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A photograph of a ritual table set on a white cloth beside a red-painted wooden post. Centre is a tiered golden metal object shaped like a stepped pyramid or meru, resting on a gold-coloured plate. In front stand a silver tray with two small brass bowls holding red liquid or kumkum and a glass bowl filled with white powder. Scattered papers lie on the cloth. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close overhead photograph of a polished brass sri yantra, a stepped geometric meru-style object with a rounded top knob and fluted lotus-petal base, resting on a square brass platform set atop a weathered red wooden stand with chipped paint. Background is a soft blurred wall. No people are visible.2010-07-05June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a polished silver bowl filled with fine pale grey-white powder. Behind it sit a small brass dish containing red kumkum and a gleaming golden ritual vessel with fluted sides. No people are visible; the setting suggests a puja arrangement with sacred powder offerings.2012-04-17October 05 20112011-10-05Close-up still life of ritual powders on a metal tray. In the foreground, a polished silver cup with an ornate handle is filled with fine grey-white vibhuti ash. Beside it, a small brass bowl with scalloped edges holds bright red kumkum powder. Gold-coloured brass surfaces and a patterned tray reflect light in the background. No people are visible.2012-04-18 +1 copiesJanuary 25 20132013-01-25June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a gilded ritual object resembling a stepped pyramidal sculpture on a grey stone base, dusted with white powder (vibhuti or sacred ash) and topped with a red kumkum mark. Its tiers are decorated with lotus-petal patterns, sitting before a dark, curved metal or stone background. No people are visible. This appears to be a sacred item at a temple, consistent with a pradosha puja setting.2007-09-24A photograph of a golden tiered sri chakra-style meru or yantra object placed on a brass tray with handles, topped with white flowers. The tiered gold structure has stepped geometric layers above a fluted base. Pink flower petals sit in a silver bowl at left, and a silver bowl of dark powder sits at right, all on a white cloth over a table. No people are visible.May 09 20122012-05-09Close photograph of a copper-coloured sri yantra or meru-style shrine object resting on a dark wooden platform in a dimly lit temple setting. The stepped pyramidal form has tiered levels with silver-toned panels at the base, sitting on a silver plinth with scattered red and yellow flower petals nearby. The background is a blurred dark curtain with warm highlights. No people are visible.2015-02-19