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Close-up photograph of a turmeric-coated coconut placed on fresh green leaves. Beneath the leaves sits a silver plate heaped with white rice, and a pink silk cloth with a gold necklace of blue and red stones lies in the foreground. Red and gold fabric and a gold metal panel appear in the background. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close-up photograph of a kalasha on a brass plate filled with uncooked white rice. A glass pot is bound with white thread in a criss-cross pattern and is partly filled with clear liquid. Its mouth is capped by a yellow coconut wrapped in fibre, with a red-painted patch on its face and two green leaves fanning out behind it. The background is blurred red fabric with warm light. No people are visible.2024-12-05Close photo of a turmeric-coated coconut set on a metal stand and wrapped in a white cloth, decorated with a layered gold necklace of ornate pendants and a red kumkum mark down its center. It rests on a brass tray patterned with red and gold motifs. Behind it, pink and red silks and a gold-toned carved panel are visible. No people are shown. The arrangement suggests a kalasha-style ritual offering in a temple setting.2024-07-07A close photograph of a ritual kalasha: a brass pot wrapped in gold silk with purple stripes and a jeweled necklace of white stones and red beads draped around its neck. A whole coconut with its husk, smeared with turmeric paste, sits on top, with green mango leaves fanned around it. The setting is a gold-toned tray with reflective metallic surfaces, a glass vase of green stems behind, and a partially visible red fabric at the right edge. No people are visible.A photograph of a kalasha ritual pot topped with a whole coconut with a red kumkum mark and fresh mango leaves. The silver-coloured vessel is wrapped in a red silk cloth with gold zari floral borders and sits on a silver tray of rice. The background is a sandy ground with green grass at the top edge. No people are visible, only a fragment of a hand at the far left.2009-09-29Close-up photo of a ritual offering on a decorated vessel. A whole yellow-turmeric-coated coconut with a red kumkum mark sits on a silver plate, surrounded by green betel-type leaves. The plate rests on a red and gold ornate stand decorated with white flowers and green sequined petals. Background is red fabric. No people are visible.2024-07-07Close-up photograph of a brown coconut dressed as a deity figure, wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth at its base and crowned with a silver rhinestone tiara. Green mango leaves fan out behind it, and a small red kumkum mark sits on its surface. It rests on a brass rim over a yellow and green patterned cloth with scattered leaves; a small figure. No physical people are visible. This appears to be a coconut dressed for ritual worship.2025-12-29A photograph of a brass kalasha topped with fresh green mango leaves and a golden tapering finial, dressed in a draped pink and gold brocade silk cloth. Multi-strand pearl and gold-toned necklaces with pendant hang over the fabric, sitting on a decorated surface. Behind it, a large framed painting shows a seated figure in orange-red robes with a garland of white and red flowers at the left edge. No physical people are visible.2019-10-26Close photograph of a coconut decorated for a ritual offering. The husked coconut is dusted with yellow turmeric and marked with red-maroon kumkum spots, and it is draped with a gold-toned necklace set with clear stones. Mango leaves fan out behind it, and a red silk cloth lies beneath. No people are visible; the coconut appears to be a ceremonial kalasha-style offering.March 08 20132013-03-08Photo 11736887 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16Close-up photo of a ritual offering on a silver plate lined with green banana leaves. A turmeric-coloured coconut wrapped with yellow sacred thread sits at the centre, with a small brass bell and a brass pendant attached. White jasmine flower garlands lie to the left, a scattering of yellow turmeric powder is on the leaves, and a yellow thread is strewn across the leaf to the right. Blurred fruit and a hand are in the foreground, with a book and glass vessel softly out of focus behind. No people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand, and no one matching the a person description is shown.2013-12-25