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December 20 2013

December 20 2013

Photograph of a ritual table arranged with several small kalasha-style pots wrapped in green leaves, with coconut-like tops, white ribbons and a silver-tipped ornament, set on a gold-embroidered cloth over a silver tray lined with banana leaves. A red cloth-wrapped object sits at the centre, and yellow and maroon cups stand among the leaves. In the background, two seated people in white clothing are partly visible, one wearing a red and white beaded necklace. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation, though no clear deity murti is shown.

A photograph of a ritual display on a draped table in low light. A yellow fringed parasol stands at the left edge, beside a person in orange-brown robes holding a lit oil lamp. Central to the scene is a cone-shaped structure of orange and yellow cloth with a white-clad deity murti or figure dressed with beaded necklaces and a face-shaped ornament. Around it are several tall coconuts topped with green leaves, set in brass pots dressed in blue, white and green silk skirts with embroidered red and gold ornaments. Scattered petals, a small brass bowl and incense smoke add to the puja setting. In the background a large portrait shows a figure in red garments with yellow garlands.

A close photograph of ritual kalasha pots arranged on a cloth-covered table. A central embossed silver pot holds green mango leaves topped by a coconut, surrounded by similar coconut-topped kalashas wrapped at their bases in white cloth, set on a gold-and-teal brocade runner over a magenta cloth. Blurred figures in warm clothing stand in the background, with no clearly visible faces. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.

Night outdoor ritual on a dark wooden platform beside a lawn. A figure seated cross-legged on the ground, wearing a dark red-brown garment and a head covering, tends a small square brick fire pit with a pot and ladle. Brass vessels, a silver plate, and white cloth lie on the platform. To the right, a table draped in gold-brown brocade holds potted green plants and small yellow pots. A rope swing hangs from a tree. At upper left, a row of seated people in white clothes and red shawls sit on steps beside a lit lamp.

November 21 2010

Outdoor night ritual photo. A man in a maroon-red dhoti with gold-bordered shawl, orange-red turban, layered gold and beaded necklaces and an earpiece microphone stands at a table draped in teal and gold brocade. He holds a small silver bell in one hand and a lit incense stick in the other, raising the incense over several potted offerings wrapped in yellow and maroon cloth with green leaves, beside a silver pot. The setting is dark with lamps and a tree trunk behind. Whether this man is the presenter cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as priest performing a puja.

Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible.

Outdoor photo of a ritual display on a maroon-draped table in front of a hedge and palm trees. Several kalasha-style pots are dressed in gold and blue silk with beaded necklaces and red stones, topped with orange and yellow coconut-fibre bundles and green leaves. Two larger pots sit centrally on a blue and gold brocade cloth, one in orange cloth and one in white. Foreground shows blurred yellow bricks and a metal bowl, with the heads of spectators at the bottom edge. No people are clearly visible as persons; the figures are decorated pots, not humans.

Outdoors at dusk, a man in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban stands beside a fire pit, holding a lit lamp or flame over a draped table. The table, covered in a gold and teal brocade cloth, displays green-leaved pots, coconuts and brass vessels, with a silver lamp stand on the ground. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace with bare shoulders. Behind him, a few seated devotees in light clothing sit near white tables and tree trunks on a lit lawn, one with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual.

A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a draped table at night. Central is a conical mound of golden-brown cloth draped with orange silk and adorned with a jeweled brooch, flowers and a red blossom, resembling a decorated deity murti or kalasha form. Several coconuts with leaves and sprigs of grass surround it on brass pots, one dressed with a green and gold skirt and red jeweled pendant, another with a blue cloth and emerald-style ornaments. Oil lamps burn with bright flames at left and front, and a hand holding a small vessel reaches in from the left beneath a yellow fringed parasol. A large red-and-gold portrait stands in the background showing a seated figure draped in red with flower garlands.