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Close photo of ritual offerings laid on a red velvet cloth before a deity murti. In the foreground, folded silk saris in red with gold zari border, pale green, and cream sit beneath a gold coin necklace. Behind them, oranges, apples, pears, kiwi and a banana are arranged in metal bowls with green leaves and small flowers. Red and gold draped fabric covers the murti area at the top of the frame. No people are visible.

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A photograph of ceremonial offerings stacked on a deep magenta velvet cloth. On top sits a folded cream silk textile with a red and gold woven border, draped over gold necklaces and a gold bangle set. Beneath it are folded saffron-orange, red, green, yellow and dark silk cloths with gold-thread patterns. At the left edge a brass vessel and ornate gold-toned metal stand. Behind the stack, the bottom edge of a red and pink-clad deity murti with a floral garland is partly visible.2024-07-07A close overhead photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. Stacked folded silks in red, grey-green and cream with gold paisley embroidery sit at the top. Bananas, red and green apples, kiwis, a dark green squash and bright oranges are heaped beside small steel bowls holding pink, white and red roses, orange roses, pink gerbera daisies, purple chrysanthemums and rosemary sprigs with green leaves. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like an offering of fruit, flowers and cloth.2024-07-07Photo 82863552022-05-15 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/14/20222022-07-14 +1 copiesFeb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08Photo 99200542022-10-01 +3 copiesA photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on a gold-coloured palanquin or pedestal inside a hall. The murti wears a red and white garland and a crown, with peacock feathers and grey yak-hair chamaras flanking it. A gold canopy with hanging garlands frames the altar, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right. On an orange mat in the foreground are offerings of bananas, mangoes, oranges, apples, plums, sweets and a tray of folded silk saris in pink, purple, green and yellow. No people are visible in the scene.2008-07-20A ritual offering table set up in front of a large printed portrait of a smiling man seated on a yellow-draped throne, wearing an orange-red turban, a red garland of pink flowers, a beaded necklace and bangles, with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. The foreground table is covered with a magenta cloth and a red cloth. It holds ornate gold and silver pots and a silver kalasha-like vessel with a golden lid, flanked by two silver-and-gold cone-shaped ornaments, several packets of saris and jewellery in orange, blue, green and purple wrappers, silver lamps, small bowls of kumkum, turmeric and white powder on a steel tray, and a steel bowl of apples, bananas and oranges. Scattered red petals lie on the floor. No physical people are visible.2025-12-28KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 9/2/20222022-09-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial offering table draped in magenta and red cloth, set before a large printed image of a seated figure in a yellow shawl and red garments, adorned with floral garlands. On the table stand a golden lion-like figure, a golden kalasha-style vessel, silver-tipped decorative cones, and several folded textiles in orange, green, blue and purple, each topped with jewelled necklaces. Silver trays hold small bowls of turmeric, kumkum, white powder and a silver vessel with a mango-leaf sprig. A silver platter holds apples, bananas and oranges. No physical people are visible in the scene.2025-12-28January 02 20162016-01-02Photo 82912102022-06-20 +1 copies