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Close-up photo of a ritual puja tray on a brass plate with red flower petals and green leaves. A hand on the left lights or touches near a flame of an oil lamp. Beside it stands a polished metal deity murti with a raised arm and a small bell-like metal figure behind. A brass bowl holds a white camphor-like piece and a small folded card with red printed images. Blurred red fabric and background. No people's faces visible; only a partial hand.

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October 23 20122012-10-23Close-up photo of a pada-puja setup on a table. A hand holding a small brass spoon pours or sprinkles liquid over a brass tray. The tray holds yellow marigold flowers, a cluster of rudraksha beads and a small brass ladle. Beside it stands a gold-coloured brass murti of a standing deity with a bow, decorated with yellow flowers, and a golden peacock-form figure also garlanded with yellow flowers. An oil lamp burns in the lower right, a stick of incense rises nearby, and a blue bowl and orange cloth sit in the background.2011-12-14Close view of a brass ritual tray and a Nataraja-style bronze murti in an arched prabhavali frame, dressed with white and dark bead malas, a pink bead strand, and orange and cream silk cloth. Scattered red rose petals and white petals lie around small brass figurines on a shallow brass plate filled with water. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a striped cloth in the background. No people are visible.2011-09-26September 26 20112011-09-26Close photograph of a puja at an altar. A person's forearm, wearing gold bangles, holds a lit oil lamp whose flame is angled toward a small bronze deity murti of a standing figure. Red and pink flowers and yellow petals are arranged on a silver tray with a cloth in orange and gold. A silver vessel stands at right and a metal pillar rises behind. No face is visible and no one is identified; the hands and bangles are the only human features shown.2013-08-19Close photograph of a puja setup on a dark cloth with a gold-bordered ribbon. A hand, partly visible at the top, holds a small metal ladle or spoon pouring liquid over a silver-toned bowl. A lit silver oil lamp with a flame stands at the lower right beside a bowl of red and orange flower petals. A silver kalasha-style incense holder with an incense stick rises at the left, next to a steel cup and another petal bowl. No face is visible, so no person can be identified.2012-09-24Close photo of a brass puja tray holding a small brass Nataraja figure within a flame-ringed arch, decorated with rudraksha beads and a green leaf. A small brass deity figure sits in front, and red rose petals are scattered across the tray. A hand in a cream embroidered sleeve reaches in to make an offering or adjustment, indicating a puja or padapuja setting.2011-11-18August 19 20132013-08-19A close photograph of a puja being performed. A woman's hand, wearing gold bangles and a ring, holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. On a white cloth with a gold-and-red border sits a small brass deity murti, surrounded by red flower petals, small yellow offerings and a silver vessel with a tall stem. Water or liquid drips from above onto the setup. No a person candidate is visible; only the hand and arm of the officiant appear.2013-08-19February 01 20172017-02-01January 19 20132013-01-19 +2 copiesA close overhead photograph of a puja arrangement on a woven brown mat. A brass plate holds a small red-robed figurine of a seated guru with a tall orange crown, beside a white conch shell, marigold petals and green leaves. A hand holding a flower reaches toward the figurine, while another hand is folded in front of a second brass plate with red flowers. Brass bowls with a rice-like grain, a brass kalasha-style vessel, an oil lamp with a lit flame, and an incense stick complete the offering. Only two partial arms are visible, so no full person is shown. The figurine is a statue, so no in-person a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2017-01-22