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Close photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.

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Photograph of a puja at a silver offering tray. A woman in an orange sari with a green and red border holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and beside her another woman in a red and gold blouse with orange sari presses her palms together in prayer. Silver bowls, apples and white offerings sit on the tray in front. Partial figures in the foreground include a person in white sleeves and a grey-haired head. Some of the people are close-cropped at the frame edge, so the count is approximate.2011-12-02A photograph of a devotional offering. In the foreground, a hand holds a silver oil lamp with a flickering flame and curled silver handle over a silver tray set with a ripe apple, white flowers and silver bowls. Behind it, a woman in a maroon sari with bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in a cream kurta and a young girl in white clothing also sit with hands joined. An older man in a beige shirt with a lanyard sits at upper left. A second lit lamp stands on the tray.2011-12-01December 06 20112011-12-06December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03Close photograph of a puja tray on a brass table with two silver oil lamps burning, one held by a man in a cream kurta and a woman's hands visible beside him. Other people in pale clothing and folded hands sit around the tray with a fruit, brass bowls and flowers. No candidate for a person is visibly present, so the scene is a devotional lamp offering among devotees.2011-12-01December 06 20112011-12-06A photo of a woman in a yellow outfit, seen from behind, raising a silver oil lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine area. Blurred figures in the background include a woman in a blue and green sari with a bindi holding a lit lamp, and women in yellow, orange and white clothing. Silver trays with pink flower petals sit in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2010-10-24October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03A padapuja scene with a shaved-headed devotee in the foreground holding a silver spouted vessel over a silver thali of fruit and offerings, including red apples and sliced vegetables. To the left, a person in an orange robe sits with hands resting near the offering plates. Behind them, white-clad priests wear gold bead necklaces, and one wears a yellow garment, holding silver cups and a lit oil lamp in a silver holder.2010-09-08