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October 02 2014

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September 28 20112011-09-28Close-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.2016-09-15Close view of a ritual puja tray on a silver-toned plate with brass and gold vessels. A large brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands at left, beside small cups holding liquid, a gold bowl of red kumkum-like powder, a gold cup of saffron, a folded white shell-like object, and a pink flower with a stem. A small gold lidded container sits at right. In the background are yellow flowers in a dish, an open magazine with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and orange cloth. No people are visible.2010-10-03June 27 20132013-06-27June 09 20132013-06-09July 19 20162016-07-19Close photograph of a polished silver puja thali held by a person whose hand is visible at the top left, dropping a pink rose onto the tray. The thali holds several small silver bowls and cups containing white flower petals, a silver cup of water, a small silver lamp, a white shell-like object, a brown-beaded rudraksha-style mala, a folded red cloth with gold border and an incense stick smoking at the right. No people are fully visible beyond the hand and a blurred red garment in the background. This is an offering tray used in pratyaksha padapuja.2016-05-20October 09 20132013-10-09September 23 20132013-09-23Close photo of a ritual offering tray on an orange cloth. A large brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands at left beside a small brass vessel, and a white conch shell rests on a gold leaf-shaped stand at upper right. Silver bowls hold white rice or grains, yellow paste, orange paste, red kumkum-like paste and dark liquid, with a small wooden spoon. Folded red-and-white cloth and a bowl of yellow flowers appear at the edges.2010-12-14October 03 20102010-10-03Close-up photograph of an ornately engraved silver tray used in Hindu abhishekam ritual, holding several small silver bowls filled with liquids and offerings. A bowl of golden-yellow liquid sits at left beside a bowl of pink oleander blossoms at centre, with a silver cup containing a white flower and a small engraved silver box. A white conch-shaped vessel with silver fittings rests at top left among yellow and red flowers, and gold-toned tray edges are visible at the bottom right. No people are visible in the scene.2013-06-08