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January 19 20212021-01-19Photo 11733184 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual altar set with five turmeric-yellow kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow mound marked by a red kumkum dot and a sprig of grass, dressed with red and white carnations, beaded necklaces and colourful cloth. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left on a leopard-print cloth, and a white rice-or-grain bed lies beneath the central pots. Decorative gold-bordered fabric hangs in front. No people are visible.2022-06-19 +1 copiesA ritual arrangement on banana leaves with several turmeric-covered coconuts, each decorated with leaves and red kumkum dots and set in woven bamboo or cane baskets on small white bowls. At the centre stands a larger kalasha-like pot wrapped in red and green woven cane, topped with a turmeric-coated coconut and a red cloth. Small clay lamps sit around the pot on a white powder base. A person's arm is partly visible at the upper right, and fruit lies on a tray in the background. This appears to be a puja or homa setup with kalasha and coconuts, but no a person figure is visible.2021-11-14Night ritual photograph of several brass kalasha pots topped with yellow coconuts wrapped in green leaves and tied with string, arranged on a raised platform over a floor scattered with grains and blue-chalked patterns. In the foreground a seated priest in a maroon garment wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a white ornament. Behind, seated participants in white and orange-red robes, and a man in white with a cloth on his head, sit in rows while onlookers in white stand in the dark background. The pots show decorative beadwork and cloth wraps, consistent with a puja or homa setting.2013-11-19June 20 20212021-06-20September 04 20122012-09-04 +1 copiesAntigua and Barbuda On 12/6/20252025-12-06A 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.2013-12-09July 10 20132013-07-10August 18 20132013-08-18December 20 20132013-12-20