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September 28 2022

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Close-up photograph of puja items on a red and magenta silk cloth in a temple setting. In the foreground a blurred brass or gold oil lamp stands on the cloth. At center, a shallow brass plate holds a mound of yellow turmeric paste topped with a red kumkum dot. Behind, a dull silver-toned metal pot with handles and a white cloth sit beside gold-coloured pedestal lamps. The background is soft gold. No people are visible.2022-09-28Close-up photograph of a puja table draped in red and magenta silk with gold brocade edging. In the foreground a blurred gold lamp stand sits in front of a brass or gold-plated plate holding a yellow turmeric-coloured offering with a red kumkum mark. Behind it are a small silver-toned vessel with a handle, a shallow white bowl with a pale offering, a tumbler, and golden pillar-shaped stands. No people are visible. A small inset portrait of a smiling man in orange headwear appears in the top corner, but it is a printed or screen element, not a physical person in the scene; no appearance-based identification is made.2022-09-28A conical yellow turmeric lingam sits on a round silver metal tray, its tip marked with a red kumkum spot. Yellow turmeric-coloured rice grains are scattered across the tray and on green banana leaves beneath it. A red apple sits at the right edge and yellow bananas appear at the upper left, with a teal silk cloth in the background. This is an offering arrangement of a turmeric lingam for worship, with no people visible.2015-12-24Close-up photograph of a large steel tray filled with bright yellow turmeric powder, its surface pressed into swirled ridges. Behind it sits a steel bowl of deep red kumkum powder, and to the right a polished silver or steel vessel with engraved decorative bands. The items rest on a gold and orange brocade cloth with floral patterns. No people are visible in the frame.2021-06-20Close photograph of a conical heap of bright yellow-orange turmeric powder piled on a scalloped silver plate, resting on a larger embossed silver vessel. Behind it, other silver bowls and plates sit on an orange cloth, with a bowl of white powder at the top. No people are visible.2012-07-09A close photograph of a small orange-brown sculpted mound, shaped like a rounded conical figure with lumpy protrusions, standing upright on a ribbed silver metal plate against a weathered brown wooden background. No people are visible. The mound appears to be made of a powdery orange-yellow substance, possibly turmeric paste or sacred clay, and sits centrally in the frame.2013-10-10November 05 20102010-11-05April 30 20122012-04-30A photograph of a ritual setup on a dark wooden table. On a round metal tray sits a conical mound of yellow-orange turmeric paste, marked with a red kumkum spot on its front and topped with thin green grass blades. In the left foreground a metal bowl holds fresh flowers in yellow, red and white. No people are visible; the scene is lit only by a dim warm light.2011-11-28Close-up photograph of ritual offering materials on a silver tray. In the foreground, a silver bowl is filled with bright yellow turmeric powder, and a second silver bowl holds vivid red kumkum powder. Behind them sit silver vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot with a rim, and a pink silk cloth with gold border and a golden brocade cloth. No people are visible; the scene shows puja items arranged for a ceremony.2021-06-20December 28 20112011-12-28December 23 20102010-12-23