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Close side view of a large ornate silver-rimmed plate heaped with fine pale yellow powder. Behind it, a blurred hand and the edge of a red-brown cloth are visible at the top right. Smaller silver dishes holding red powder. No people's faces are visible and no deity, throne or a person figure appears in the frame.

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October 16 20162016-10-16November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesClose photo of three ornate silver-rimmed trays set on a stone floor in daylight. Two trays hold pale yellow-cream powder, one of them being smoothed by a hand at the left edge; the central tray holds reddish-brown powder. A partial view of a person in a red garment with a rudraksha-style mala is visible at the top left. A large engraved silver vessel sits at the upper right. No people's faces are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2016-10-16Close photo of a ritual preparation: a person in rust-red robes kneels barefoot on a stone floor, holding a brass-handled trident-shaped tool with a dark metal prong into a large round brass-rimmed plate of fine golden-tan powder. A small open flame burns on the floor to the left, with a small metal stand beside it. The scene is a ritual setting, and no face is visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of a hand pouring white powder onto a large ornate brass vessel filled with a mound of white and reddish-pink powder. A second hand holding a foil bowl of powder appears at the left, and an orange-clad arm is visible in the background. Only partial arms and hands show; no faces are visible. Ornate embossed brass metalwork and a dark background frame the scene.2016-10-16November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16December 09 20132013-12-09November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesClose photo of a person in a rust-red garment kneeling on a stone floor, using a brass stylus to draw a pattern in a large silver-rimmed tray of fine golden powder. Only the bare feet, lower legs and draped red cloth with gold border are visible, with a red powder spill at the lower edge. The ritual appears to be a kolam or rangoli-style floor design preparation.2016-11-09