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July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15Close photograph of a brass tray holding several lit oil lamps on a red cloth, with incense sticks burning beside them. A seated woman in a blue and white checked sari with bare feet is at the left, and a person in an orange-brown garment and white cloth is at the lower right, blurred in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting, but no deity or a person is visible.2016-07-15Close-up photograph of a brass plate of lit oil lamps, small flames flickering in a row, being tended by a woman's hands in the foreground. Another woman in a saffron-orange sari sits at left, and a second woman in a patterned cream garment and beaded bracelets sits at right. Dark wooden and brass ritual objects, possibly a small stand and vessel, sit blurred in the foreground. The setting is dim with warm lamplight.2016-09-30Close photograph of several brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks arranged on two polished brass trays against a deep red cloth, with a gilded carved object softly blurred in the upper left. No people are visible; the lamps are the sole subject.2016-07-15A photograph of a row of brass puja plates arranged on a low mat along a tiled floor. Several lit oil lamps and small flames burn among plates of yellow flower petals, dark offerings and brass cups, with brass lamp stands and a small conch-shaped vessel. Only forearms, wrists and hands of seated participants are visible at the left and top, with bangles on one wrist and a yellow-and-white patterned sari. Incense smoke rises.2009-11-07Close-up photograph of a brass tray holding several small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks, arranged in a circle on a red cloth-covered surface. A second, empty brass plate sits in the background, and a blurred white-clad figure and a patterned cloth edge appear at the frame edges. No people are clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-07-15Close view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11July 15 20162016-07-15March 30 20162016-03-30A photograph of a row of seated people performing a puja on a tiled floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti holds a small brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame in his right hand. Beside him, a brass thali holds a red-flowered offering, small brass bowls, a brass cobra-hooded object and a lit lamp, with a white sculpted figure on a wooden stand. Other participants in saffron, teal and white garments are seated along the line, lamps and brass plates set before them. No face is visible; the emphasis is on hands, lamps and ritual vessels.2017-02-10January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copies