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September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24Close-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 copiesA ritual display of two decorated kalasha-style pots dressed with yellow marigold garlands, mango leaves, coconuts with red markings and sacred threads. Both pots wear gold jewellery and pearl necklaces, one in white cloth and one in a maroon cloth. In front are silver bowls of bananas, grapes, mangoes and other fruit, a silver oil lamp on a stand, and scattered pink petals on a striped woven mat. No people are visible.2017-08-02October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12Two decorated ritual pots, or kalasha-style vessels, sit side by side on a table as a puja offering. Each is wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red and pink striped sticks rising from the tops, and topped with mango leaves, grass and orange coconut-like tops marked with red dots. The left vessel wears a white silk cloth and pearl and gold jewellery, while the right wears a maroon and gold silk cloth with a gold necklace. Silver oil lamps, a silver dish of mixed fruit including green grapes, bananas and mangoes, and silver bowls surround them. Devotees are faintly visible in the dim background, and a lit oil lamp burns at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja arrangement.2017-08-02 +1 copiesClose view of a ceremonial silver throne or altar with an ornate repoussé silver backrest. Draped across the front is a white cloth with several garlands of red roses, white and yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves. Two yellow coconuts hang from strings above, with green mango leaves and pink flowers. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the silver platform at lower left, and gold jewellery and ornaments are visible at right. No people are visible; this appears to be an adorned seat or deity murti prepared for worship.2017-10-15March 16 20172017-03-16 +2 copiesA silver ornate throne-like seat holds two decorated ceremonial forms draped in white and red-gold cloth. The left form wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a beaded red and gold embroidered collar and a teal-and-red adornment. The right form is wrapped in a maroon and gold sari with gold jewellery and a green cloth. Both are garlanded with white jasmine and red roses, pink flowers and green leaves, with dried grass fronds tied at the top. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. No people are visible.2017-10-01 +1 copiesClose photo of a ceremonial setup on a metal stand: two coconuts wrapped with a garland of white flowers and red and yellow marigold strands, set in brass or copper vessels with a dangling cord and green leaves beneath. Brass oil lamps with stands sit nearby on a white floor, and a red draped cloth and gold-trimmed objects fill the background. No people are visible.2015-10-18October 15 20172017-10-15