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Overhead 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.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual arrangement on reddish-brown earth set on a row of red bricks. Seven coconuts with their fibrous husks intact sit in white woven-mesh cups decorated with red and white flowers, each tucked with green mango or leaf sprigs. Heaped white rice lies on a large green banana leaf beside them. A small blue-grey metal tool edge is visible at left. No people are visible.2017-03-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual arrangement on bare reddish-brown ground. Central kalasha-style brass pots are draped with white and red flower garlands and sheaves of grass, set on a low brick platform with heaps of white rice and banana leaves. Around them are coconuts wrapped in white-and-blue checked cloth and netted, bunches of bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, two brass oil lamps and a small brass cup of liquid. No people are visible.2017-03-11Close-up photograph of ritual kalasha pots on a blue cloth. Two polished silver pots in the foreground and background each hold a coconut topped with green mango leaves, with red and yellow flowers, marigold-like blossoms and loose coconut husks scattered around. The background shows a white wall with red stripes. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-08-18March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of ritual offerings arranged on a stone surface: several coconuts wrapped with dried grass tied by strings, smeared with red kumkum, set in steel vessels covered with blue and white checked cloth and surrounded by green mango leaves and scattered pink flower petals. A blue-striped mat and a reddish wall are in the background. No people are visible.2018-04-20February 23 20072007-02-23December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A temple ritual scene with several kalasha pots arranged on a gold-bordered maroon cloth. Each pot is a coconut topped with white jasmine garlands, set in colourful patterned bases, with green mango leaves at the rim. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, one with a red thread on his wrist. Plates hold fruit, folded napkins, flowers and small brass vessels in the foreground, with a partly visible person at the left edge.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of five silver kalasha pots arranged on a green banana leaf on a white cloth-covered table. Each pot is wrapped with white cotton thread in a net pattern and topped with a coconut wrapped in straw, with mango leaves fanned around the pots. The central, larger pot has a garland of white flowers on its coconut and a small red and black string tied at its neck. White rice grains are scattered at the base of the pots. Behind the table, blurred trays of flowers and rice suggest a ritual setting, with no people clearly visible.2012-05-03