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November 14 2021

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A ritual arrangement on banana leaves with several turmeric-covered coconuts, each decorated with leaves and red kumkum dots and set in woven bamboo or cane baskets on small white bowls. At the centre stands a larger kalasha-like pot wrapped in red and green woven cane, topped with a turmeric-coated coconut and a red cloth. Small clay lamps sit around the pot on a white powder base. A person's arm is partly visible at the upper right, and fruit lies on a tray in the background. This appears to be a puja or homa setup with kalasha and coconuts, but no a person figure is visible.2021-11-14A homa fire burns in a metal tray in front of a decorated altar during a temple ritual. The altar is draped in green fabric and holds a central deity murti in colourful dress flanked by decorated kalasha pots with green leaves and coconuts. Fruits, flower petals, bananas, a green coconut wrapped in white flowers and halved coconuts are arranged on banana leaves around the fire, with brass lamps and ritual vessels nearby. A partially visible hand at the right edge holds a ritual item. No full person is clearly visible.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14Photo 11736887 +1 copiesThree decorated kalasha pots arranged on a wooden platform in front of a green patterned silk cloth. Each pot is wrapped with a white cloth bordered in red and gold, topped with a triangular cloth in blue, red and orange, and bound with striped braided cords. Green leaves and a red and gold ribbon decorate the pots. Bananas, oranges and apples lie at their base as offerings. No people are visible.2021-11-14December 25 20132013-12-25October 26 20162016-10-26A temple altar decorated for a ritual, with a green and gold brocade cloth draped over a table. Behind it stand several decorated kalasha pots wrapped in red, pink, green and yellow cloth with mango-leaf and coconut-style tops, and a central deity murti dressed in a colourful silk garment and garlands. In front, three small pots are wrapped in striped white and red cloth with cones of blue, pink and orange fabric on top, set on banana leaves beside bananas, apples and oranges. No people are visible.2021-11-14Photo 11740853December 25 20132013-12-25Close-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies