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Overhead photo of a puja setup on a dark woven mat with white and grey geometric patterns and a border reading Sapana. A hand, wearing a thin bangle, arranges white flowers in a nested brass tray. Nearby are a lit brass oil lamp, a white conch shell with pink flowers, a small brass bowl, a brass incense holder with a stick, a brass cup with a rudraksha mala and white flower on cloth, and a brass container. No face is visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

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Overhead photo of a ritual setup on a dark brown and white patterned cloth. Central large brass plate with nested brass bowls holds white flowers, and a partially visible hand reaches in to arrange or sprinkle them. Around it are a white conch shell with a white flower, a brass oil lamp, a small brass bowl, a brass kalasha-style container, and a cloth pouch holding a red rudraksha mala with a white flower. No people are visible apart from the hand.2012-10-16Close-up photo of a brass puja setup on a red-and-gold cloth in the foreground. A pair of hands, wearing dark clothing, holds small white flower petals above the arrangement. On the tray sit a brass plate with flowers, a brass cup, a white conch shell, a brass bell, small brass bowls and a brass shivalingam-style lingam with a cobra hood carved over it, with a white sculptural lingam on a stand at left. Oil lamps sit behind the tray on a white floor, with a pink cloth and grey cushion in the background. No face is shown; the person is seen only from the hands and clothing, and no one is identified.2017-01-15A photograph of a puja setup on a woven mat with brass plates and bowls. A person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a gold band, places a white conch shell decorated with a yellow flower onto a brass plate scattered with yellow petals and green leaves. Nearby are a brass bell, a small brass lamp, a brass vessel of rice grains, a brass pedestal lamp, and an orange cloth draped in the background. Two oil lamps burn in the foreground. Only partial arms and hands are visible, so no full person is shown.2017-01-04January 07 20172017-01-07January 22 20172017-01-22January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A bare hand of a seated person, with a thin bangle on the wrist and white garment sleeve, sprinkles white flower petals over brass puja vessels. Brass plates hold white petals and rice, a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small brass bell with handle sit on a dark wooden tray, along with a small brass cup. A pink velvet pouch lies to the left and a small white pyramid-shaped piece with a gold tip stands on a wooden base. Lit oil lamps flicker on the floor, and a multicoloured woven striped mat is visible beside the person.2017-01-13February 02 20172017-02-02Close-up photograph of a puja setup on a striped woven cloth with a purple background. In the foreground, a brass plate holds white flower petals and a coin-like disc, next to a brass cup with liquid. Brass oil lamps and a white conch shell sit nearby, with a red-powdered brass plate at right, all out of focus. No people are visible; the scene shows ritual offering items prepared for a pada puja.2016-12-22Close photo of a ritual puja table draped with an orange cloth and gold border. A bare arm reaches in from the upper right, a hand holding a small brass vessel above a brass plate of yellow marigold flowers and grass blades. Around it sit a white conch shell on a stand, brass bowls, a bell, a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a copper cup with a spoon, dark wooden boxes, a rudraksha mala coiled on a brass plate, and more brass plates heaped with yellow flowers in the background. No face or full figure is visible, so no person is identified.2017-01-04Close-up photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor with a red-and-gold patterned mat. Brass plates hold flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass bowls and a white conch shell, with a brass bell and oil lamp at left. Two hands of a seated person, in dark clothing, reach in to arrange white flower petals. No face is visible.2017-01-15January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copies