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December 18 20132013-12-18A ritual offering table set outdoors before a red-painted temple structure. At center a silver kalasha topped with a coconut is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A silver tray holds a heap of white round sweets, possibly modak or laddu-like balls. Nearby are a silver lamp stand with a dried garland, small bowls of kumkum, turmeric, red powder and rose petals on a silver plate, and a red-and-gold patterned cloth covers the table. Two people in orange-brown robes are partly visible at the edges, one at the left and one with a hand at the lower right, but their faces are not shown. The scene reads as a puja preparation.2013-12-18Overhead photo of a puja offering arranged on a white stone platform and a woven mat. Silver bowls hold round white sweets, a plate holds whole pomegranates, and a silver lamp or pot sits among scattered yellow, red and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. A folded white cloth with an orange border lies at left, with a red cloth beside it and a small silver-rimmed cup nearby. Incense sticks rest in the centre. No people are visible.2006-12-26A photograph of a ritual table draped in red cloth at an outdoor paved area. On the table sit a silver tray holding a bell with a wooden handle, a small gold cup, matchboxes, a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a tall stem, a gold bowl and a silver bowl filled with white and pink flower petals, and a folded white cloth with a gold border. A person in orange robes, seen only from the knees down, walks past at the left edge. No one is seated or standing at the table in the frame.2011-03-05July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a puja offering table draped with a patterned red and cream rug. In the foreground stands a silver kalasha with a coconut wrapped in a leaf and white flowers, flanked by silver bowls of nuts, sweets and fruit. Silver bowls hold yellow flower garlands, and a silver ewer and spouted vessel sit on the table. Red apples and yellow apples are piled in a silver dish at left. Behind the table are a gilded altar base, a silver lamp and incense sticks, and draped orange and white cloth worn by seated attendants at the edges. No face of a central figure is clearly visible, so no identifiable a person is shown.2007-02-24A photograph of a ritual table draped in red cloth on a paved courtyard. A silver oil lamp stands tall at center, beside a bowl of rose petals and flower petals, a silver bell with a handle, a small gold cup holding white material, a silver tray with a folded white cloth and a gold-bordered towel beneath it. A silver dish holds white substance on a small plate. A partly visible figure in orange robes stands in the background near white-and-red striped steps. No clearly identifiable person is seated at the table, and the foreground objects are the focus.2011-03-05Outdoor temple scene beside a terracotta-red stepped base. A white-draped table holds a silver tray of yellow marigold flowers with red petals, two small bowls of red and reddish powder (kumkum), an orange-and-saffron cloth, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut on top set on a brass plate. A brass plate lies on the ground, scattered petals cover the floor, and a person in white ritual dress with a red-marked forehead stands at the right edge, partly visible.2010-10-07Close-up photograph of a ritual table draped in red patterned cloth. On a polished silver tray sits a silver kalasha-style vessel with a tall stem, surrounded by bright red-orange flower petals and a small silver bowl. Behind, a larger ornate silver container with engraved decoration. In the foreground, a silver dish holds yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, and a bowl of red flowers blurs in the front left. No people are visible; only puja offerings and implements are shown.2013-02-28July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Overhead view of a ritual offering table laid with a white cloth and orange-bordered marigold garlands. Silver and steel bowls hold offerings: pink and white flowers, yellow flower petals, cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, sweets, and white and yellow prasadam. Silver pots, a small silver lamp and incense sticks stand among yellow marigold blossoms. A folded saffron-orange cloth with a striped border lies beside containers of turmeric and red kumkum powder. At the right edge, an ornate gold-carved seat or throne and a partly visible figure in orange robes appear. The scene suggests an offering or puja arrangement; no people are fully visible.2009-01-01