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August 03 2010

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A photograph of ritual objects laid on an orange cloth. Several silver oil lamps with lotus-petal bases and incense sticks standing upright in them are arranged in rows, some with curved handles and small wick cups holding oil. Behind them a silver bowl holds oranges, limes and pomegranates, and a silver platter and brass vessel sit at the edges. No people are visible.2010-08-03A close photograph of a ritual setup on a red cloth. A silver tray holds five silver oil lamps with lit wicks and small decorative stands, beside a row of silver cups filled with white substance and incense sticks standing upright. Behind it, an orange and red silk cloth with gold paisley border is draped, and a silver bowl of white shredded flowers and a dish of white petals sit nearby, with a folded orange cloth in the lower right. No people are visible.2010-09-08A photograph of a silver tray on a red cloth holding ritual items: five silver oil lamps with brass reservoirs containing wicks, five silver footed cups filled with white powder, and a group of silver lotus-shaped lamps stacked at the left. Folded orange and gold-bordered cloths lie at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2010-09-07 +1 copiesAugust 16 20102010-08-16Close-up photo of a puja setup on a red cloth. A silver tray holds several silver oil lamps with lit flames, their wicks burning in oil. Beside them are small silver cups and a silver bowl of white jasmine-like flower buds with a red offering on top, and a silver plate of loose white flowers. Folded orange and red silk cloths sit at the right edge, and incense sticks rise at the upper right. No people are visible.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on silver and gold trays. A large silver tray with scalloped edges holds two red apples, a silver bowl of thinly sliced white and green vegetable pieces, a small silver cup on a stem, a silver ewer with a white cloth wrapped around its handle, and a green leaf. Engraved silver bowls sit on the gold-embossed tray beneath. Behind, white flower petals and green leaves lie on a golden plate, with more silver bowls holding sliced vegetables and another red apple at the upper right. A partial hand is visible at the left edge and another at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja offering of fruit and food on silver vessels.2010-09-08 +1 copiesAugust 25 20092009-08-25September 23 20062006-09-23Photograph of a seated-cushion setup on woven straw mats for a ritual session. An orange cloth covers a seat where a figure in orange robes sits, with a microphone on a stand before it. In front lie a silver tray of fresh fruit with apples, lemons and bananas, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in mesh with a pointed leaf-topped lid, a silver bowl of petals, a brass yantra-like plate on an orange cloth, a small gold deity murti, and tall silver oil lamps on either side. Part of a figure in orange clothing stands at the left edge and a person in white stands at the right edge, with their feet and lower bodies cropped.2009-07-21August 03 20102010-08-03A photograph of a large ornate silver puja thali set on a red and blue patterned rug. The tray holds several embossed silver bowls, a small silver cup with red and green items, a silver spoon-shaped vessel, white jasmine-like flowers, and a pink lotus bloom beside a red apple. Orange and gold-bordered cloth lies at the right edge, and a gold ritual vessel with red ribbon is partly visible. No people are visible.2010-09-16January 01 20112011-01-01