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A close, shallow-focus photograph of a temple puja table laid with brass vessels: small brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass kalasha-style pots with long handles, shallow brass plates holding rose petals, sweets and turmeric-yellow offerings, and red and pink rose blooms scattered on a woven mat with purple borders. A pair of hands, one in the foreground reaching among the rose petals, handles an item at the right edge. No face is visible. The setting is a ritual paduka puja arrangement with lamps and flowers.

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September 27 20112011-09-27A photograph of a puja being prepared on a white marble floor. Several brass plates and small brass lamps stand in rows on maroon and red mats, holding red and pink rose petals, yellow flowers, white cloth, small bowls of white powder, incense sticks and lit oil lamps. Hands of seated people in orange and yellow garments reach over the arrangements to tend the offerings. Partially visible arms and a saffron cloth belong to devotees at the front right, while the scene is otherwise focused on the ritual objects.2017-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph taken during a temple paduka puja: a long row of brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass vessels and bowls, and a red cloth over a table. Several hands, one wearing a bangle and one in an orange sleeve, reach toward the ritual items. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing are visible at the edges.2011-09-27A photograph of a ritual puja table in shallow focus. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass lota and small brass vessels, a dish of yellow flowers and fruit, scattered red petals, and lit incense sticks stand on a red cloth. Saffron-orange robes of a person seated at the left edge are partly visible. Background shows more puja setups with lamps and offerings.2013-03-25January 22 20172017-01-22July 18 20122012-07-18October 04 20112011-10-04Close photograph of a row of brass puja vessels on a woven mat covered with a patterned cloth. In the foreground a brass plate holds rudraksha beads and yellow flower petals, and a bowl of white paste sits beside a brass cup with a spoon. A bare arm with bangles reaches in from the right, handling items on the table. Rows of brass lamps and bowls recede into soft focus, with small flames glowing in the background. Red and orange cloth lies at the edges. Paduka puja setup with offerings, no visible people apart from hands and arms.2011-09-27March 25 20132013-03-25A puja arrangement on a woven mat over a pale marble floor, photographed from above. Brass plates and small brass bowls hold red flowers, a red-and-white cloth, rose petals, kumkum, rice and green leaves. Two oil lamps burn beside the tray, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the lower right. Only a partial arm of a person reaches into the arrangement, wearing white clothing at the edge, with a striped cloth at the right. No face is visible.2017-02-10A close overhead photo of a puja setup on a woven mat with brass plates, bowls, a small bell and oil lamps. A person's hand, wearing a gold bangle and with a striped red and white cloth at the wrist, places a flower with orange petals on a brass plate. Red roses, green leaves, a bowl of rice, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp are arranged around. No people's faces are visible and no identifiable individual is shown.2017-01-22A photograph of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A man's bare hand, with a ring-free palm, hovers over a brass lamp on a rust-red cloth. Nearby are brass plates of pink and yellow flower petals, a conch shell, small brass cups, a bell, and lit oil lamps and incense sticks. Another brass tray with yellow flowers and lamps sits at left. Behind, a seated person in white dhoti with a gold border and an orange garment rests on a maroon mat. The scene suggests a ritual offering, though no clear identity is visible.2017-01-06