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April 19 2008

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A brass puja setup on a blue cloth-covered stone platform on a tiled floor. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small white ceramic pitcher, a steel cup, a bowl of red and yellow flowers, a red-and-orange cloth holding dried herbs, and a lit incense stick in a brass holder make up the offering arrangement. At the left edge, a person in orange robes sits beside the platform, but only the orange fabric and a hand are visible, so the figure is not identifiable. No deity image is clearly visible. The scene is a ritual offering arrangement during satsang-style worship.

September 23 2013

A photograph of a ritual table set up before draped orange and red cloth. In the foreground a brass tray holds red and white flower petals and leaves, a small brass bowl, and a silver nandi-shaped figure standing on a tall stem. To the left a silver bowl of petals sits beside a stick of black incense in a silver cup and a covered silver container on a white cloth. No people are visible.

August 08 2009

Close photo of a seated person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash, holding a silver tray with folded orange cloth and white flower petals. Their upper arm and forearm bear white painted horizontal bands, and several rudraksha mala strands are on the wrist. A silver puja plate in the foreground holds a red apple, white flowers and a small silver vessel. A gold-carved chair leg and red fabric appear at left. Only partial body is visible, so no face is shown.

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Close-up photo of a puja setup on the ground. Two people in orange garments sit cross-legged; one, wearing an orange sari with gold border, reaches over a silver tray. Silver trays hold a small oil lamp with a burning flame, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver vessel with spout, bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and white powder, pink and purple flowers, betel leaves with red-brown offerings, and a lit incense stick. Reddish earth and a colourful woven mat lie beneath.

May 05 2014

Close-up photograph of a puja arrangement laid on an orange cloth over a white marble floor. In the foreground, a folded orange cloth rests on a brass plate with rudraksha beads, beside a brass lota-shaped vessel decorated with a red and green floral ornament and a small jewelled brooch. Pink and red flowers sit in a copper bowl, a copper cup holds spoons, a small brass oil lamp and a brass bell stand to the right, and a red kumkum-filled bowl lies nearby. A dark framed picture stands at the left edge, with no people visible. The setting suggests a paduka puja at a temple altar.

A ritual puja setup on a patterned silver tray. Foreground items include a silver kalasha pot, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick, a brass incense holder with a stick of incense, a silver bowl with water holding a gold-coloured object and a white flower, a bowl of mixed flowers in purple, white and green, and a brass handbell. At the right edge, a hand in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a brass vessel. No faces visible; the person is partially shown in orange clothing.

Close view of a ritual puja in progress at dusk. In the foreground a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, small brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, a camphor flame, incense sticks, and white flowers. Behind, another tray with lit oil lamps and offerings is held by a person in white. A second person in white with a dark mala sits at the right, and soft purple light and incense smoke fill the background.

Close-up photograph of a puja tray on a polished brass plate, holding small brass cups, a brass bell or lamp, pink and red rose petals, white jasmine buds and green leaves, and yellow marigold heads in small bowls. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold thread bangle, reaches into the tray to arrange the flowers. Rudraksha beads are visible on the wrist and chest of the blurred person beside, dressed in red and white. The scene suggests a ritual offering of flowers and aarti items.

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