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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.

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Close 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.2024-07-07Close-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.2024-03-01Close-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.2024-07-07April 05 20132013-04-05A 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.2009-09-29August 04 20132013-08-04July 16 20152015-07-16Photo 11737205October 05 20102010-10-05 +1 copiesA 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 brass kalasha pot wrapped in white thread stands on a green banana leaf scattered with yellow marigold petals and grated coconut. Mango leaves and a yellow cloth rise from its mouth. Blurred in the background, a figure in orange robes and brass vessels suggest a ritual setting, possibly a homa or puja preparation at an ashram.2008-10-27March 08 20132013-03-08