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July 13 2015

July 13 2015

2015-07-13 +1 copies

Three kalasha pots are arranged side by side, each capped with a coconut, draped in cloth and wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine. The central coconut bears a small face-like painted or carved design and a gold-and-red decorative ornament. Their wrapped saris are golden-purple and pink. Two flanking pots have green leaves, and the background shows blurred garlands and seated figures in white. No people are clearly in focus.

Two coconut-shaped ritual vessels, each with a face-like pair of eye holes, stand side by side on a low brown cloth-draped platform, wrapped in thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds and red roses. A pink-red cloth drapes behind them. Two silver oil lamps flank the pair on the floor, with patterned striped mats and blurred figures in the background, consistent with a ritual homa or puja setting.

Photo of a ritual arrangement of decorated kalasha pots and shivalinga-style forms draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers, with rudraksha-style beaded strands and a saffron-and-red cloth. A partly visible man at the left wears a pink and orange turban and gold-toned beaded necklaces. Behind the arrangement hang orange and gold draped cloths. The scene suggests a satsang homa setting with offerings prepared around the central pots; no person's identity is established.

2015-07-18 +1 copies

July 17 2015

October 18 2015

A temple ritual scene at night in which a priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-gold wrap and a garland of red and white flowers around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp or flame before a richly decorated deity murti. An attendant in a red-gold dhoti and a patterned cap stands at left. The deity is adorned with multicolour floral garlands in pink, yellow, white and green, gold jewellery, a crown and ornate necklaces, seated on a gold throne or peetha with a gold kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor and a silver tray holds flower garlands, consistent with aarti during puja.

Photograph of a ritual altar with an ornate gold-painted arch backdrop and red-orange cloth. Two coconuts are set atop a brass kalasha pot wrapped in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses, with a bundle of grass or stalks tied across them. A pair of hands from the left holds a bundle of grass and a small oil lamp sits in the foreground. No full-body person is visible beyond the hands. Other brass lamps and a vessel are at the edges.

Photograph of a temple worship scene at night. Three deity murtis stand on a blue-draped altar, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers and gold ornaments; the central murti wears a tall crown. A priest in an orange-red turban and bare upper body, with a sacred thread and white ash marks on his chest, raises his arms to offer or adjust something above the deities. Brass plates and small bowls sit at the base, a flame burns in front, and gold carved panels frame the shrine. The priest is shown from behind and side, and his face is not clearly visible; he is performing a ritual worship, possibly an abhishekam or aarti.

April 14 2018

A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with heavy garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. Three large deity murti, richly adorned with jewelled necklaces and golden crowns, sit on a red-draped platform in the centre and to the right, with a smaller figure partly visible behind. On the left, a priest in a green and gold garment holds a lit lamp with multiple flames, while his hands are raised in ritual gesture. At the far right, a man in a saffron-yellow shawl with a flame-lit lamp is seated, partly visible. The backdrop is deep red fabric with gold patterning.