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Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a yellow cloth with green and striped borders spread on a tiled floor. Around two dozen small coconut-shell halves, each holding a white shell-like item and a yellow marigold flower, are laid out in a pattern, with a conch shell placed near the centre. To the right stand several bronze deity murti figures on a gold-embroidered cloth, a brass plate, a small bowl of flowers and a coconut. A timestamp in the corner reads 02/12/2024 13:08. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a woman in an orange saree sitting cross-legged on a tiled floor in a ritual preparation area. She holds a metal tray of flowers and small items in her hands. In front of her, on a yellow cloth with a green border, rows of coconut-shell cups filled with white and yellow flowers form a pattern, with a conch shell placed among them. Nearby on the right, a brass or bronze deity figure stands on a gold tray, and strings of marigold and multicolour garlands lie on a blue cloth. Brass pots, a silver plate, bags and red fabric fill the background. The timestamp 02/12/2024 13:08 appears in the corner.2024-02-12Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a yellow-green cloth before a maroon brocade backdrop. A conch shell filled with liquid and rice sits on a bronze plate at centre, topped with a yellow chrysanthemum. Around it are brass dishes of yellow flower petals, a small bell, a brass lamp with a lit wick, a bronze shivalinga-style stone on a plate, and a brass pot of rice holding a coconut wrapped with leaves and a braided grass strand. No people are visible.2025-11-26A photograph of a floor laid with a white cloth bearing rows of small offerings: silver-foil and brown coconut-shell bowls each holding a white conical mound garnished with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. A red flower arrangement sits at the upper left. A barefoot person in white dhoti, with a red thread on the wrist, reaches toward the arrangement, and a brass lota or kalasha stands at the top right. The setting is a tiled floor, consistent with a temple ritual preparation.2024-09-122007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01Overhead photo of a puja setup on a grey silk cloth bordered with gold zari, placed on a purple cloth with green-and-yellow fabric visible at the top. Two round brass plates hold flowers, a small crystal or stone lingam-shaped object and petals. Brass bowls contain yellow turmeric, red kumkum, cashews, and a folded orange cloth with gold border sits nearby. A brass bell, conch shell, incense sticks in a holder, a brass lamp, and a bowl of rudraksha beads complete the arrangement. Below, large polished brass trays with a swastika motif and bowls of powder appear. No people are visible.2024-03-11February 02 20172017-02-02Close view of a large brass puja thali placed on a red mat. Items include a small ornate gold-and-silver crown-shaped holder with a red cloth, a white conch shell adorned with white flowers and green leaves, a silver tortoise figure, a small brass dish of yellow turmeric or rice, a folded red and gold-bordered cloth with white flowers, and a brass plate with kumkum and rudraksha-like beads. A lit oil lamp sits at the right edge. A person in white garments is seen at the left edge, and a pink and gold cloth lies at the top. No faces are visible.2022-03-01January 04 20172017-01-04September 04 20122012-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja arrangement on a yellow cloth before a deep rose-patterned fabric backdrop. A white conch shell, decorated with yellow flowers and red kumkum marks, sits in a brass vessel on a round copper plate heaped with rice and scattered yellow petals. Around it are a coconut, a brass kalasha-style pot, a small brass bell, a small metal deity figure garlanded with flowers, a tray of petals and sticks, and a red clay lamp with a burning wick. No people are visible.2025-11-26A photograph of many round brass or bronze plates arranged in rows on white cloth spread over a stone floor. Each plate holds a symmetrical ring of white cone-shaped offerings. Bare feet and the hem of white and orange garments are visible at the top edge, and a carved stone pedestal appears at the right.2007-12-25A 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.2021-11-14