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February 22 20132013-02-22January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on mats during a ritual puja. In the foreground a right hand holds a brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame, while another hand rings a small brass bell on the right. Brass plates hold flower petals, kumkum, and offerings, with incense sticks rising from the left, and several other lamps flicker along the white floor. Only hands and backs are visible, with no clear face of any central figure; the scene shows a courtyard session of initiation rites.2017-02-01A row of seated participants in orange robes performs a ritual along a floor covered with colourful striped mats. Several people in the foreground hold brass spoons and reach toward a wooden box and brass plates holding flower petals, fruit and small offerings. Lit oil lamps and candles line the floor between the rows, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands on a grey tray. One participant in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and bangles. The setting suggests a puja with offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2017-01-13January 10 20172017-01-10A row of people in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and brass puja plates along the line. In the foreground a right hand holds a small brass lamp with a flame, while another hand holds a lit lamp at the right edge. Brass trays hold rose petals, a rudraksha mala, brass bowls and incense sticks, and a reddish-brown cloth lies beneath them. Bare-shouldered participants with sacred thread and ash marks on their bodies sit in the background, with blurred orange garments and soft lamp glow throughout.2017-02-01Close photo of a puja set up on a white marble floor. Brass thalis with yellow flowers, small brass bowls, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a conch shell, and a brass bell sit on a red-and-gold cloth at left, with incense sticks beside them. On the right, several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, with one hand holding a lit oil lamp and another holding a small brass bell. Only hands and forearms of the seated people are visible; their faces are cropped out of frame. The lower right corner shows a sliver of a bright blue plastic container.2017-01-10Close-up photo of a row of seated priests performing a puja on a white marble floor. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths lean forward, holding small brass lamps, bells and ritual items over brass thalis and copper vessels with flowers and oil lamps. Some wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their arms and bodies. A copper pot stands in the foreground beside lit candles and brass dishes arranged on red and multicoloured mats.2017-01-22Close photograph of a seated puja row in a hall with white tiled floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis sit cross-legged on blue and red mats, holding flower petals and offerings in their hands. Ornate brass puja plates, lamps, incense, pink and white flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a red-framed picture sit on red and yellow cloths before them. A clear plastic box with pink lid sits among the items. Wrists show rudraksha malas and bracelets. Two to five people visible.2017-01-07A row of women seated on the floor in orange and red saris performs a puja on a polished white floor. Several hold small brass bells and brass oil lamps (diyas), and the nearest woman holds a brass bell in her right hand. Brass plates in front of them hold flowers, red offerings, fruit, a conch shell, a small brass vessel and a lit oil lamp. Plastic containers of prasad sit among them. Further back, other seated people in orange and white clothing continue the row, and a red curtain hangs in the background.2011-09-29January 10 20172017-01-10