Close-up photograph of a tightly coiled bundle of silk fabric in hot pink, teal and orange with a mottled pink tie-dye pattern. The folded cloth fills most of the frame. Beside it at the left edge is a patch of pink fabric with yellow floral motifs and a pale rounded object, possibly a brass or ceramic vessel, partly visible. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a tightly coiled bundle of silk fabric in hot pink, teal and orange with a mottled pink tie-dye pattern. The folded cloth fills most of the frame. Beside it at the left edge is a patch of pink fabric with yellow floral motifs and a pale rounded object, possibly a brass or ceramic vessel, partly visible. No people are visible.

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Close overhead photo of a tightly coiled bundle of tie-dyed fabric in pink, teal and orange, with pink blotched patches and green edging, resting on a red fabric printed with gold floral motifs. A green-edged textile end and a metal rim are visible at the edges. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

Close-up photograph of a heap of folded red silk cloth with gold zari borders and blue-and-gold woven stripes, possibly offered textiles or saris. A yellow fabric edge appears at the left and a corner of another cloth at the right. No people, and no visible a person candidate.

A flat-lay photograph of folded textiles. A round brass or copper tray holds a tightly coiled red cotton shawl with orange and gold stripes and gold zari borders. Below it lies a teal green cloth with wide red-and-gold ornamental borders in a repeating circle and zigzag pattern, pink triangular edging, and a gold-and-red brocade background with paisley motifs. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible, so this is a textile arrangement rather than a scene from the event.

Close-up photograph of a heap of bright red silk cloth with gold zari woven motifs and thin dark blue-green border stripes, folded and bunched in a rounded mound resting on a brass or metal tray. The fabric shows some crumpling and wear spots. A corner of more gold-patterned red textile is visible at the top and bottom edges. No people are visible.

Close photograph of ritual textiles arranged on a brocade cloth with gold and green floral patterns. On the left, a red and orange silk sari is coiled inside a round metal tray. On the right, a teal green silk sari with a wide gold-zari border in red and magenta is folded flat. Along the bottom edge, small brass bowls hold dried fruits and nuts. No people or deity murti are visible.

Close-up photograph of folded silk saris and textiles arranged on a polished silver tray over a bright red cloth. The top sari is magenta with silver zari paisley and floral borders, its lower section deep teal with small woven motifs. Beneath it lie a mustard-yellow sari with pink and gold brocade border and a pink sari with a blue edge. Thin incense sticks rest on the tray, and red and pink flowers sit in small silver bowls at the lower edge. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.

Close-up photograph of a heap of fresh pink-red rose petals and whole rose blossoms with green sepals and leaves, packed densely into a brown cloth-lined basket or tray. A few small purple and white flowers appear at the upper right edge against a red background. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible in the frame.

A crumpled piece of bright magenta-pink fabric lies on a yellow surface, its frayed, torn edges visible. It appears to be a cloth item from the archive's rare collection of objects, with no people, deities or ritual setting shown.

A close overhead photograph of a round, gold-rimmed tray filled with fresh pink and magenta rose petals, arranged densely across the surface against a deep red cloth. The petals show soft white edges and yellowish bases.

November 15 2021

A photograph of a stack of folded striped woven cloths in pink, red, blue, purple, green, black and beige on a metal surface. No people are visible. In the lower right corner a timestamp reads May 29, 2021 14:31:22, with the location Unnamed Road, Ramanagara, Karnataka.

Overhead close-up of a large round woven bamboo basket heaped with fresh pink and magenta rose petals, placed on a purple cloth with small gold dots. A smaller basket of green leaves sits at the upper right, and another basket of rose petals is partly visible at the right edge. A few loose petals lie on the cloth at the top left. The arrangement suggests preparation of flower offerings for a ritual, such as pushpabhisekam, though no people are visible.