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A 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.

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February 01 20172017-02-01Close 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.2011-12-19A puja arrangement on a woven mat over a pale marble floor, photographed from above. Brass plates and small brass bowls hold red flowers, a red-and-white cloth, rose petals, kumkum, rice and green leaves. Two oil lamps burn beside the tray, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the lower right. Only a partial arm of a person reaches into the arrangement, wearing white clothing at the edge, with a striped cloth at the right. No face is visible.2017-02-10Close-up photo of a ritual puja setup on a woven mat with green, purple and red stripes. A person in white clothing with a red sash sits at the left, and only their arm and hand are visible as they use a long brass spoon to place an offering on a brass tray holding a small cube-shaped item and orange marigold petals. Nearby are a brass lamp stand, a small brass bowl of grains, a silver bell, a brass kalasha-like vessel, a conch shell, incense sticks and orange flowers. Smoke rises at the upper right.2009-11-14October 02 20112011-10-02A photograph of a brass puja setup on a woven mat over a white tiled floor. A single hand, from the top of the frame, lights or reaches toward a lit incense stick and a small brass lamp. On the table are brass plates holding yellow marigold flowers, rice grains, a red flower, a small brass bell, brass cups, a brass spoon, a white conch shell with a red flower, a small shivalingam-shaped object, and an incense holder with a stick. Lit oil lamps with flickering flames sit at the lower edge. No people's faces are visible, and no person is identifiable.2017-01-26 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11December 31 20112011-12-31Close view of a floor-level puja setup on a woven mat: brass plates with yellow flower petals, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass cups of rice, incense sticks burning, and a lit oil lamp. Two hands of a seated man in white clothing with a thin red-and-gold bracelet are placing an offering. The image shows only hands and clothing, with no visible face. The ritual is a worship puja with conch, bell and flowers, no visible homa fire.2017-01-03A close photograph of a puja setup on a light marble floor. A hand with a gold bangle pours liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate of yellow flowers and green leaves. Nearby are small brass bowls with white grains, a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell-shaped stand, a brass spoon in a cup, a white conch shell, and a folded red-brown cloth. Incense sticks smoke at the top of the frame, and a saffron-orange cloth lies along the left edge. No faces are visible, only the hand and arm of the person performing the ritual.2017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a puja ritual at a row of brass plates. A person's hand, wrapped with a red rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, reaches over a brass tray holding yellow marigold flowers, a small brass deity murti, and pink petals. Nearby lie brass cups, a brass lota and bell, and burning oil lamps on a white cloth. The blurred foreground shows other devotees in white and light blue clothing seated at the same ritual. This looks like a pada puja, a foot-worship ceremony.2011-12-14