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October 06 2006

Top-down photo of a ritual puja tray set on a woven straw mat over a wooden board, placed on loose gravel ground. Items include a white conch shell, silver and brass dishes, a small silver cup with a spoon, a glass bowl holding a red cloth, a brass incense holder with incense sticks, a pair of silver spoons, a dark metal spoon or ladle, a brass pot with a spout, and an ornate oval silver tray with an embossed central motif. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of an arranged set of silver and silver-coloured ritual vessels laid out on a striped woven mat over a concrete floor. Visible items include two tall lamp stands with flared tops, a footed bowl, engraved and hammered-pattern bowls, several round trays, small cups and spoons, a tall ornate container, a twisted-handled ladle and a round tray with a scalloped edge. No people are present.

September 11 2013

Ritual implements laid out on woven straw mats on bare ground at a temple ceremony. Silver and brass lamps with multiple wicks, ornate lamp stands, a silver bowl, a small silver vessel, a fan-like whisk made of white fur, and silver handled ceremonial tools are arranged in rows. A tiered brass lamp stands at the right edge. Above, the white dhotis and bare feet of several standing men are visible, one wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, and a wooden swing or palanquin frame with white cloth sits at the upper right. No faces are shown.

A photograph of many silver-coloured puja thalis arranged in rows on a red cloth-covered table in front of a striped rug in pink, red, blue, purple and green. Each thali holds small steel bowls and cups, yellow and red flowers, white flower petals, incense sticks standing upright, and small paper slips. Orange fabric is visible at the top right corner. No people are visible, and the arrangement suggests preparation for a ritual offering.

A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a woven straw mat laid over a blue and white striped cloth. Central is a large polished silver covered vessel with a decorated lid, beside a silver pitcher and a silver cup holding dark liquid. A white conch shell sits on a silver stand with a pink hibiscus flower tucked into it. Nearby are a folded saffron/orange cloth, a silver spoon, a small yellow flower, and metal bowls of orange and red powder. Incense sticks stand in a decorated silver holder at left. No people are visible.

Close-up of a polished silver tray holding five silver oil lamps with wick-holders and small handles, arranged in a row, with white ghee or camphor-like residue in the cups. Orange and gold-bordered cloth surrounds the tray, with a red and gold fabric edge at right and a white cloth at top left. Black incense sticks or thin rods rise at the left edge. No people are visible; the setting suggests a puja arrangement.

A photograph, taken from above, of an arrangement of silver and steel ritual vessels laid out on a striped woven mat with dark purple and red, green and cream bands, set on a grey concrete floor. Items include a large engraved silver bowl, a cylindrical silver cup, a silver kalasha-style pot, two long-handled silver ladles or spoons, several small silver cups and bowls, a flat engraved silver plate, a rectangular silver tray, a silver lamp-stand with a domed top, and a pair of silver flower-topped candlesticks. No people are visible; the objects are the sole subject.

Overhead photo of a flat arrangement of silver ritual vessels laid out on a black cloth. Top left is a rectangular silver tray with engraved border. Above centre are a small silver cup with a spout, a shallow saucer-like dish and a small silver tumbler. Centre left is a round silver bowl with a spoon, next to a tapered silver pitcher-like vessel and a pair of silver cups with handles. Lower left is a round silver plate with a long curved handle and engraved floral and deity-like motifs. Four small silver bowls sit in a square cluster lower centre, and a large lobed silver bowl with decorative edge rests at lower right. At the bottom right edge, a seated person in white clothing with a pen and paper is visible, writing or recording the items. The scene suggests silver puja or abhishekam vessels being inventoried.

2006 - Nithyananda Galleria

A photograph of a silver puja setup on a silver-embossed tray in an empty room. A silver oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left beside a silver bell. In the centre are a silver pot with spout, a silver cup, a small silver spouted vessel, a silver ladle and small silver containers with conical lids, along with a silver leaf-shaped dish. At right, garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers drape over an orange cloth beside a pile of flower petals and folded paper. No people are visible.