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September 30 2013

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August 02 20172017-08-02Close-up photograph of decorated kalasha pots arranged for a ritual. Each pot is a brass vessel holding a yellow-dusted coconut wrapped in white cloth, tied with straw, and crowned with yellow chrysanthemums and a red rose. Green mango leaves surround the rims. Blurred pink and yellow flowers and additional pots fill the background. No people are visible.2016-12-12August 02 20172017-08-02A close-up photograph of a ceremonial offering arrangement on a wooden tray. Three clear glass vessels with lattice-patterned sides hold water, with a mango leaf and a yellow-brown coconut-like object at the top. Yellow chrysanthemums, red roses and pink flowers are strung around the arrangement, draped with white cloth edged with a thin pink stripe. Green leaves and a dried grass stalk are visible at the sides. Out-of-focus warm lights glow in the dark background. No people are visible.2016-12-12December 21 20092009-12-21Close-up photograph of ritual offerings on a striped woven cloth in the foreground. Several kalasha-style pots with woven lattice-patterned sides hold coconuts wrapped in lavender-white cloth and crowned with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Bananas, red flower petals and a bundle of leaves lie on the cloth. The background is softly blurred with orange and grey tones. No people are visible.2017-08-02Three silver kalasha pots with woven wire patterns stand on a bed of white rice on a banana leaf. Each pot holds mango leaves and a coconut topped with orange-yellow husk fibre, with yellow marigold flowers and red kumkum dots on the pots. Incense smoke rises at the left and yellow flowers and orange cloth appear in the foreground. No people are visible; this is a ritual setup for a puja.2011-12-28April 14 20182018-04-14Photograph of a ritual display on a white-draped table: several silver kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow-orange coconut and green mango leaves, are decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flowers. A ring of purple gomphrena-style flowers encircles the arrangement, and rice grains with scattered petals cover the table. In the background, seated devotees in colourful saris and white clothes watch, and a person in white stands at right near a red-draped table.2011-12-13A 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.2018-01-31November 02 20132013-11-02Close-up photo of ritual offerings in a homa or yagna setting. Several coconuts wrapped in yellow-orange turmeric-tinted husks with red kumkum marks are arranged in steel vessels lined with white cloth with blue stripes. Each coconut is fitted with a stalk wrapped in green and red thread bearing orange and red flowers, plus dried grass and green mango or betel leaves. Blurred flames glow at the left edge. No people are visible.2018-04-20 +1 copies