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Close photograph of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth with gold border. A brass plate holds scattered pink and white flower petals and a small brass object. A lit clay oil lamp sits to the left beside a white pointed stand, and a brass spoon held by a hand at the top pours from a small vessel. Incense sticks rise from a brass holder. A white conch-shaped item sits at right. No people are fully visible; only a hand appears.

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December 19 20162016-12-19January 26 20172017-01-26A close view of a pada puja arrangement on a woven mat with a teal edge. A hand wearing silver bangles holds a small brass spoon over a brass plate of white flower petals and green leaves. A lit brass oil lamp burns nearby, with a brass tumbler, a brass bell and a shell-like dish on the mat. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2011-12-31Close photo of a puja set-up on an orange cloth: a hand with bangles and a ring pours from a small brass spoon onto a brass tray of pink flower petals. Nearby are brass bowls of petals and grain, a brass cup, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a white conch shell, and a lit incense stick sending up smoke. The scene is a morning ritual offering, with no visible person beyond the hand.2010-09-28Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a red and cream striped cloth. Two incense sticks burn in a small brass holder, with smoke rising. A lit oil lamp flickers beside brass vessels, including a brass cup and a brass spoon. A clear plastic packet of offering items sits nearby, and a white plastic container and papers lie at the right edge. The background is softly blurred, with a white draped cloth and a person's white garment visible at the left edge. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2012-09-04Close view of a puja setup on an orange-red cloth laid on a wooden floor. Brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass incense stick holder with a smoking incense stick, brass plates holding white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, a rudraksha mala, a white conch shell, and a copper vessel. A person in orange-pink robes and bangles offers white flowers with one hand. The foreground shows brass ritual items and flowers used in worship.2012-09-13September 10 20122012-09-10A photograph of a puja setup on a woven straw mat with pink and purple borders. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals, a small heap of white rice or grain, a white conch-shaped shell, and an orange cloth with rudraksha beads. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick, incense sticks in a brass holder, a brass cup and small brass bowls are arranged around them. At top right, a person in white dhoti-style clothing with a red border and silver bangles pours or places an offering with a small brass spoon. Only forearms and hands are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-24Close 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.2011-10-02Close-up photo of a puja setup on a red cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits at left beside a white conch shell. A brass incense holder holds a lit incense stick with rising smoke. Nearby are a brass bell, a small brass vessel, and a brass plate holding a pink flower petal. Blurred figures in white dhotis and cream cloth sit behind the offerings, with a hand visible at top. No faces are clearly shown. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the image.2012-09-19February 02 20172017-02-02December 16 20162016-12-16