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Overhead photo of a ritual setup on a patterned red and gold cloth. A priest in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl sits at left, head bowed over papers and a stack of loose sheets. In front of him is a silver tray holding small silver vessels and a spoon, a kalasha-style pot, and bowls of rice and flower petals. At right are heaped fruits including whole melons, sliced watermelon and a pineapple, some in plastic bags. Blue and gold cloth draped above suggests a temporary altar space. Photo only; no identifiable person presented as a person is visible.

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December 16 20122012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red sash reads from a paper text during a puja on the floor of a room. In front of him stands a small gold-coloured altar holding a deity murti dressed in orange and gold, with a gold-bordered cloth beneath. Offerings are arranged on a red cloth: a silver plate of glass vessels, a bowl of white flowers or puffed rice, and a tray of melons, watermelon, apples, pineapple and bananas. Other people in white and red sashes sit behind, and a silver kalasha-style vessel and brass lamp rest nearby. The scene suggests a puja with fruit offerings.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/2/20222022-10-02 +3 copiesOctober 23 20062006-10-23Photo 82874052022-09-29 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a puja on a red tiled floor. A figure in white dhoti and shirt, seen only from the knees down and by hand, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a deity murti seated on a golden peetha, with a flame burning above. Around the murti are flower garlands, green leaves and pink petals. Surrounding trays hold sliced coconuts, apples, bananas, oranges, sweets, rice, kumkum, a golden plate with a small kalasha, and a silver bowl. The scene shows abhishekam and offerings. No face is visible, so a person cannot be confirmed in this image.2006-10-23A photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on a rich red and gold patterned cloth. Silver plates hold bowls of cooked food, rice, fruit including apples, pears, oranges and two large melons, and small brass cups with red powder. Seated participants wearing white clothes with gold borders sit behind the offerings, one holding papers and another resting a hand on a bowl; their faces are cropped out of frame. An orange silk cloth sits at right, and incense sticks stand in a silver holder. The setting suggests a puja offering, though no deity image is visible.2012-12-26A photograph of a man seated on the floor in a white dhoti with a red shawl draped over one shoulder, bare-chested and with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on his arms and shoulder, performing a puja. He sits before a tray of silver vessels and kalasha-style bowls with orange flowers, beside a tiger-striped cloth and a tall stack of fruit including apples, melons and dragon fruit. An orange silk-draped altar with a brass bell stand sits behind him, and papers rest in the foreground. Appearance-based cues do not qualify him as a person, so he is described only by role as a priest performing puja.2012-12-25October 23 20062006-10-23Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a red floor covering for a puja. White cloths and a patterned maroon-and-navy runner hold rows of silver and steel bowls with fruits such as oranges, apples, grapes and bananas, sweets, nuts and dried fruit, along with stacks of orange cloths with gold borders, gold-coloured garlands and ornaments on plates, and a coconut. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a lamp stand and a small bowl of coloured powder sit at the left. No people are visible.2009-11-27