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October 14 2010

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A close photograph of a ritual tray on an orange cloth. A polished silver tray holds several silver oil lamps with flames, and multiple incense sticks stand upright in silver holders, with smoke rising. Beside the tray, a folded orange cloth with a gold border and a red silk fabric with gold brocade lie on the surface. No people are visible in the frame beyond a partial white garment at the upper left.2010-08-26May 05 20142014-05-05May 19 20132013-05-19A close photograph of a large polished silver ritual tray set on a red, yellow and black patterned cloth. The tray holds several small engraved silver bowls and cups with covers, one containing a yellow liquid, another holding green leaves, plus a silver spoon-shaped vessel and an engraved silver box with a floral design. A bright red garment is visible in the upper background and a blurred cream-coloured object sits at the left edge. No people are visible.2014-04-29August 05 20102010-08-05A close photograph of a silver puja thali set on a white cloth. The tray holds a lit tealight-style lamp, a silver oil lamp, incense sticks burning in a holder, a bowl of red rose petals, a small bowl of orange kumkum paste, and a slender ornate bottle. A folded orange cloth lies at the left, and a gold box with a fan pattern sits behind it. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of puja items.2014-01-14Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a gold-toned tray draped with an orange cloth. A silver bowl holds small oil lamps, a red fruit, a white item and a pink flower. A bangled wrist in a white and orange sari is visible at upper left, and a partial profile of a person in white is at right. The setting appears to be a temple puja.2011-01-17A close photograph of a silver ritual tray on an orange cloth. Several small oil lamps with lit wicks sit on the tray, including a central lamp set before a gold-toned repousse figure with a crown-like top. Incense sticks stand upright in a silver flower-shaped holder at left. Behind, a second tray holds folded orange cloth and a stack of small sacred items. No people are visible.2011-12-02December 10 20132013-12-10May 21 20162016-05-21Close view of a polished brass puja thali held in the foreground, carrying small brass bowls of flower petals, a larger bowl of orange and yellow petals with green leaves, a lit oil lamp flame, a brass cup, a white conch-shaped vessel and a small brass kalasha-style pot. Blurred colourful fabric and a dark sleeve show a person holding the tray during a pratyaksha pada puja offering. No faces are clearly visible; the scene is an offering tray rather than a visible identifiable person.2016-12-22October 17 20122012-10-17