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October 31 2015

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March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA 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 copiesOctober 31 20152015-10-31Close photo of bare feet of a person in white dhoti with gold-bordered edge, standing on a green banana leaf sprinkled with white and yellow flower petals. Turmeric paste and red kumkum mark the top of one foot, with white and yellow flowers placed on the leaf and around the toes. Another pair of feet is partly visible at the left edge, also on a banana leaf. Concrete floor in background.2018-12-30 +1 copiesA 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.2017-03-11July 18 20132013-07-18Close photograph of a padapuja-style offering on a brass tray. Bare feet of a seated person rest on the golden tray, surrounded by silver bowls holding pink lotus blossoms, yellow marigold-type flowers, green leaves and a red apple. Two women's hands, one wearing a gold ring and bangles, one with a beaded bracelet, pick up small green leaves to offer. A woman in a white blouse with a dark mala-style necklace sits in the background. The foreground is blurred with dark hair of onlookers. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this frame.2011-12-05A photo of a ritual row where women in orange and white saris sit behind brass oil lamps (deepams) wrapped in white and yellow flower garlands with red accents. Lit wicks flicker on several lamps, and a leaf or small bowl is held in a woman's hands at right. A striped cloth covers the ground in the foreground. Several women are partly visible, so the count is approximate, and no swami is clearly visible in this frame.2016-08-12December 16 20132013-12-16October 18 20152015-10-18A padapuja ritual with a devotee's bare foot resting on a brass plate heaped with white jasmine, pink petals and green leaves. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-red robe with a gold border and white jasmine garland kneels or sits over the plate. Behind, a woman in a teal sari sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure in orange robes wears rudraksha beads and a bracelet. Scattered petals cover the red floor and a white cloth lies at lower left.2014-06-27 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02