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A close photograph of a ritual table draped with a multicolored striped woven cloth in blue, red, yellow and green. A hand holds a small brass spoon over a brass bowl of cut vegetables or fruit pieces. Two seated figures in the background wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange-brown cloth wraps, one bare-backed. Brass lamps, a bell, and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on the table, with a lit oil lamp at lower left.

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March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Photo of a seated puja setup on a white tiled floor. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron dhoti and orange garment with rudraksha malas and a bracelet, wearing sacred white ash markings, reaches toward a brass plate on a rust-red cloth holding fruit, flowers, a small bell, brass cups, a conch-shaped vessel, a small brass lamp and ritual implements. Two other people sit cross-legged in white clothes on a striped mat behind, one with hands folded near a plate. Lit oil lamps, brass trays and a clear plastic box sit nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation, with a mini aarti-style setup.2017-01-13January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. Brass plates and bowls hold rose petals, white flowers, a betel leaf, a small coconut-like offering and kumkum. Lit oil lamps and a brass bell sit on a brown woven mat. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal stripes painted on his bare shoulder and arms wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets and sits with his hands joined in prayer. Beside him, other devotees in white dhotis sit on a striped red, pink and green cloth, one with dark skin and gold bracelets, hands folded. A copper vessel stands at the top left. Watermarked archive image.2017-01-22A seated priest, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti-style trousers, performs a puja on the floor of a tiled room. He holds a lit oil lamp or flame in his right hand over a brass puja thali arranged on a woven mat, with small brass cups, bowls of rice or grains, red flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and a small brass lamp. A brass bell hangs from his left hand. Behind him sits another person in orange robes on a patterned mat, and additional brass lamps and offerings are visible at left. This is a photograph of a ritual puja with a lit flame, brass vessels and flower offerings.2017-01-22Photograph of a puja being performed on a white marble floor. In the foreground, a priest's hands with rudraksha bracelets and gold bangles hold a small brass spoon over a brass bowl, while another hand pours or sprinkles from a conch shell onto a bamboo mat. Brass plates hold red and pink rose petals, a small brass deity murti, a kalasha-style vessel, betel leaves, and small brass cups of offerings. A lit oil lamp sits nearby. Behind, a striped red, blue and orange cloth covers the floor, and a person in white dhoti clothing sits in the background. Several brass bowls and a small glass bottle are arranged on the mat. Visible people: two partially shown hands and a partial figure in white.2017-01-22A photograph of seated priests performing a puja ritual on a floor covered with colourful striped woven mats. In the foreground a shirtless priest with rudraksha malas and a gold-framed pendant wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) in his right hand, with a sheet of printed paper resting on his lap. Beside him another priest in a white dhoti holds a brass bell, and other priests in saffron cloth are seated in the background. Brass plates hold flowers, betel leaves, a lit wick and offerings, and small lamps glow around them. There are no statues or screens in view.2017-01-22Close photograph of a ritual being performed on a seated person's bare leg, wrapped in white cloth. A person in white clothing and a gold bangle holds the leg while another hand, in a white glove, applies something from a small green-tinted object. Brass bowls with white granules, a brass cup and spoon, a small brass lamp and a copper vessel sit on a blue, red and pink striped woven mat. A white cloth-wrapped object lies nearby, with a faint vibhuti-like powder on the mat.2017-01-07January 22 20172017-01-22March 16 20172017-03-16