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Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone surface with a rectangular silver-toned metal nameplate fixed to its front edge. Above it hangs a white cloth with a wide red border woven in gold zari patterns. The plate is engraved with decorative corner scrolls and reads that the item was offered by a family from Guadeloupe, France. Below the plate is a dark red wooden base. No people are visible.

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November 16 20112011-11-16Close-up photograph of a round wooden tray or plate draped with a red silk cloth bordered in gold zari, holding folded white cloth and a small pile of red-orange fabric or cloth, resting on a terracotta-coloured ledge or pillar. A thin orange-yellow cord hangs from the tray's edge. A blurred background of orange and red tones suggests an outdoor ritual setting. Lower right of the frame shows the edge of a figure in dark clothing with red tassels, partly cut off. No faces are visible.2011-12-10Close-up photograph of folded white cloth draped over a terracotta-coloured carved stone structure. The white fabric lies beside a gold-bordered textile with maroon and dark green edges and gold zari weave, and a twisted yellow-orange cord hangs from above. Ornate carved mouldings with fluted bands are visible behind. No people are present. A faint blurred green background is at upper left.2011-12-10April 24 20132013-04-24March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03February 07 20162016-02-07May 03 20132013-05-03A photograph of an outdoor shrine set on a raised concrete platform in a tree-shaded open yard of red earth. A dark stone lingam sits on a yoni-style base, draped with a white cloth with gold-yellow borders, and has a small red mark on its top. To the left stands a tall dark iron trident-like pole with a crescent finial. Concrete benches and a low wall frame the courtyard, with an orange wall visible behind the trees. No people are present.2012-08-02 +1 copiesClose photograph of an offering arranged on a red-orange stone ledge beside an ornately carved stone pillar. A folded red-orange cloth with orange twisted cord handles and a white cloth edge sits on a gold-bordered red and maroon silk textile with woven golden motifs and gold fringe. Yellow marigold-type flowers and a single magenta flower lie at the left. In the blurred background a person in white clothing walks past, and a small figure of a deity murti appears near the top left.2010-11-06A photograph of a large dark rock outcrop on a hillside covered with a white cloth with a yellow border, spread over the boulder. Scattered white and pink flower petals and a few orange petals lie on the rock. Two people in orange clothes with orange shawls stand at the top edge, one reaching to smooth the cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand behind on the left. Green shrubs, a palm frond and white tent fabric frame the scene, with a few flowering plants in the foreground.2008-08-02A photograph of an outdoor shivalinga on a grey stone platform, decorated with a thick garland of yellow marigold flowers and dark rudraksha-style beads. A red cloth is wrapped around the top of the linga, and a white cloth with a red-and-gold border drapes its base. A small green and gold cloth bundle and a dark stone sit to the right. A red-brick wall and blurred foliage form the background. No people are visible.2016-12-07