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Close photograph of a ritual being performed on a seated person's bare leg, wrapped in white cloth. A person in white clothing and a gold bangle holds the leg while another hand, in a white glove, applies something from a small green-tinted object. Brass bowls with white granules, a brass cup and spoon, a small brass lamp and a copper vessel sit on a blue, red and pink striped woven mat. A white cloth-wrapped object lies nearby, with a faint vibhuti-like powder on the mat.

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January 07 20172017-01-07January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photograph of a puja being performed on the floor. A person in white dhoti and white garment sits cross-legged, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti/deepa) with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell-like handle in the other. In front on a striped cloth of red, blue and yellow lie brass plates with rose petals, a brass kalasha-style cup, a small oil lamp, a folded white cloth, and offerings. A copper water bottle stands at right. Bare feet are visible.2017-01-07A seated man in white clothing performs a puja at floor level on a woven mat with a colourful striped rug. His right hand, wearing red and silver bracelets, holds a small dish of offerings and reaches toward a brass vessel. Brass plates and bowls hold flowers, leaves and red and orange offerings, and a brass lamp with a flame sits to the left beside a white conch shell and a brass stand. Brass worship items are arranged on the mat, and the rest of the frame is blurred behind them.2017-01-22Close photo of a seated man in white dhoti with an orange-red upper garment and a gold bangle, holding a small reddish-brown cloth piece in his open palm while pinching a red powder with his other fingers. Before him on a dark brown patterned mat sits a brass puja thali with red flowers, brass katoris, a brass spoon, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and white grains. A striped woven mat lies beside him and a white plastic-lidded jar sits in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual puja.2017-01-22October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16Close photo of a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, shown from the chest down. He holds his open right palm up and uses his other hand's fingers to place a small dark object, possibly a seed or dried fruit, into it. Brass ritual vessels, a brass plate with white rice, small brass cups and a stand sit on a woven mat and tiled floor at the lower left. Only one physical person is visible, and his face is not shown.2017-01-15January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close photo of a ritual puja set laid on a woven mat over a white floor. A person in white clothing, with a red and white bracelet and silver bangles, sits cross-legged and holds reddish-brown rudraksha beads over a small brass cup. Nearby are brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass cups and bowls, a brass lamp and a lit oil lamp at left. A colourful striped cloth lies beside the seated figure. Only the hand and arm of the seated person are visible.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22