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Close view of a seated person in white dhoti performing a puja with folded hands on a blue mat over a white tiled floor. In front are an open brass box with compartments, a small brass kalasha-style pot with a spout, brass plates holding a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and a white cloth. A green matchbox lies on a woven mat. Only the hands, lap and forearm with a gold bangle and red thread are visible; the face is not shown.

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A seated devotee in white dhoti with bare torso, hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a red-and-beige wrist band and a gold bangle, sits on a turquoise mat. In front of him on the floor is a puja setup: a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, pink flower petals, a white conch shell, a brass bell and a small brass aarti or puja vessel, a brass kettle, small brass cups, and an open brass box, all arranged on a red-and-gold patterned mat. The scene shows a worship ritual in progress.2017-02-02Close view of a seated priest's folded hands, bare upper body with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white wrist thread, and white dhoti on a turquoise mat. In front on a woven mat are brass ritual items: a brass puja tray with pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, a white conch shell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, an open brass box, a brass bell and small brass cups. The scene suggests a puja setup, though only the seated person's hands and body are visible.2017-02-02A close photograph of a seated person performing a puja on a turquoise mat over a white dhoti, with hands folded in front. Only the bare feet, lower legs, and hands are visible, along with a braided wrist thread, a gold bangle, and red-and-white threads at the chest. In the foreground, an ornate brass puja box with an open lid sits on a red-and-gold patterned mat beside a brass kalasha-style pot, a small brass dish, a lit oil lamp, a pink flower, and a folded white cloth. The scene is a quiet ritual setting, with a white tiled floor.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven reed mat. A hand in a gold-coloured bracelet pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a small brass lingam on a brass plate. The plate holds a pink flower and a lit oil lamp, and a brass box stands beside it. A second arm wearing white cloth is visible at the frame edge. Clothing is white. A small wooden deity murti stands at the left. No face is shown.2017-02-02Close photo of a priest's hands pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate during a puja. The plate holds a small brass shivalinga, pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, placed on a woven mat. Another brass container sits nearby. The priest wears a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and a gold bangle, and a second person in white garments sits at the right edge with arms visible. A small figurine on red wood stands at the left. Abhishekam with offerings.2017-02-02Close photo of a devotee's hands pouring water from a brass kalasha vessel during a puja. The pourer wears a red and gold braided wrist band and a gold bangle and is dressed in white. Below, on a brass tray, a small golden shivalinga with a brass stand and a pink flower sit beside a small oil lamp. An open brass box and a tan woven mat are nearby, and another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2017-02-02February 10 20172017-02-10January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph taken from above of a person's hands performing a puja at a tiled floor. The hands, wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white beaded bracelet, hold a small offering as a brass pot with a spout sits beside a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold flowers, a gold-rimmed brass plate with flowers and leaves, a brass bell, small brass cups and a brass lamp. Incense sticks stand on a woven mat, and a red-and-gold cloth with a fringe and a red bag lie in the background. No face is visible. The worshipper wears white clothing at the wrist.2017-01-25Close view of a floor-level puja setup on a woven mat: brass plates with yellow flower petals, a brass bell, a white conch shell, small brass cups of rice, incense sticks burning, and a lit oil lamp. Two hands of a seated man in white clothing with a thin red-and-gold bracelet are placing an offering. The image shows only hands and clothing, with no visible face. The ritual is a worship puja with conch, bell and flowers, no visible homa fire.2017-01-03January 12 20172017-01-12