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December 31 2006

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Overhead view of a vilakku pooja setup on a woven mat laid over a green banana leaf. A brass oil lamp with a tiered base and a wide bowl holding yellow oil and several small wicks sits on a bed of white rice. Two small clay dishes hold red kumkum and yellow turmeric, and a small dark cup holds a few white items. A small packet with a cow logo lies at the left edge of the mat. Faint white kolam lines are visible on the ground above. No people are visible.2006-12-31June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesClose-up of a ritual arrangement on a tiled floor covered with fresh banana leaves. Two clay oil lamps burn with flames, one in a shallow terracotta dish and one beside a dark green painted clay pot marked with red dots. A large brown clay kalasha pot stands at right, with a smaller terracotta pot in front holding white rice grains. A brass lamp stand with a footed base sits at left beside a steel vessel, plates of fruit and white cooked rice. Red and yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth are visible behind the pots. No people are visible.2013-09-16Close photo of a puja being performed on a striped red, green and blue woven mat. A person in orange robes, wearing a gold bangle, holds a white conch or shell over a brass plate holding a yellow flower, green leaf and small brass items. Another brass plate with a brass lamp or ritual vessel sits beside it, with a small bowl of white grains and brass cups nearby. A folded brown cloth lies at the bottom edge.2017-01-11Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a green banana leaf. A clay oil lamp with a lit flame and water sits in a mound of white rice. Red kumkum powder is heaped beside it, scattered with pink petals, and white jasmine flowers and green leaves frame the lamp. A hand with red-stained fingertips is sprinkling or placing kumkum at the left edge. No people's faces are visible, and no one is identifiable as a person.2014-06-19June 08 20172017-06-08A close overhead photo of a brass multi-wick oil lamp, a vilakku with five lit flames, held by a hand on a green banana leaf. The hand wears a red thread and a gold bangle. Scattered white jasmine flowers and red kumkum powder sit on the leaf around the lamp base. Ritual oil-lamp offering setting, no people's faces visible. The lamp's white ghee-soaked wicks glow with golden flame.2014-06-29 +1 copiesApril 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesJuly 02 20152015-07-022006 - Nithyananda Galleria2003-08-01January 11 20172017-01-11A brass kalasha pot stands on a round brass tray filled with white granular material. Mango leaves are arranged around a yellow-orange coconut with a red tilak mark placed atop the pot. Coconut husks lie at the lower corners, and a striped woven mat lies beneath the tray against a pale blue-grey wall. No people are visible.2007-02-23