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Close-up photo of a puja setup on the ground. Two people in orange garments sit cross-legged; one, wearing an orange sari with gold border, reaches over a silver tray. Silver trays hold a small oil lamp with a burning flame, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver vessel with spout, bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and white powder, pink and purple flowers, betel leaves with red-brown offerings, and a lit incense stick. Reddish earth and a colourful woven mat lie beneath.

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Close view of a puja setup on a red and gold patterned cloth. A person in orange robes and a beaded bracelet holds a lit match or taper over a silver lamp. Around them are silver bowls holding turmeric powder, kumkum, rice, camphor pieces and a small cone of yellow turmeric on a plate, plus a silver kalasha vessel and a silver lamp stand. Flowers sit in a silver bowl at the top right.2016-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14September 21 20162016-09-21Close view of a ritual puja setup on silver-covered low tables. Brass and silver bowls, a small conch shell, brass lamps and a tall brass incense stick hold pink flower petals and offerings on silver trays. A seated person in orange saffron robes sits at right, with hands resting near the offerings, and another person in white at upper right. Pink petals, orange cloths and brass vessels fill the foreground.2013-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19January 06 20172017-01-06January 04 20172017-01-04December 22 20162016-12-22March 08 20132013-03-08December 07 20092009-12-07November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a puja ceremony seated on the ground. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and beaded armlets sits before a flower-covered platform decorated with yellow and white garlands, red roses and small metal deity figures. He holds an incense stick above a brass tray holding oil lamps, brass bowls, a small kettle and a lit wick. Bananas, red and yellow flowers and leaves lie on a striped cloth in the foreground. Behind him, another orange-clad sannyasi sits with folded hands. On the right, a woman in orange robes with a beaded necklace and a white ornament in her hair sits with a bowl. Smoke rises from the incense on the flower platform.2018-01-14