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Close-up of a ritual arrangement on a tiled floor covered with fresh banana leaves. Two clay oil lamps burn with flames, one in a shallow terracotta dish and one beside a dark green painted clay pot marked with red dots. A large brown clay kalasha pot stands at right, with a smaller terracotta pot in front holding white rice grains. A brass lamp stand with a footed base sits at left beside a steel vessel, plates of fruit and white cooked rice. Red and yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth are visible behind the pots. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual table arrangement with a lit brass oil lamp on a tall stand in the foreground. Behind it stands a clear glass kalasha pot with a mango-leaf and saffron-coloured cloth-wrapped coconut top, set on a brass plate heaped with yellow marigold petals. A brass container with a lid, a small brass bowl of white pieces, a dish of yellow flowers and a bowl of incense smoke sit on a rust-coloured cloth, with garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers blurred behind. No people are visible.2011-12-09April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 31 20062006-12-31January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA brass puja arrangement laid on a rust-orange cloth over a wooden surface. Several polished brass plates hold betel leaves, a small brass ritual bell stands at right, a brass tumbler sits at the top, and a lit oil lamp in a brass dish glows at left. Pink flowers and a bangle rest on a gold-brocade cloth at lower right, and a stick of incense smokes near a white ceramic holder. No people are visible.2012-06-01A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a silver tray holding several yellow-wrapped coconuts with green leaves and fresh pink flowers, arranged around white and pink cloth-wrapped bases. A person's hand, wearing a gold bangle and holding a small silver lamp (kalasha-style aarti vessel) with a bright flame, performs a deeparadhana-style offering. The person wears a rust-brown sari with a gold border and a beaded necklace, and only the hand, arm, bare feet and lower body are visible. Silver bowls, a covered silver container and a banana leaf lie nearby on a striped cloth.2018-04-26 +1 copiesDecember 09 20112011-12-09September 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20132013-09-10A photograph of a ritual display on a white-cloth-covered table outdoors under a canopy. Several brass pots wrapped in white netting are topped with coconuts decorated with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. A brass oil lamp with yellow flower garland and burning wicks stands at right. Behind them, a framed photograph shows a smiling figure with long dark hair wearing orange robes and a pendant necklace, seated in meditation pose; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Palm trees and a white banner with green lettering appear in the background. No physical people are visible.2009-10-17December 24 20152015-12-24October 08 20172017-10-08