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October 17 20122012-10-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja at a decorated altar. A hand in a rust-orange sleeve holds a silver lamp with a large flame over a kalasha-style vessel and a decorated linga-like object wrapped in purple and gold cloth, surrounded by yellow and pink roses, green leaves, a banana and a yellow-and-gold tied bundle. A copper-toned ornamental backdrop and small oil lamps appear at the edges. No full face or body of any person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate can be confirmed.2018-06-04October 13 20132013-10-13A photograph of a temple-style ritual arrangement with a deity murti dressed in a purple silk sari with gold border, adorned with gold jewellery, white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands, seated on a gold-finished peetha. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames flank the murti, each topped by a small brass Ganesha figure. In the foreground a yellow-framed square homa fire pit with burning flames sits beside a brass bowl with a ladle. Golden shawls drape the peetha and a green-and-yellow cloth covers the altar behind, with no people visible.2012-10-19July 13 20152015-07-13March 16 20172017-03-16A decorated silver throne-like seat is heaped with yellow and pink roses, pink petals, green leaves and a banana, with purple and gold cloth draped over a central kalasha-type vessel topped with mango-leaf and yellow-wrapped coconut bundles. A hand in a red-and-orange sleeve holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the offering, while saffron-robed figures stand blurred in the background. Ritual puja offering to a sacred vessel. No identifiable individual is clearly shown.2018-06-04A photograph of a deity murti dressed in a purple garment with gold-bordered red and gold silk drapes, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flower garlands. Two brass oil lamps with flames stand on either side of a dark stone yoni-shaped basin in front, and a flame burns in a brass lamp at the lower left. A polished silver bowl sits at right on a yellow-cloth-covered platform, with red flower petals scattered on the floor. Gold-carved furniture and a red backdrop are visible behind. No people are visible.2012-10-17Photograph of a festival setting with two large decorated statues dressed in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. The statue on the right wears an orange turban and ornate gold-and-embroidered attire, with one hand raised. Beside them stands a smaller figure wrapped in purple and gold cloth, adorned with white flowers. In front lies a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a wooden stand, with a red and gold embroidered cloth draped over a low table behind. Green carpet covers the stage floor, and a few people in white and casual clothes move in the background, with plastic chairs and tables visible. These are statues and deity murti, not living people.2012-10-19Close view of a temple shrine during a ritual, dominated by two lit brass oil lamps in the foreground, one with a small figurine on its stem, with bright flames. Behind them, a deity murti or garlanded figure is decorated with yellow marigold garlands with red accents, gold ornaments and a maroon cloth. Gold and red fabrics and a bright, glittering backdrop fill the scene. No people are clearly visible.2017-01-08A photograph of a homa fire pit with bright flames rising from a rectangular yellow-edged hearth in the foreground. Behind it sits a central deity murti draped in a purple silk sari with gold border, adorned with layered gold and red-stone jewellery, a white jasmine garland and a golden crown, flanked by two smaller murtis wrapped in gold and orange silk with leaves and yellow tilaka-marked heads. Brass oil lamps with Ganesha figures on top stand on either side, one flickering with a small flame, and a silver bowl sits at right. The setting is a temple shrine with gold ornamental panels behind.2012-10-18Two decorated ritual pots, or kalasha-style vessels, sit side by side on a table as a puja offering. Each is wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red and pink striped sticks rising from the tops, and topped with mango leaves, grass and orange coconut-like tops marked with red dots. The left vessel wears a white silk cloth and pearl and gold jewellery, while the right wears a maroon and gold silk cloth with a gold necklace. Silver oil lamps, a silver dish of mixed fruit including green grapes, bananas and mangoes, and silver bowls surround them. Devotees are faintly visible in the dim background, and a lit oil lamp burns at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja arrangement.2017-08-02 +1 copies