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November 21 2010

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Close photo of a brass kalasha with a rough golden-brown band and wide mouth, filled with water and topped with a bundle of mango leaves and yellow flowers, held on a brass plate of rice by two people. On the left a woman in white clothes with a yellow head covering and a rudraksha mala with a red pendant holds the plate with bangles on her wrist. On the right a person in orange robes holds the other side of the kalasha. Sandy ground and scattered petals lie behind them.2008-11-28A person in white clothing and a yellow shawl holds a brass kalasha pot wrapped with white string and red kumkum marks, topped with mango leaves and yellow flowers, resting on a brass plate of rice. The background is an unpaved, muddy outdoor ground with puddles. Only hands and torso are visible, so the person is not identifiable from this image.2008-11-28February 10 20092009-02-10May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA street-side photograph of a religious welcome procession. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass kalasha with green coconut or leaves on a tray, while a bald priest in saffron/orange cloth steadies it. To the left, a young man in orange garments wears a garland of white flowers over his shoulders. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a woman in a red sari with red and gold patterns stand near a shop front with a red sign.2012-05-28March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesMay 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13A close view of a man in white traditional dhoti and kurta holding a brass kalasha on a round brass plate of rice. The kalasha is wrapped in a woven mesh of string, topped with green mango leaves, yellow flowers and a coconut-like bundle, with red kumkum dots on its sides. Beside him, another man wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a third stands in white with a yellow shawl and dark blue top. An orange barrier ribbon runs along the bottom right, and the ground is muddy.2008-11-28May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA two-panel photo collage of a temple abhishekam. In both panels a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha-style beads, pours water from a large brass kalasha over a small gold-coloured deity murti on an altar. In the right panel a gold figure of a deity stands beside a white carved figure on the altar. Behind him a second man in white ritual dhoti stands by the altar.2011-03-03October 19 20062006-10-19