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A small decorative ceramic elephant head with a blue and gold patterned headdress and red trunk sits on a white kolam-style floral rangoli drawn on grey stone. Two red clay diya oil lamps with gold-painted rims flank it, and a ring of yellow marigold garlands surrounds the arrangement. No people are visible.

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A decorative red and gold cow-shaped oil lamp with purple and green embellishments sits on a grey stone floor inside a white chalk kolam pattern. A ring of yellow marigold garlands encircles the lamp, and a small red clay oil lamp with gold rim sits in front of the cow. No people are visible.2017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18July 21 20102010-07-21October 18 20172017-10-18 +1 copiesAugust 28 20142014-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a floor offering in a dim, earthen-walled space. A brass lamp with a glass chimney and a lit oil flame sits on a brass tray, surrounded by a ring of red and yellow marigold flowers with a small sprig of green leaves. Faint white chalk or kolam-style lines are drawn on the ground around the offering. No people are visible; a warm light beam falls from the upper left across the floor.2012-04-01A lit clay oil lamp sits on a small brass dish on a stone floor, its flame glowing in the centre. Beside it lie a pink rose and a white and yellow frangipani flower. Around them is a colourful floor design in white, red, yellow and green powder, with a few flower-like patterns. The setting is dim and shadowed, with no people visible.2011-02-02July 21 20102010-07-21September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesClose view of a yellow turmeric Ganesha murti on a brass plate, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers and leaves. A halved coconut and a red apple sit beside it on the plate, with red and gold silk cloth around the edge. The background is blurred, showing brick-like structures and a blue fabric. No people are visible.2015-07-17 +1 copiesClose photo of a small golden metal deity murti standing in a red woven basket, adorned with a crown, a yellow flower on top, a red and gold shawl, red beaded malas and a gold necklace. White plumeria flowers and a green bead bracelet surround it on a pink cloth, with a patterned fabric in the background. No people are visible.2012-10-19October 18 20172017-10-18