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A man in a white t-shirt with a dark lanyard holds three incense sticks in his right hand while seated at a gold-rimmed tray. Silver bowls on the tray hold offerings, including a red fruit and flowers, and a woman in a green and blue sari with gold bangles sits beside him. Another person in an orange garment with a microphone stand is visible behind, and a partially visible person's hair is in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional puja with incense offering.

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A man in a white t-shirt with a navy lanyard holds three lit incense sticks with smoke rising, during a puja. Beside him a woman in a teal and blue silk saree with gold border and gold bangles, wearing glasses and a red bindi, holds his arms steady. In front of them sits a gold tray with a red apple, a small silver dish and offerings. Other devotees are seated behind in the background.2011-11-30November 30 20112011-11-30November 30 20112011-11-30Photograph of a pada puja, the foot-worship ritual, seen from behind several seated devotees. A bare foot of a figure in orange robes rests on a gold tray. Around it are many small silver and gold bowls holding offerings, including red apples, flowers, sticks of incense and what appears to be milk or other liquid. A devotee in white clothes holds a small metal vessel at the top of the frame, and two dark-haired people in white are seen from the back in the foreground. Incense sticks stand upright beside the tray.2011-01-23 +1 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03Close view of a ritual offering in progress. A man seen from behind, wearing an orange and red striped garment, holds a silver incense holder with three lit incense sticks sending up smoke. In front of him is a large ornate gold-coloured tray with silver bowls holding a red fruit and other offerings. Blurred figures in red and white clothing with folded hands are in the background. No identifiable a person is visible.2011-12-03Close-up photograph from behind of seated people at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a person with black hair and a white flower or hair tie sits beside another person in white clothing with a gold-and-yellow bangle on the wrist, holding thin incense sticks above a small glass vessel. Other hands and orange and gold garments appear at the top edge, with silver bowls and offerings on the table beneath them. The scene looks like a puja offering with incense, though the figures are mostly turned away and cropped.2011-01-23A photo from a ritual setting showing a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and gold beaded garland, his hands raised holding incense sticks and a small lamp, with white sandalwood marks on his arms and forehead. Beside him a woman in a white and green sari with a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together, looking upward. At right a figure in orange robes is partly visible near a gold-framed altar with fruit and a red cushioned seat. The scene appears to be a puja with incense.2010-11-24A ritual photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a pink border, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a small pendant. He holds a brass lamp with lit incense sticks in both hands at chest height while a woman in a white and green sari beside him holds a similar incense stick offering. On the right edge, a figure in orange robes stands near a gold-decorated wooden shrine with a red cushion. The setting appears to be an indoor puja hall.2010-11-24A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds a silver puja vessel with incense sticks and speaks while seated. Beside him, a bald man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds another silver vessel of incense. Behind them a woman in a red shawl and a woman in a yellow sari with white clothing sit with hands folded. Silver bowls with offerings, bananas and flowers lie in front. A gold-coloured temple setting is visible in the background.2010-11-15A photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03A photograph of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, holding lit incense sticks over a gold-rimmed tray set with a red apple, a silver puja plate and red flowers. Another person in an orange garment and red-bordered cloth sits at the left edge, their bare feet visible in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja offering. The man wears dark-rimmed glasses and a ring. Possible a person candidate: the man in white with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and no visible crown or saffron robe; appearance is uncertain, so role is given as priest.2011-11-15