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January 15 2018

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A photograph of a ritual offering on bare ground in front of a stone step. A small mound of damp earth is decorated with white and red roses, white and yellow flowers, green leaves and sprigs of flowering herb, with white powder sprinkled around its base. To the right, a yellow turmeric-coloured lump with a red dot and a green grass stalk sits on a brass plate. No people are visible.2018-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesPhoto 11715570 +1 copiesNovember 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20182018-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20182018-01-07A close photograph of a yellow turmeric-paste conical mound with a red kumkum dot and a sprig of green grass standing upright on top. It rests on a brass plate ringed with white chrysanthemum-type flowers and red roses, set on bare brown ground. No people are visible. The arrangement is a ritual offering of turmeric, grass and flowers.2018-01-15A close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a yellow sandstone block. A brass-rimmed silver plate holds a coconut wrapped with a braided grass band and yellow thread, with small metal tokens and a pale disc attached. Around it are red roses, white and yellow marigolds, and scattered petals. Behind, stacked orange-yellow stone blocks are dressed with pink and white flowers, a brass oil lamp burns at the upper right, and brass vessels and a copper pot sit nearby. No people are visible.2016-03-27Photo 11724214 +2 copiesA ritual setup on a brown earthen or clay platform, decorated with garlands of yellow marigold-type flowers and pink petals. In the centre is a brass bowl holding liquid, and to the right a metal plate with an orange-saffron cloth bundle topped with two white cloth pieces, surrounded by pink petals. Incense sticks and a wooden-handled ritual implement lie in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is partly visible at upper left. A person in white clothing with dark gloves is at the top edge of the frame. The background shows grass and a wooden post. No faces are visible.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA ground-level Pongal kolam drawn in white rangoli powder on bare earth, with a central floral arrangement of red roses, yellow and white chrysanthemums and sprigs of greenery set on a round base. Two earthen pots with mango leaves stand on either side, and a striped woven mat in red, yellow, green and pink lies behind. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2018-01-14August 08 20182018-08-08