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A photograph of a row of offering setups on a dark purple cloth at night. Each setup has a coconut wrapped in pink and lavender cloth, placed on a leaf plate with a white heap of rice, a brown sweet or jaggery mound, and pink rose petals. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame sits at right, a hand in a red sleeve tilts toward it, and a brass vessel of water is at lower right. No people's faces are visible and no person is clearly identifiable.

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April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering being prepared at a stone platform. Several yellow coconuts wrapped in straw and tied with straw bands sit on a grey stone tray with green leaves and blue-and-white checked cloths, scattered with pink petals. At right, a person in a rust-orange garment with white ash markings on the arms lights a small oil lamp on a metal stand, with a silver vessel nearby. Carved dark stone pillars and a patterned mat frame the scene.2018-04-20Night-time puja set-up outdoors with an orange-gold cloth draped over a raised altar. Two golden lion-headed figures and a golden deity murti are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white cloths. Brass lamps and bowls sit on purple and gold brocade cloths, with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white cloth. A person in orange robes and rudraksha bracelets holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, while a white cloth in front is arranged with yellow marigold flowers and rice.2021-10-11A photograph of a ritual arrangement with a kalasha-style pot and coconut wrapped in red and white cloth, decorated with red and orange marigold garlands and a yellow flower crown. Two bamboo poles tied with straw stand beside it, and bananas sit on banana leaves in front of a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame. In the blurred background, a figure in orange-red cloth sits with a rudraksha-style garland, and a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge, facing left. Several similar decorated pots are visible further back, and a cake-like offering with purple trim sits at the left.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25June 04 20182018-06-04July 07 20092009-07-07April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04A close photograph of a ritual puja setup on a white-draped table with yellow flowers and marigold petals scattered in front. A hand, wearing a bangle and holding a small lamp or flame, reaches into the frame from the left. Behind it stand decorated kalasha-style pots wrapped in red and white cloth with green leaves and mango leaves, and tall pointed bunches of dried straw tied with coconut-shell pieces and red decorations. A bell and a silver vessel sit on the table. The background glows red and orange with soft bokeh. No people are visible beyond the hand.2021-12-25April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual offerings on a striped woven cloth in the foreground. Several kalasha-style pots with woven lattice-patterned sides hold coconuts wrapped in lavender-white cloth and crowned with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Bananas, red flower petals and a bundle of leaves lie on the cloth. The background is softly blurred with orange and grey tones. No people are visible.2017-08-02