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Close-up photograph of a ritual puja tray on a patterned red and blue rug in a temple hall. Silver trays hold lit oil lamps with flames, incense sticks standing upright, and small silver bowls and vessels. Behind the tray, two seated people wear orange and purple robes; the orange-clad figure at left sits near a gold-ornamented seat or altar, and a purple-robed person is bent forward at right. Only partial bodies are visible, cropped at the frame edge. A reflective white floor occupies the foreground.

Close view of a silver puja tray set on a red and gold patterned rug in front of an ornate gold throne base. Two lit oil lamps sit on the tray beside a silver incense holder with burning incense sticks, a small silver bowl, and white cloth-wrapped items. A dark red embroidered cushion lies at the left edge. No people are visible; the foreground is a white platform.

Close photo of a puja in progress. Two seated people in white ritual cloth handle silver puja vessels on an orange cloth. A man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing gold bangles and a gold ring, holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame, while a woman in a cream sari with a shawl holds a small silver vessel and incense sticks. Silver trays hold a pink fruit and offerings. Behind them is an ornate gold-toned shrine panel. Only hands and partial bodies are visible.

Close photograph of a ritual setup on a patterned red and gold carpet beside an ornate gold-leaf base or throne. A silver tray holds a lit oil lamp, a small silver cup, a bowl, a small box and a silver spoon-like implement, with three lit incense sticks standing upright behind it. Beside the tray a folded orange cloth lies on the carpet. At top right a seated person in white clothing with a gold-bordered edge sits near the base, only partly visible, and no face is shown.

Close-up photo of a ritual table in the foreground: a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a silver dish on a glossy surface, with a glass bowl of reddish paste, a red flower, and a brass vessel with a ladle nearby. Blurred in the background, a person wearing orange-saffron robes is seated, with a pale patterned cloth visible at the right edge. The image is shallow-focus, with the lamp in sharp detail and the robed figure only partially visible. No clear facial features are shown, and no appearance-based identification of a person is made.

Close view of a ritual worship scene. Two people sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in white garments: the figure on the left wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and gold bangles, with white sandalwood paste on the arm, and holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame; the figure on the right wears cream and white robes with a bangle and ring, and holds a small silver vessel. Between them sits a silver tray with a pink fruit, a small silver bowl and incense sticks. Silver trays with orange cloth lie in the foreground, and an ornate gold-coloured altar stands behind.

A close photograph of a silver ritual tray on an orange cloth. Several small oil lamps with lit wicks sit on the tray, including a central lamp set before a gold-toned repousse figure with a crown-like top. Incense sticks stand upright in a silver flower-shaped holder at left. Behind, a second tray holds folded orange cloth and a stack of small sacred items. No people are visible.

A close photo of a puja set-up on a red and blue patterned mat. A woman kneels at left in a cream sari with a green border, her bare forearm and silver bangles visible as she holds a lit incense stick over a silver tray of small oil lamps, several of them burning. Beside the tray lie folded orange cloths. At lower right a partly visible person in white clothing sits, cropped at the edge of the frame.

May 02 2014

Close photograph of a polished silver puja tray on a reddish-brown cloth. Several lit oil lamps with flames sit among silver cups and a small silver jug, with thin incense sticks burning upright in a holder and wisps of smoke rising. A patterned rug and a draped fabric are blurred in the background. No people are visible.

April 11 2018

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A photograph of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. Two sets of orange cloth mats hold brass plates and lamps with yellow flower garlands, a small red offering, and a brass vessel. A man in a rust-red top and orange dhoti sits cross-legged at the upper left, lighting a small oil lamp with one hand while holding an incense stick, his wrist wrapped in beaded bracelets. At the lower right, another person in orange clothing and a bracelet works over a brass tray. A thin trail of incense smoke rises. The scene is a worship ritual with lamps, flowers and incense.