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December 17 2013

A photograph of several decorated kalasha pots arranged on a banana leaf at dusk. Each pot is wrapped in silk cloth in purple, blue, and red-gold, and draped with long garlands of yellow marigolds and green leaves. Mango-leaf bundles rise from the pots, and scattered red and yellow flower petals cover the stone steps and ground nearby. Small metal vessels stand at the left edge. No people are visible.

A night-time photograph of a Ganesha murti seated in an ornate gilded arched shrine. The deity has an elephant head and wears a silver crown, silver jewellery and a green-and-silver garment. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the arch and the murti. Golden brocade with a sheen hangs behind it. Brass kalasha pots with coconuts, mango leaves and silver necklaces stand on a blue patterned platform, with more flower-decorated pots at the sides. No people are visible.

Night photograph of a decorated ritual arrangement under an open-sided shed with a metal roof. A tall shrine-like backdrop of gold and blue panels with a small framed deity image is draped with yellow chrysanthemum and red rose garlands, with white jasmine strands hanging across the front. Five conical mounds of yellow turmeric-coloured material sit in brass pots with yellow flowers and red-and-white cloths tied around them, set on a green banana leaf dusted with white powder. Pots and flowers surround a central kalasha. No people are visible.

September 05 2017

2017-09-05 +1 copies

Photograph of deity murti dressed for Navaratri, seated on a draped platform at night. The figures are decorated with long yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and gold-bordered silk garments in maroon and green. A dark background and a small silver vessel at the lower right frame the display. No people are visible in the scene.

Photograph of a ceremonial arrangement on a golden ornate throne-like seat with a carved lion-face motif at its top. Two ceremonial pots or kalashas wrapped in white and green cloth sit at the centre, each adorned with layered white jasmine and red rose garlands and beaded gold-and-red necklaces. Green banana or leaf sprigs and wheat-like stalks with white ribbons rise from the pots. Two small silver oil lamps with flames burn at the left and right edges, and a bed of coloured floral rangoli lies in the foreground. A figure in orange-gold dhoti stands partly visible at the right edge.

A night photograph of a decorated ritual arrangement on a draped table with a purple and magenta cloth. At the centre stands a tall deity murti or ritual form draped in a white and green sari-like cloth with gold borders, wearing a long white and pink garland, a large jewelled silver-toned pendant and rose petals. Before it sit several green, red and orange cloth-wrapped coconuts with mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a jewelled necklace draped over an orange cloth. Scattered rose petals lie on the table and a dark foliage background surrounds the scene. No people are visible.

Night photograph of a golden throne-like seat holding a small metal deity murti adorned with necklaces, draped in red and yellow garlands with white flower strands, set on a red and gold cloth with scattered petals. Five brass kalasha pots wrapped in colourful cloth (green, blue, orange, red) with mango leaves and conical coverings sit around the murti, encircled by yellow marigold garlands. Stepped striped platform behind, with blue fairy lights in the dark background. No people are visible.

November 27 2012

December 12 2011

A ritual arrangement of coconuts and kalasha pots on a red-and-gold cloth, with no people visible. Several coconuts wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and decorated with red flowers and vermilion marks stand in white latticed vessels with green banana-leaf accents. A conch shell rests in front, beside red and gold silk cloth folded in the foreground. Behind them a gilded arch with carved swan-like motifs frames the scene against a dark backdrop, with scattered petals on the table.