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December 28 2011

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Three 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.2011-12-28Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible.2011-12-28A photograph of a ritual setup: three kalasha pots wrapped in woven white netting, each topped with green leaves, stand on a green banana leaf spread over a metal tray. White rice is heaped around their bases with scattered yellow marigolds and red flowers. A fire burns at the upper right beside brick fire pits, and a person in white dhoti and a red-orange cloth, wearing gold-toned ornaments on the wrist, pours or handles the pot at the top.2018-01-06August 02 20172017-08-02December 28 20112011-12-28May 05 20152015-05-05April 03 20182018-04-03Close-up photo of a puja setup on the ground. Two people in orange garments sit cross-legged; one, wearing an orange sari with gold border, reaches over a silver tray. Silver trays hold a small oil lamp with a burning flame, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver vessel with spout, bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and white powder, pink and purple flowers, betel leaves with red-brown offerings, and a lit incense stick. Reddish earth and a colourful woven mat lie beneath.2016-09-15January 15 20162016-01-15October 02 20142014-10-02Close-up photograph of a large dark metal bowl or pan holding a small flame burning among scattered powders, dried leaves, green leaves and a bundle of thin sticks, with smoke rising. Behind it, ornate silver covered vessels and a tray sit on a striped purple and red cloth. A silver ritual vessel is held at the left edge by a hand. Only hands are visible at the edges, no full person. Appears to be a fire offering with turmeric, kumkum and leaves.2017-10-08Four silver kalasha pots stand on a banana leaf covered with white rice, each topped with a coconut wrapped in orange-yellow turmeric paste and dotted with red kumkum, crowned with white jasmine flower garlands and green mango leaves. Blurred figures in orange and white clothing sit behind. Used for an abhishekam or puja arrangement.2012-07-11 +1 copies