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Close overhead photo of a puja setup on a folded cotton cloth with yellow, blue and red stripes on a tiled floor. A bare-armed hand wearing a brass bangle holds a small spoon over a lit oil lamp with a flame, beside pink flower petals. Brass plates hold a crystal or quartz piece, a small dish of yellow powder, a dark liquid in a brass cup, and a brass bell stands at left. A yellow plastic container with packets sits in the foreground.

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A close photo of a ritual puja setup on a yellow and blue checked cloth. A person's hand, wearing a bangle and dark sleeve, holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti/deepa) with a flame. Behind it are a brass plate with pink flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass cup, plus a small framed photograph of a smiling person propped on the cloth. A bowl of white grains and a folded cloth in a yellow tray are at the edges.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Close overhead view of a puja setup on a yellow-and-blue checked cloth on a pale marble floor. A person's hand, wearing a gold bangle, reaches in from the left to tend the arrangement. Central items include a lit oil lamp on a small brass stand, a brass plate holding pink flower petals, a brass plate with a clear crystal lingam and a small pink flower, brass bowls, a small dark liquid cup, and a brass bell at the upper left. A yellow plastic container with folded cloth sits in the foreground. No physical person's face is visible and no one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2017-01-11Close photo of two hands lighting a small brass oil lamp on a checked cloth table during puja. One hand, wearing a silver wristwatch, holds the lamp's flame while the other hand, with a brass bangle, steadies the lamp's stand. Behind them, a brass thali holds pink flowers, a small brass shivalinga-style vessel, and small brass bowls, with a brass tumbler and a small brass lamp stand nearby. A small framed portrait sits in the background, but no face is clearly shown. No faces of physical people are visible.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 22 20172017-01-22February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesA close photo of a puja arrangement on a woven brown mat over a white floor. A hand with a gold bracelet and a dark-skinned arm, wearing a gold ring and beaded bracelet, reaches over brass trays and bowls. Brass plates hold rose petals, green leaves, and a bowl of white grains. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left, beside a brass bell-shaped stand and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. A small figurine of a deity murti and a carved wooden stand appear at the left edge. A striped cloth edge is visible at right. The scene looks like a ritual preparation, with no other people's faces visible.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 12 20172017-01-12February 01 20172017-02-01