incense sticks in the background. The floor is light tiled.2011-10-02Close view of a ritual being performed on a white cloth: a person in orange robes holds a polished brass bell-shaped vessel with one hand while the other hand, partly visible at upper left, holds a small spoon-like implement. Brass plates, a brass cup and a small brass stemmed vessel sit on the cloth, with scattered pink flower petals beside them. The background is softly blurred.2013-07-14January 01 20172017-01-01Close view of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes performing a puja on a tiled floor. A figure in the foreground holds a small brass bell in one hand and lights a brass oil lamp with the other; white ash lines mark the forearm and a rudraksha mala hangs over the shoulder. Beside them on an orange cloth are a banana, rose petals, a copper cup, a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick sending up smoke, and a small brass box. A second seated figure in orange and a folded orange and teal towel are visible behind.2011-10-04Close-up photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth over a glass-topped table. A person in orange robes and a gold bangle reaches toward brass trays holding a lit oil lamp, white flower petals, a white conch shell and a small brass bell. Only the forearm, hand and orange-clad knees are visible. A blue-handled implement lies in the background and a bell is at the top edge.2011-09-03 +1 copiesClose-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.2010-10-27June 24 20132013-06-24January 07 20172017-01-07September 10 20112011-09-10A 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.2017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12