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January 02 2013

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A photograph of an outdoor table draped with a white cloth and a red-and-green border. In the foreground, a silver tray holds a heaped garland of red and dark-red flowers with green leaves and gold-coloured bead accents. Behind it stands an engraved silver pot or kalasha filled with yellow marigold-type flowers and green leaves, with a few loose yellow petals on the tray. A paved tiled ground and a red pillar are visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2013-01-02February 28 20132013-02-28December 24 20092009-12-24August 09 20072007-08-09August 03 20092009-08-03Photograph of a ritual display on a white-draped table: several silver kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow-orange coconut and green mango leaves, are decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flowers. A ring of purple gomphrena-style flowers encircles the arrangement, and rice grains with scattered petals cover the table. In the background, seated devotees in colourful saris and white clothes watch, and a person in white stands at right near a red-draped table.2011-12-13Outdoor temple scene beside a terracotta-red stepped base. A white-draped table holds a silver tray of yellow marigold flowers with red petals, two small bowls of red and reddish powder (kumkum), an orange-and-saffron cloth, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut on top set on a brass plate. A brass plate lies on the ground, scattered petals cover the floor, and a person in white ritual dress with a red-marked forehead stands at the right edge, partly visible.2010-10-07Close photograph of three polished silver kalasha pots set on a bed of white sand, each topped with a husked orange-brown coconut wrapped in green mango leaves. White jasmine garlands and red flower petals lie around the pots, with a yellow marigold at the lower right edge. The background is softly blurred greenery and a striped red-and-white wall. No people are visible.2011-12-16December 12 20112011-12-12October 10 20132013-10-10A photograph of a ceremonial silver kalasha pot on a silver tray, topped with a turmeric-smeared coconut crowned with yellow flowers and mango leaves. Yellow blossoms are arranged around its base on rice grains, and a tray of white jasmine-like flowers sits beside it on a white cloth. No people are visible.2011-01-16A silver kalasha, a ritual water pot with an engraved and gilded body, sits on a yellow cloth-covered table in front of a terracotta-coloured temple plinth. A coconut with a ceremonial tuft is crowned with mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers, with red flower petals scattered on the silver tray and the cloth. A brass plate with marigold petals and an empty metal dish sit nearby. No people are visible.2010-11-06