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August 07 20132013-08-07September 11 20132013-09-11December 23 20102010-12-23March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28A photograph of a ceremonial silver kalasha on a green silk-bordered cloth-covered table, decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink flowers and green mango leaves, with a golden coconut-like top. Embossed deity figures decorate the metal pot. Beside it sit a small silver bowl with red kumkum and a dish of pink and white flower petals. Behind, a person in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl holds a wooden pole. Sandy ground and a whitewashed wall form the background. The scene suggests a procession or ritual preparation.2009-06-17 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesA close outdoor photograph of a silver kalasha held by a hand in the lower right, topped with a yellow-orange turmeric-coated coconut wreathed in fresh green mango leaves and a yellow marigold flower. Yellow marigold petals rest on a silver tray beneath the vessel. A saffron-orange cloth sleeve appears at the right edge. Behind it, a concrete walkway, sandy ground, scattered slippers and leafy trees form the setting.2013-11-22A silver kalasha ritual pot with a wire-mesh patterned body stands on a bed of raw rice grains, topped with mango leaves, a yellow flower and a conical mound of orange-yellow turmeric-coloured material. Banana leaves and a purple and yellow striped cloth lie around the base, with a red kumkum mark on the pot. Mango leaves fill the frame at the edges. No people are visible.2011-12-28Close-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25January 10 20152015-01-10December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copies