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A close view of a bundled maroon cloth parcel tied with gold thread and decorated with yellow marigold-type flowers, resting on a polished silver tray with scalloped edges. The tray sits on a plain burlap-textured cloth surface, with a blurred wooden pole and soft background. No people are visible. This appears to be a ritual offering bundle.

A close photograph of a bundled white cloth tied with a teal and gold-bordered woven fabric, resting on a polished silver metal tray. A half coconut with white flesh sits at the lower left edge, and a few bundles of folded pink and red cloth lie in the blurred background. No people are visible; the scene looks like a ritual offering arrangement.

Close-up photograph of a red cloth bundle tied with a knot and decorated with yellow and white flowers, resting in a polished silver-toned metal bowl with ridged rim. Behind it are blurred brass or copper vessels and a wooden surface, with a wooden rudraksha mala visible at right. No people are visible in the frame.

September 10 2017

2017-09-10 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a bundled maroon silk cloth tied with gold thread and decorated with bright green flower petals, resting on an ornate silver tray on a plain surface. A blurred chair leg appears at the left edge. No people are visible; the bundle appears to be a ritual offering or sacred item wrapped in cloth.

A close photograph of a knotted bundle wrapped in white silk with faint pink tinting, tied with a thin gold-orange ribbon. It rests on a bed of yellow marigold-type flowers over a golden-yellow brocade cloth. Behind it, a dark red fabric with gold threads and a white cushion are partly visible. No people are visible in the frame.

Close-up photograph of a white cloth bundle wrapped and tied at the top, set on a clear glass plate held by a hand at the lower right. The bundle is decorated with a yellow marigold-type flower tucked at its side and a red and yellow kumkum/turmeric mark on top. The background is softly blurred, with a glimpse of another glass dish and orange fruit at left. No full faces are visible, and the bundle appears to be a ritual offering of the kind brought in procession.

Close-up photograph of a ritual offering bundle wrapped in white cloth with gold zari borders, placed on a metal tray beside yellow flower garlands and fruit or sweets. A colourful striped cloth lies in the background. No people are visible; the image shows only the offering wrapped in white and gold-bordered fabric.

Close-up photograph of a silver ceremonial ritual implement held by a hand at right. The silver handle has ornate repoussé patterns and a square open cup at its base, wrapped in a folded white cloth with a yellow-orange and red stain, and a red flower garland drapes over the top. At right, a person in a white dhoti with a gold-striped border is partly visible. The background is blurred with indistinct figures.

Close-up of a priest's hands pouring water from a silver kalasha vessel with a spout shaped like an animal head, the vessel wrapped in a white cloth tied with pink flowers and marked with a turmeric-yellow stain. The priest wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a gold-bordered shawl, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold accents. Blurred in the background, another figure in orange-red garments and beads stands near tropical green foliage.

November 22 2015

2015-11-22 +1 copies

Close view of ritual offerings on a striped multicoloured cloth at a temple puja table. In the centre a bundle wrapped in white cloth with a gold border is decorated with yellow flowers and pink petals and has a red kumkum mark on its side. Behind it lie a steel plate of white chrysanthemum-type flowers and red blossoms beside a dark cloth, a plate of bananas and pink petals, a bundle of dried grass or straw sticks in the foreground, and scattered yellow flowers. No people are visible. The scene suggests a navaratri puja arrangement of offerings.

2017-09-21 +1 copies