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September 07 20172017-09-07A photograph of ritual preparation items on a stage floor. In the foreground are wooden trays holding a heap of yellow turmeric powder, and several metal vessels including large brass and grey pots. A small brass figurine of a standing female deity holds a lamp or dish in one hand. Small metal bowls with a wooden pestle and white and yellow items sit among the pots. Behind them, a golden draped table is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setup, though no specific ritual is clearly shown.2017-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual preparation items on a stage floor. In the foreground are wooden trays, one filled with bright yellow turmeric powder, alongside small grey metal mortars, a wooden pestle, and white and yellow cylindrical items. A small brass figure of a standing deity holding a plate stands at left, with a dark bronze-toned finish. Large metal cooking vessels and pots, one with a looped handle, sit in the background against a yellow draped backdrop. No people are visible.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08A close view of a ritual preparation table draped with striped multicolored cloth. At centre stands a brass deity figure holding a lit oil lamp in both hands, with a tall crown and bare upper body. Beside it are two silver oil lamps with flames, a silver sculpted peacock-and-bird stand at left, a grey stone mortar with a wooden pestle, and a stone grinding bowl holding dark paste. A yellow-painted stone basin sits behind. A partially visible person in an orange-brown garment is at the left edge. No one else is clearly visible.2017-10-08Close view of a ritual setup on a patterned cloth. A seated person in a rust-orange garment with red bangles and a gold necklace reaches toward a stone mortar holding dark liquid. A silver oil lamp with a pink-tinted stem and a lit flame stands in front, beside a bronze deity figure holding a lit oil lamp on a lotus base. Silver vessels with lidded containers sit at left and a silver stand at right. Partial people and objects only; the visible hands are the only physical people.2017-10-08September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja table draped in an orange and red patterned cloth, holding silver and copper ritual vessels. Two hands at left hold a tall silver cup with a curved handle. Beside it sit a copper pot, an ornate silver kettle-shaped vessel with a looped handle, and a small silver pitcher with a spout shaped like an animal head. A small bronze deity figure and a lamp with a dome-shaped shade stand in the background against deep red drapery. Only the hands of one person are visible.2013-05-20September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual setup on an orange-and-red patterned cloth. Two hands hold an ornate silver-toned cup with a long spout, pouring toward a brass pot. Nearby sit a silver pitcher with an animal-head spout, a large engraved silver vessel, a small brass figurine of a deity, and a hanging lamp. Red drapery is behind. No people's faces visible; the hands are the only human presence, and no identifiable a person is shown.2013-05-20August 19 20132013-08-19 +1 copies