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A top-down photograph of a round brass tray filled with fresh flowers arranged for puja. Orange and yellow chrysanthemums, white chrysanthemums and white jasmine-like blossoms, red flowers and green-tipped chrysanthemums are heaped around the rim. The tray sits on a green silk cloth woven with gold zari border patterns. No people are visible; only a hand-edge and a patterned floor cloth appear at the bottom edge.

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A top-down photo of a round offering tray lined with green and gold patterned cloth, filled with fresh chrysanthemum flowers in white, yellow, orange and green. A small brass bowl sits near the centre, and a leopard-print fabric lies at the right edge beside tiled flooring. No people are visible, so this is a flower offering arrangement.A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a green satin cloth with gold-embroidered edges. A pair of wooden sandals, or paduka, is decorated with pink, blue, yellow and white chrysanthemum-type flowers, with yellow marigold-style blossoms arranged in a ring around them. Small wooden items and purple flower buds are scattered among the blossoms. The cloth sits on a tiled floor, and a blue patterned fabric edge is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.2025-06-06A photograph taken from above of a flower arrangement on a green satin cloth set on a tiled floor. Pink and yellow chrysanthemums are arranged in a circle around a central plate with a grey mesh and small wooden items, with a ring of yellow and purple marigold-style flowers and a purple and white flower at the top. The cloth is edged with a red and gold patterned border, and a leopard-print cloth lies at the left edge. No people are visible, so this appears to be a floral offering arrangement prepared for worship.Overhead photo of a pair of wooden sandal-style padukas placed on a green satin cloth with a blue and gold brocade border, decorated with yellow, orange, white and pink chrysanthemums and strands of white jasmine buds arranged around them on a grey tiled floor. No people are visible. The padukas are sacred footwear offerings in a flower-decorated puja arrangement.A photograph of a ritual puja arrangement viewed from above on a green-and-gold brocade cloth. A grey stone object. A pink flower sits at the edge of the cloth. No people are visible in the frame.Overhead photo of a floral arrangement on a tiled floor. Yellow chrysanthemums and yellow marigold garlands form a ring around a central pair of wooden sandals or padukas placed on a grey stone slab, with a few pink, white and blue blossoms at the top. The arrangement rests on a green silk cloth edged with red and gold brocade border. A leopard-print fabric lies at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2025-01-06A top-down photograph of a floral arrangement laid on a bright green satin cloth on a tiled floor. Yellow and white chrysanthemums form a ring, with a pink flower, dark red roses and green leaves placed around a central circle. Several small brown objects, possibly areca or clay pieces, sit among the flowers. No people are visible and no deity murti or a person depiction appears in the frame.A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a green satin cloth set on a tiled floor. A dark stone object. Two small terracotta oil lamps sit on either side of the central stone. Two brown mushroom-shaped items rest on the stone, and a golden-edged blue cloth border appears at the left. No people are visible.2025-04-07A top-down photograph of a flower arrangement on a green silk cloth, the centrepiece of a puja offering. Yellow and white chrysanthemums, maroon-and-white chrysanthemums, and a single pink flower form a circular bed around a central cluster of white blossoms. Green leaves and a small sprig sit among the flowers, and two terracotta lamps or clay vessels rest in the arrangement. A blue and red bordered cloth edges the scene on a tiled floor. No people are visible.August 19 20122012-08-19Overhead photo of a circular floral arrangement on a teal and gold brocade cloth. Yellow, orange, pink and white chrysanthemums, purple globe flowers and white jasmine form a ring around a central cluster of green basil leaves and small brown seeds or nuts. Clay bowls or a dark round object sit beneath the flowers. A leopard-print fabric edge is visible at the right and a grey tiled floor surrounds the arrangement. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a deity murti's face or mask decorated with a dense floral arrangement: yellow chrysanthemums, white jasmine-like flowers, white chrysanthemums, orange-red ixora sprigs and green leaves. The flowers frame the face on a green satin cloth edged with a blue and gold border and a red cloth with gold embroidery. Tile floor and a brass tray at the lower edge. No people are visible.