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A seated priest in a rust-red and saffron-bordered cloth performs a puja at an altar with brass and silver ritual vessels. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the stone ledge beside a silver cup with a flame, a silver pot, and a plate of red and yellow flower petals with leaves. A metal bowl and a bundle of incense sticks lie to the right, and a small flame burns in the foreground among silver vessels. The priest's arm, marked with white ash lines and holding a small ritual object, is partly visible at left, with a rudraksha-style bead strand hanging at the shoulder. Brass and silver items and a blue-painted wooden structure fill the background. The priest's face is not visible, so no one is identified.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesAugust 21 20142014-08-21Close photo of a puja being performed on a floor mat. A person in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, with white marks on the arms, sits cross-legged while a hand pours or offers from a small vessel over brass plates heaped with yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, a bottle of oil, incense sticks, a red cloth and green leaves lie on the white floor. A second person in white clothing sits behind, holding a leaf-like offering. Lit lamps and polished brass vessels fill the frame.2017-01-10A priest in a rust-red and gold dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform, facing a small flame, pouring or arranging items from silver vessels during a puja. He wears a tilak on his forehead and white sacred markings on his arms and chest. Around him are brass and silver bowls, a coconut, banana leaves, fruit, flowers, oil lamps and a silver lamp stand. Behind him stands a gold-painted throne-like seat with a red cloth, and to the right are colourful painted deity figures, golden lions and garlands on a painted shrine. A brass pot sits in the foreground. The scene is a temple puja setting for Ganesha Chaturthi.2014-08-21January 08 20122012-01-08A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border performs a homa ritual at a fire pit, holding a ladle or stick over the flames while reading from a small book. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white sacred mark on his upper arm. Brass pots, a kalasha, flower garlands, banana leaves and oil lamps sit on a low wooden platform, with a yellow garland-draped deity murti and blue cloth behind.2015-11-18Close photograph of a puja setting. A person in a red-orange robe with a gold border and a red beaded bracelet sits at left, hand resting near a dark wooden stick. In the foreground a stone bowl holds a bundle of dry grass and burning leaves with a small flame. Silver oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the centre and right, and a gold deity figure with raised arm appears at the far right. A striped cloth and silver vessels are visible in the background.2017-10-08January 10 20172017-01-10Close view of a puja ritual on a white marble floor. In the foreground, a bare-armed priest in a rust-red dhoti sits and reaches over brass trays holding yellow flowers, a small brass cup, a lit incense stick, a red cloth with rudraksha-style beads, and a brass bell-handled implement. Behind him, other priests in white and red garments sit among more brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and offerings. The scene suggests an ongoing puja with incense and flower offerings.2017-01-03 +1 copiesMarch 25 20132013-03-25April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17