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Close-up photograph of a kalasha topped with a whole coconut and fresh green mango leaves, set in a brass bowl on a red silk cloth. In the lower right, a painted clay figure of a bearded sage with grey hair, red tilak and red-orange lips is shown in a prayer pose, wearing a beaded, sequined gold-and-brown garland. The red-and-white background is blurred. No physical people are visible.

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August 15 20142014-08-15August 15 20142014-08-15A painted clay or plaster statue of a seated bare-chested sage with grey hair, a grey beard and moustache, and red-brown rudraksha beads around the neck and arms. The figure sits cross-legged in front of a decorated kalasha pot wrapped in white cloth, adorned with rudraksha and pearl-and-gold beaded garlands. Yellow chrysanthemums, red roses and green leaves surround the pot, with a bundle of dried grass tied at its top. The statue wears a red-orange dhoti and has a red bindu on the forehead and chest, and its hands are joined in anjali. No living people are visible.2014-09-06Close view of several brass kalasha pots topped with yellow-husked coconuts and mango leaves, dressed with white cloth and rudraksha-bead garlands with red and gold beaded necklaces. Behind them a red silk cloth and teal and green fabrics drape a figure on a grey draped table, with turmeric powder scattered on the surface. No people are visible; this appears to be a decorated ritual setup.2014-05-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesAugust 15 20142014-08-15August 15 20142014-08-15Close view of a ceremonial kalasha on a red cloth: a brown coconut with its husk set atop a metal pot, wrapped with a woven palm-leaf cover and ringed by fresh mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers. Lit oil lamps and brass bowls of yellow flowers sit in soft focus in the background. No people are visible.2010-10-15September 05 20142014-09-05 +1 copiesMay 22 20142014-05-22November 01 20142014-11-01A decorated ritual kalasha pot stands on a brass tray as the central subject. The pot is wrapped in a red silk cloth with gold zari border patterns and is draped with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, with green mango leaves arranged in its opening. A brass spouted vessel sits to the right on the tray. In the background, blurred figures in white dhotis and an orange sari move through a hall with a striped rug and gold ceremonial items.2015-07-17 +1 copies