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Close photograph of a ritual scene in warm, smoky light. A person's bare forearm and hand hold a clear glass vessel wrapped in a white criss-cross thread netting, with a second similarly wrapped pot behind it. Gold and beaded ornaments hang from the arm and shoulder, and a white and green striped cloth with gold border lies across the figure's waist. Yellow flowers appear at the lower right and smoke drifts through the frame. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.

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Close-up of a priest's hands pouring water from a silver kalasha vessel with a spout shaped like an animal head, the vessel wrapped in a white cloth tied with pink flowers and marked with a turmeric-yellow stain. The priest wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a gold-bordered shawl, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold accents. Blurred in the background, another figure in orange-red garments and beads stands near tropical green foliage.2018-04-14September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of several brass kalasha pots wrapped in a fine white criss-cross thread netting, each topped with mango leaves. Red kumkum dots mark the pots' shoulders, and fresh green leaves rest on a plate beneath them. Partly visible white and orange cloth appears behind the pots. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2009-09-25 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31April 14 20182018-04-14Photograph of a temple ritual with three priests in white dhotis and shawls. The priest on the left, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp and a small bell. The central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and the priest on the right holds a large ornate silver pot with a lid, with smoke rising from the lamp. A fourth man, partly visible at the lower right in white, kneels or bends over. The background is a red-orange wall with a dark board. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene.2011-11-01A photograph of a ritual setup: three kalasha pots wrapped in woven white netting, each topped with green leaves, stand on a green banana leaf spread over a metal tray. White rice is heaped around their bases with scattered yellow marigolds and red flowers. A fire burns at the upper right beside brick fire pits, and a person in white dhoti and a red-orange cloth, wearing gold-toned ornaments on the wrist, pours or handles the pot at the top.2018-01-06December 07 20162016-12-07December 02 20162016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06April 14 20182018-04-14