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May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesJanuary 28 20182018-01-28 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13May 13 20182018-05-13March 16 20172017-03-16A decorated silver throne-like seat is heaped with yellow and pink roses, pink petals, green leaves and a banana, with purple and gold cloth draped over a central kalasha-type vessel topped with mango-leaf and yellow-wrapped coconut bundles. A hand in a red-and-orange sleeve holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the offering, while saffron-robed figures stand blurred in the background. Ritual puja offering to a sacred vessel. No identifiable individual is clearly shown.2018-06-04KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/13/20182018-01-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver-chased ceremonial seat or peetha decorated for a deity darshan. Its ornate silver backrest is draped with magenta and pink rose garlands and bright yellow marigold garlands. A gold-bordered maroon silk cloth covers the base, with gold necklaces laid across it. A brass kalasha with green leaves and pink flowers sits at the centre, with a small oil lamp burning in front. Two standing figures in white dhoti are partly visible at the upper right, and a blurred background suggests a temple hall. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA temple-style puja at a shrine: a gilded arched backdrop frames an orange cloth, and a deity murti or ritual form is heavily decorated with red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine garlands and green leaves, with a rudraksha-bead garland draped across it. In the foreground a shirtless priest in white dhoti with yellow borders pours or offers from a small vessel near a brass lamp with a lit flame, beside bananas, coconut halves and brass pots. A second shirtless man in a white dhoti sits at the left edge, partly cropped.2017-03-16A puja at an altar draped with white and orange cloth beneath a gold arched frame. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a yellow-orange head cloth leans forward to light an oil lamp in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow marigolds. Silver and brass vessels, a plate of bananas, flower-filled trays and a bowl of petals sit on a striped cloth. A second man in white sits at the left edge, and another priest stands behind the altar.2017-03-16October 05 20172017-10-05 +1 copies