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A photograph of a ritual offering on a red floor. A painted clay or coconut-style face with red tilak, painted eyes and smile is wrapped in a maroon cloth with gold-bordered orange pleats, set in a woven basket surrounded by halved oranges and limes, with a coil of rope at the right. Dry wooden logs lie at the left, and brass vessels sit near a yellow-brick wall in the background. No people are visible.

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Close-up photo of a ritual arrangement: a turmeric-yellow coconut bound with dried palm-leaf strips and woven straw, set among green leaves and pink and yellow flowers. A hand with dark-painted nails reaches in from the upper right. Blurred orange-robed figures stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2018-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a yellow turmeric Ganesha murti on a brass plate, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers and leaves. A halved coconut and a red apple sit beside it on the plate, with red and gold silk cloth around the edge. The background is blurred, showing brick-like structures and a blue fabric. No people are visible.2015-07-17 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02Close-up photograph of a coconut shell sculpted into a face, its surface covered in orange-ochre paste. The face has black painted eyebrows, a raised nose and rounded cheeks, with gold foil edging along the upper right side. The coconut sits on a metal tray dusted with orange powder. No people are visible.2015-07-16February 11 20132013-02-11 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10August 24 20062006-08-24Close photograph of a round woven bamboo basket heaped with fresh flowers in yellow, pink, red, purple and white, including chrysanthemums and roses. Behind it, two flat silver-coloured ritual platforms sit on a striped multicoloured cloth in purple, red, green and orange. At right, a metal plate holds a bundle wrapped in white cloth topped with cream and purple flowers. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja offerings.2016-12-19Overhead view of a ritual arrangement on bare reddish earth. Two metal vessels with open mouths sit at the left and center; the central vessel is wrapped in white lace-like netting and a white cloth tied with a red cord. Several whole coconuts wrapped in yellow-orange fibre and netting are set in a row on green leaves, with white powder sprinkled on the ground beneath them. A decorated textile bundle with red and gold embroidery is at the left. Brick edging and a loose string lie on the ground. No people are visible.2017-03-11 +1 copiesClose photo of a small golden metal deity murti standing in a red woven basket, adorned with a crown, a yellow flower on top, a red and gold shawl, red beaded malas and a gold necklace. White plumeria flowers and a green bead bracelet surround it on a pink cloth, with a patterned fabric in the background. No people are visible.2012-10-19