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Close-up photo of a ritual setup with a silver oil lamp (deepa) with a pink finial and lit flame, beside a brass figurine of a standing deity holding a lit lamp and a drum-like object. In the background a person in a reddish-brown garment and red bangles, wearing a gold ring, stirs or pours from a long-handled ladle into a stone bowl of dark liquid. Silver lidded vessels and a silver tray sit at left on a striped woven cloth, with a few small offerings on the cloth.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual setup on a patterned cloth. A seated person in a rust-orange garment with red bangles and a gold necklace reaches toward a stone mortar holding dark liquid. A silver oil lamp with a pink-tinted stem and a lit flame stands in front, beside a bronze deity figure holding a lit oil lamp on a lotus base. Silver vessels with lidded containers sit at left and a silver stand at right. Partial people and objects only; the visible hands are the only physical people.2017-10-08Close view of a ritual fire offering. A person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and red thread bangles tends a flame in a stone bowl containing green leaves and offerings. Beside it stands a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, and a brass female figure holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground on a striped cloth, with flowers in the background.2017-10-08Close photograph of a puja setting. A person in a red-orange robe with a gold border and a red beaded bracelet sits at left, hand resting near a dark wooden stick. In the foreground a stone bowl holds a bundle of dry grass and burning leaves with a small flame. Silver oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the centre and right, and a gold deity figure with raised arm appears at the far right. A striped cloth and silver vessels are visible in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual scene: a person in orange-red robes and bangles kneels at left, a stone bowl holds burning straw or dry grass, and two tall silver oil lamps with lit flames stand beside it. At right a golden brass statue of a standing deity holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand, with a crown and circular halo. Striped textile and silver vessels lie on the floor.2017-10-08Close view of a person in orange saffron robes seated at a stone mortar, grinding herbs with a stone pestle. Wrists bear rudraksha malas. Behind is a silver altar with a brass deity figure, a lit oil lamp, and small brass vessels, with silver and gold items at the left edge. The scene shows herb preparation for a ritual, with the person's hands and forearms visible while the face is out of frame.2017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29March 03 20182018-03-03Close view of a ritual preparation of aushada herbs. A seated figure in orange-ochre robes with rudraksha malas on the wrist and neck has clasped hands, and only the torso and hands are visible. In front, a grey stone mortar and pestle sits on a leopard-print cloth beside a bowl of green leaves, a blue-rimmed steel pot and yellow powder offerings. To the right, a small brass deity figure stands holding a lit oil lamp flame, beside a silver-covered altar with a framed image and brass vessels. Incense smoke rises in the background.2017-08-29