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A seated man in white dhoti with bare upper body and an orange-and-red turban performs a ritual at a mandala-like arrangement of red brick-shaped blocks decorated with white floral patterns. Behind him, three pot-shaped ritual forms are draped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and red flower strands, set on a silver-decorated platform before a red backdrop. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small metal bowls, a brass plate with offerings, and scattered flower petals surround the arrangement.

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July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 18 20132013-07-18May 17 20132013-05-17April 30 20152015-04-30April 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a ritual arrangement during a puja. In the foreground a silver vessel holds a burning flame, and yellow-painted blocks rest beside it. Behind, three decorated coconut-shaped kalasha vessels are adorned with fresh green leaves, white jasmine-type flowers, and red flower garlands, set against draped red, green and orange cloth. A human hand is visible at the far left edge. The scene shows an oil lamp and flame offering, with no clearly identifiable person of the a person candidate type in view.2013-05-13July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesPhotograph of a Hindu ritual at a flower-decorated shrine. A bare-chested priest in a purple headwrap and white dhoti with a golden-striped cloth draped over his shoulder holds a lit flame toward a deity murti framed by layered marigold and rose garlands. In front, several decorated kalasha pots wrapped in colourful threads and marigold garlands sit with coconuts, leaves and a brass bowl on a stepped platform of bricks sprinkled with flower petals and rice. A fire burns at the right edge. Scene suggests a puja or abhishekam; priest is not confidently identified.2018-04-14 +1 copies