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October 13 2021

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Overhead photo of a large brass puja thali set on a maroon cloth for Upachara Puja to Durga. Leaf-plate bowls hold turmeric paste, red kumkum, yellow rice, white sweet or coconut, a cooked vegetable dish with cashews, and loose petals. Marigolds and red flowers sit at the top right. A lit oil lamp burns in the centre, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, lime halves, a matchbox and a packet of Mishri-style matches visible. No people are visible.2021-10-13October 09 20212021-10-09Overhead photo of a brass tray holding an offering arrangement for a ritual. Small dark leaf-cup bowls contain grains, dried fruit, cashews, almonds, turmeric pieces, red kumkum powder, coarse salt-like crystals, and white jasmine-style flowers. Pink flowers are heaped in the centre-left, with a green fruit and a dark jaggery-like sweet nearby. No people are visible.2021-10-09A brass oil lamp with a lit cotton wick burns at the centre of a round brass puja plate. Red and pink rose petals are scattered across the plate, with a yellow flower at the lower left and a cup of cooked grain offering at the right. Small brass bowls and dark lamp cups surround the central flame. No people are visible; the scene is a close-up of ritual offerings.2018-01-03Close-up photograph of a round brass puja tray at night during a ritual offering. Yellow chrysanthemums, pink and magenta rose petals, and green leaves fill the left side. Small clay or coconut-shell bowls hold turmeric powder, red kumkum and sandalwood-coloured powder, with petals scattered on top. A green betel-type leaf and a white flower stem lie in the lower centre. Incense sticks and a brass lamp or bell stand at the upper edge, and a bundle of dried twigs rests beside the tray on a maroon cloth. No people are visible.2021-10-10January 01 20182018-01-01Close view of a polished brass puja thali held in the foreground, carrying small brass bowls of flower petals, a larger bowl of orange and yellow petals with green leaves, a lit oil lamp flame, a brass cup, a white conch-shaped vessel and a small brass kalasha-style pot. Blurred colourful fabric and a dark sleeve show a person holding the tray during a pratyaksha pada puja offering. No faces are clearly visible; the scene is an offering tray rather than a visible identifiable person.2016-12-22December 20 20132013-12-20December 31 20182018-12-31August 03 20172017-08-03A close-up photograph of a brass puja tray lit by a single oil lamp with a cotton wick burning in a brass lamp. Scattered pink rose petals fill the tray, with a yellow marigold and a bowl of sweet offering, possibly prasadam, beside the lamp. Small brass bowls and a kumkum-stained cup surround the arrangement. No people are visible.2018-01-03February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copies