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A coconut with its husk partly visible, decorated with yellow chrysanthemums, red roses and green leaves, sits on a silver vessel surrounded by a ring of yellow marigold flowers and mango leaves. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a ritual floral offering set before a deity murti.

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September 06 20142014-09-06Close-up photo of a sacred coconut set atop an ornate silver kalasha pot. The coconut has a brown fibrous husk dusted with turmeric or kumkum, and it is decorated with red and orange roses and a green mango leaf. Yellow flower garlands hang in the blurred background. No people are visible.2011-09-29Close 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.2010-10-15A photograph of a ceremonial silver kalasha pot on a silver tray, topped with a turmeric-smeared coconut crowned with yellow flowers and mango leaves. Yellow blossoms are arranged around its base on rice grains, and a tray of white jasmine-like flowers sits beside it on a white cloth. No people are visible.2011-01-16A silver ritual vessel with embossed lotus-petal patterns sits on a bed of white rice grains on a patterned carpet. A coconut with red cloth tied around its top is set on the vessel, surrounded by green mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers. A tray of red roses, yellow flowers and green leaves sits at right, and a red fabric edge appears at left. This appears to be a kalasha-style ritual arrangement, with no people visible.2014-08-29Close-up photo of a ritual kalasha set on an orange cloth. A conical brown coconut crowned with green leaves rises from a polished silver vessel that sits on a brass plate scattered with yellow flower petals. No people are visible; the page's a person flag does not appear in the image.2013-07-07 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a brown, fibrous coconut set in a polished silver bowl, decorated with red and orange roses and green leaves. The coconut has a rough, dusty turmeric-coloured husk. No people are visible. The background is dark and blurred.2011-09-09A silver kalasha, a ritual water pot with an engraved and gilded body, sits on a yellow cloth-covered table in front of a terracotta-coloured temple plinth. A coconut with a ceremonial tuft is crowned with mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers, with red flower petals scattered on the silver tray and the cloth. A brass plate with marigold petals and an empty metal dish sit nearby. No people are visible.2010-11-06June 06 20102010-06-06November 11 20152015-11-11June 23 20172017-06-23October 12 20072007-10-12