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Folded silk garments are arranged on a brass tray and across a striped woven cloth in purple, green, yellow and red. The stacks include white cloths with gold-coloured borders, grey and gold-edged silks, maroon, orange, purple and mustard-yellow fabrics. A bouquet of white jasmine flowers and a few deep red blooms sits at the top, with scattered white petals on the cloth. No people are visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15April 17 20182018-04-17December 15 20162016-12-15Close view of a ritual offering on a metal tray placed on the floor. A pair of bare feet of a standing person appears at the left edge. The tray holds folded silk cloths in maroon, gold-bordered, white and purple tones, a gold-coloured ornamental object wrapped in yellow cord, and a heap of red rose petals. A bowl of mixed petals in red, orange and yellow sits at the right, and yellow and white flower garlands with red ribbon lie at the lower left. Scattered petals cover the floor.2015-10-18October 23 20122012-10-23A decorated brass kalasha pot wrapped in red, green and yellow woven strips and edged with golden embroidered trim sits on a pale surface, topped with fresh green mango leaves and a yellow cloth tuft with red pigment. Beside it, a carved wooden tray holds a stack of folded silk cloths in red, yellow, green and orange. A blurred golden pedestal is visible behind, with warm pinkish lighting. No people are visible.2018-04-17Photograph of folded textiles arranged on striped multicolour cloths and brass trays. Stacks of white garments with gold borders, saffron, maroon, purple, grey and mustard-yellow cloths with gold edging sit beside a garland of white flowers and a large gold-brocade fabric draped in the background. Red and white bundled cloths lie in the upper left. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be prepared offerings or ceremonial clothing.2016-12-19A ceremonial exchange inside a hall with deep red drapes and a large gold ornate canopy above. On the left, a man in a red-orange turban, saffron-orange ochre cloth and a heavy gold beaded necklace holds one end of a green silk garment with gold zari border. Beside him, a bald man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala lifts the same green cloth. On the right, an older man in a vivid pink and gold brocade shawl bows forward. Behind them a gold-framed throne back and a yellow-wrapped offering are visible. a person cues on the left figure are not clear enough to confirm, so the figure is described by role.2015-08-09Close photograph of an offering arranged on a red-orange stone ledge beside an ornately carved stone pillar. A folded red-orange cloth with orange twisted cord handles and a white cloth edge sits on a gold-bordered red and maroon silk textile with woven golden motifs and gold fringe. Yellow marigold-type flowers and a single magenta flower lie at the left. In the blurred background a person in white clothing walks past, and a small figure of a deity murti appears near the top left.2010-11-06A metal platter holds a heap of small bundles wrapped in red, orange and green shimmering silk with gold-thread fringes, tied with cord. Behind and beside them are plates of grains, a dark powder, dried herbs and white granular material, with green banana leaves at the top. The tablecloth is maroon. No people are visible in the scene.2016-12-15