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A photograph of a ritual setup with a large ornate gold-coloured metal backrest shaped like a kirtimukha face with pink-and-gold rosettes and a strand of white beads hanging from it, set on a gold-coloured pedestal base. In a gold bowl on the pedestal sit a pair of black wooden sandals decorated with red marks and yellow flower petals, a padapuja style offering. Behind them is a table draped in yellow and orange cloth, with garlanded deity murtis, a framed picture of a goddess, and flowers. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual arrangement with a pair of dark wooden sandals or padukas placed on a brass base encircled by a ring of yellow marigold flowers, set before an ornate silver-coloured repoussé backdrop with a dark blue embroidered border. No people are visible. The padukas sit on a gilded brass stand, and a small brass oil lamp or dish rests at the lower right.2024-11-24Kailasa Kanchipuram 27th december 2021A photograph of a Shiva lingam shrine decorated for worship. Two dark stone lingams sit on a round brass tray in front of an ornate embossed brass backdrop with floral and leaf repoussé patterns. Yellow marigolds and pink roses are scattered around the lingams, and a silver-toned leaf-and-bead garland frames the arch on both sides against a dark blue velvet cloth. Brass oil lamps or offerings are not clearly visible. No people are present in the frame.2024-09-17A photograph of an ornate silver-covered throne-like altar with a repoussé floral and foliate backrest, flanked by a navy fabric band studded with silver beads and leaf motifs. A garland of pink and orange-yellow flowers hangs on the backrest. In front, a gold-toned pedestal holds a dark cloth covered with a ring of yellow marigold flowers and a white bloom, with padukas or footwear-like forms visible on the cloth. A brass oil lamp and small brass vessels sit on a carved wooden platform on the tiled floor against a peach wall. No people are visible.2025-01-14A photograph of an empty ornate silver-toned throne-like seat draped with dark blue velvet and decorated with leaf-and-bead silver fittings. A pair of wooden sandals rests on a brass tray at the centre of the seat, garlanded with yellow marigolds and decorated with a red rose and pink petals. Two small oil lamps sit among the flowers, and a lit oil lamp glows in the lower foreground on a wooden floor beside a blue shelf of books. No people are visible.2024-06-25A photograph of a home or temple altar shrine with a pair of black wooden sandals placed on a dark velvet cushion framed by ornate brass leaf-and-bead surrounds. Pink and red roses, yellow chrysanthemums and white flowers are arranged on and around the sandals, with two small brass cups beside them. Below, a brass base with a repoussé design holds a small figurine of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a turban and a raised hand, next to a lit oil lamp and a glass bowl on a brass tray. Wooden floor and a blue shelving unit are visible at the edges. No people are visible.2024-07-11Close-up photograph of a deity murti or ritual object adorned for worship: a large golden crown-like headpiece with embossed floral and paisley patterns, draped with multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads alternating with gold bead spacers and a blue ribbon-wrapped cord. Red roses are placed on the gold surface, and a dark patterned cloth lies beneath. No people are visible.2025-11-07KAILASA BHANASHANKARI, INDIA on 6/19/20212021-06-19Close-up photograph of a pair of gilded metal padukas or sandal-shaped footwear set in an ornate golden frame, decorated with red rose petals scattered across the centre and two gold-wrapped round ornaments. A double strand of brown rudraksha beads interspersed with gold-coloured beads and blue thread encircles the arrangement. The objects rest on a dark brown fabric with a gold leopard-spot pattern and a red cloth edge. No people are visible and no portrait or figure of a person is shown.2025-07-16A photograph of an empty ornate throne-like seat with a dark blue velvet backrest edged with silver-toned leaf and bead trim, set before an embossed brass panel with a large floral motif. On a brass tray in front, a pair of wooden sandals is decorated with yellow marigold flowers, with red rose petals and two small metal vessels nearby, and more yellow marigolds are placed around the base. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a puja setup with floral offerings.2024-09-25A photograph of a Shiva lingam (shivalinga) in a temple shrine, viewed from above. The black stone lingam sits in a shallow brass tray and is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, pink roses and loose petals, with a small oil lamp burning at the base. Behind it stands an ornate embossed silver-brass backdrop with floral and foliate repoussé work, flanked by silver leaf-and-bead garlands on dark blue velvet. No people are visible. A kalasha-like brass object is partly visible at the bottom edge.2024-09-21Close photo of a ritual padapuja setup: a pair of wooden sandals placed on a dark textured mat atop an orange-red cloth draped over a polished brass pedestal. Fresh pink roses lie across the sandals and scattered on the brass base, with two small kumkum-marked stands beside the sandals. Above, a printed photograph shows only bare feet resting on a striped tiger-skin-like cloth, a pair of feet with no visible face. No physical people are visible.2021-12-25