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July 03 2016

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesA decorated brass kalasha pot with a mango-leaf and coconut-fibre top stands at the centre, draped with layered gold and pearl necklaces, a red rose garland and white flower garlands. Flanking pots are similarly dressed with pearl strings and peacock-feather-like fans, set on a blue silk cloth with gold and red sequined backdrops behind. No people are visible; this is a ritual adornment display.2016-11-06July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a wooden surface. A tall cylindrical object wrapped in red fabric with gold border motifs and a white and red strand is decorated with a red rose garland and a white jasmine garland, with green leaves attached. Brass plates and bowls with offerings sit nearby, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame is in the lower left. No people are visible in the frame, only partial edges of clothing at the corners.2015-07-17Outdoors at night, a decorated ritual arrangement sits on a table draped in an orange brocade cloth. Several pots are dressed in red, green and orange cloth with jewelled necklaces and bindis, while a tall central kalasha-like vessel is wrapped in white and red flower garlands and crowned with mango leaves and coconut. Petals are scattered on the cloth. Dark foliage surrounds the table. No people are visible.2014-03-26A decorated ritual kalasha pot stands on a brass tray as the central subject. The pot is wrapped in a red silk cloth with gold zari border patterns and is draped with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, with green mango leaves arranged in its opening. A brass spouted vessel sits to the right on the tray. In the background, blurred figures in white dhotis and an orange sari move through a hall with a striped rug and gold ceremonial items.2015-07-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual setting with no visible people. A golden throne or seat back is draped with a red cloth on the left. A brass or silver kalasha-style pot is wrapped in green mango leaves and strung with white jasmine garlands and red flower petals. To the right, a silver bowl holds bananas, red flowers and other fruit, with a small oil lamp flame glowing behind it and blurred warm lights in the background.2016-07-03A 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.2016-12-12Close view of a ritual altar draped in red cloth, heaped with red roses, yellow marigolds, orange flowers and white jasmine garlands with green leaves. A decorated brass or copper kalasha-style vessel with a red-and-gold cloth sits at centre beside a deity murti adorned with garlands. Yellow brick blocks and scattered petals sit in the foreground. Two women's faces appear blurred in the background, and a purple cloth lies at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-05-19December 07 20162016-12-07December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18