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May 05 20122012-05-05August 03 20092009-08-03A brass kalasha pot filled with clear liquid sits on a silver tray, topped with a husked coconut and mango leaves. White jasmine garlands wrap its neck and body, and a ring of yellow marigold garlands surrounds the base. A white draped backdrop fills the background. A small red-and-yellow kumkum-marked flower sits on the lattice-wrapped vessel.2009-12-25March 05 20132013-03-05A brass kalasha pot wrapped in white cotton thread stands on a brass tray covered with white rice and scattered red rose petals. A coconut with its husk is placed on top, surrounded by fresh green mango leaves, a typical ritual kalasha arrangement. No people are visible; the setting is a paved outdoor ground.2013-08-04A photograph of a ceremonial silver kalasha pot on a silver tray, topped with a turmeric-smeared coconut crowned with yellow flowers and mango leaves. Yellow blossoms are arranged around its base on rice grains, and a tray of white jasmine-like flowers sits beside it on a white cloth. No people are visible.2011-01-16A brass kalasha pot wrapped in a white cord net stands on a round brass tray filled with white rice, topped with a coconut wrapped in red and white threads and garlanded with white jasmine flowers and green mango leaves. Behind it is an ornate gold-embossed wooden platform draped in orange cloth, with a maroon cloth above. No people are visible.2010-07-08Close photograph of three polished silver kalasha pots set on a bed of white sand, each topped with a husked orange-brown coconut wrapped in green mango leaves. White jasmine garlands and red flower petals lie around the pots, with a yellow marigold at the lower right edge. The background is softly blurred greenery and a striped red-and-white wall. No people are visible.2011-12-16A photograph of a ceremonial kalasha: a whole brown coconut with fibrous husk rests atop green betel-style leaves in the mouth of an ornately engraved silver pot wrapped in white thread netting, with red kumkum and yellow turmeric marks on its body. The pot sits on a metal tray scattered with white rice grains. Blurred brick and a second coconut appear in the background. No people are visible.2015-11-22Close-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.2013-12-25June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesApril 13 20122012-04-13