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Folded silk garments are arranged on a brass tray and across a striped woven cloth in purple, green, yellow and red. The stacks include white cloths with gold-coloured borders, grey and gold-edged silks, maroon, orange, purple and mustard-yellow fabrics. A bouquet of white jasmine flowers and a few deep red blooms sits at the top, with scattered white petals on the cloth. No people are visible.

Photograph of folded textiles arranged on striped multicolour cloths and brass trays. Stacks of white garments with gold borders, saffron, maroon, purple, grey and mustard-yellow cloths with gold edging sit beside a garland of white flowers and a large gold-brocade fabric draped in the background. Red and white bundled cloths lie in the upper left. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be prepared offerings or ceremonial clothing.

October 21 2015

2015-10-21 +2 copies

A temple ritual scene with several kalasha pots arranged on a gold-bordered maroon cloth. Each pot is a coconut topped with white jasmine garlands, set in colourful patterned bases, with green mango leaves at the rim. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, one with a red thread on his wrist. Plates hold fruit, folded napkins, flowers and small brass vessels in the foreground, with a partly visible person at the left edge.

2018-04-29 +1 copies

A padapuja ritual with a devotee's bare foot resting on a brass plate heaped with white jasmine, pink petals and green leaves. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-red robe with a gold border and white jasmine garland kneels or sits over the plate. Behind, a woman in a teal sari sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure in orange robes wears rudraksha beads and a bracelet. Scattered petals cover the red floor and a white cloth lies at lower left.

2014-06-27 +1 copies

January 05 2019

Close view of a Krishna Janmashtami offering setup. Several silver trays holding small white sweets or naivedyam are arranged on a wooden platform draped in colourful striped cloth. A marigold and rose garland hangs down a blue and gold pillar decorated with a yellow lotus emblem. A person in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, and a hand wearing a rudraksha mala reaches toward the trays. Bright red and yellow flowers and a red-and-orange textile frame the scene.

March 30 2016

July 25 2013

A table draped in red cloth is laid out with ritual materials for a puja. Plates hold white rice or grain arranged in concentric rings, with a small yellow-and-black cylindrical item placed on one plate. A large round metal tray holds dried herbs, roots, bark pieces and seeds. Bundles of wrapped cloth in orange, red, green and gold sit in the centre. Dried sticks or twigs are bundled in woven baskets at the back, and green banana leaves lie across the table. Small metal dishes filled with grains or powders sit on a tray at left, beside a brass vessel. A multicolour striped cloth hangs along the top edge. No people are visible.

January 31 2018

A seated couples ritual on an orange floor cloth. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and a white flower garland sits with hands joined in prayer, holding red and white flowers. Beside him a woman in a red sari with green and gold border and white jasmine garlands sits with hands clasped. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and a man in grey clothing sit with garlands, on mats. Brass plates hold turmeric, yellow powder, and a small silver tray. Behind, a row of seated women in saris and men in white with yellow shawls watch, with a camera on a tripod at the top left. Several people are present in the scene.