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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Close overhead view of a ritual altar on a striped red, blue and yellow woven cloth. A silver kalasha pot with a yellow coconut on top is wrapped in a thick garland of red and orange flowers with yellow marigold strands. Beside it stands a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass vessel holding betel nuts and dried fruit, and a silver plate with two small lit oil lamps. A folded red cloth lies at right and a silver plate is visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement.2015-09-14July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver-chased ceremonial seat or peetha decorated for a deity darshan. Its ornate silver backrest is draped with magenta and pink rose garlands and bright yellow marigold garlands. A gold-bordered maroon silk cloth covers the base, with gold necklaces laid across it. A brass kalasha with green leaves and pink flowers sits at the centre, with a small oil lamp burning in front. Two standing figures in white dhoti are partly visible at the upper right, and a blurred background suggests a temple hall. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ceremonial offering on an ornate silver stand. Two yellow coconuts hang from a frame of threads, draped with a white cloth and wrapped in red, yellow and white flower garlands. Mango leaves and pink petals decorate the arrangement. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground beside a silver tray, and jewelled ornaments are visible behind the garlands. No people are visible.2017-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 10 20132013-10-10September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on an ornate carved wooden throne-like seat with a scrolled crest. The deity is adorned with rich gold and red silk garments, gold ornaments, and a long garland of yellow and red marigold-like flowers. Two tall silver oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, with green leaves, pink flowers and grass stalks placed around the figure. Blurred devotees in white and light clothing sit in the background beneath a red-and-white tent. No physical people are clearly in focus; the seated figures are indistinct.2018-04-26 +3 copies