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Close-up photo of a puja being performed on a grey stone slab. A dark hand reaches in from the upper right, lighting or tending a small brass oil lamp with a flame. Around it are brass vessels, a brass bell with a tall handle, small brass cups with kumkum or powder, a brass plate of green leaves and white flowers, bowls of white rice or prasadam, a green cylindrical stick, and a brass lamp with a snake-hood shape. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit behind.

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A close photo of a puja being prepared on a grey stone slab. Brass oil lamps with flames, brass bowls of cooked rice and white offerings, a brass plate of leaves and petals, small brass cups with kumkum or vibhuti, a brass bell, and a lamp with a snake-hooded stand sit on the slab. A hand in the foreground reaches toward the offerings. Behind, people in white and orange-saffron cloth sit on the floor, their arms and feet partly visible, with a second hand reaching in from the top. Incense sticks lie across the back-left of the slab. The mood is a Shaivite ritual setup.2017-01-12February 02 20172017-02-02January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA photo of a puja set-up on a light stone-like floor. Several brass puja plates, lamps and bells are laid out on maroon mats, with lit oil lamps and incense sticks. A hand, sleeve cropped at the wrist, holds a small brass spoon over the plate, and a brass bell and kalasha-like vessel stand among marigold petals. Orange and purple cloth lies at the edges. No face or full body is visible.2017-01-10Close-up photograph of brass ritual items on a silver-covered surface. Two lit brass oil lamps with flames sit on stands, one on the right and one at the lower right. A brass cup with a spoon and a small brass bowl with white cotton or flower material are in the foreground. A hand, partly visible at the upper left, reaches toward a lamp. The background is blurred. No people are fully visible, and the scene suggests a puja preparation with oil lamps.2013-06-05Close photo of a puja setup on a white floor: a hand in saffron-cuffed sleeve reaches toward brass plates holding lit oil lamps, yellow marigold petals, a brass bell, a conch shell, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, betel-like offerings and white cloth. A second brass tray with flowers sits beside it, and a seated devotee in orange cloth and white dhoti sits on a purple mat at right. Only partial limbs are visible.2017-01-10February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20172017-02-10January 11 20172017-01-11February 01 20172017-02-01January 11 20172017-01-11