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A ritual rangoli-style arrangement on a silver-footed ceremonial stand draped with white cloth. Coloured grains form a design with red, yellow, white and black patterned sections, with a black shape at the centre, and small bananas are placed around the edges. Behind it are rows of yellow-flowered brass kalasha-style pots wrapped in white cloth, a strand of beads, fruit, and terracotta-coloured brick-like blocks decorated with yellow, orange and white paint. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space on a striped cloth. No people are visible.

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October 16 20162016-10-16A ritual setup on a striped cloth with a square white cloth placed on a brass pedestal stand. Its surface holds coloured grain patterns in red, yellow, green and black arranged in geometric shapes, with banana pieces placed around the edges. Behind it, a brick structure is decorated with yellow, white and orange paint, and a row of small kalasha-like pots wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers sits along the top left. Fruit, a rudraksha-style bead mala and banana leaves lie nearby. No people are visible.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of a ritual setup on a striped cloth. In the foreground a square silver-legged tray holds a colored rangoli-style powder design with red, yellow, green, white and black sections and small banana pieces placed around it. To the right, a square brick fire pit with orange, yellow and green painted bricks and white edging holds ash and sticks. Behind, several small brass kalashas wrapped in white cloth are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and bananas, and a wooden mala lies on the cloth. No people are visible.2016-10-16 +1 copiesA ground-level ritual arrangement on a white cloth laid over a red earthen platform. Four large colored rice or grain motifs, in yellow, black, red and white, form a cross-like pattern around a small blue and red circular dish at the centre, with a fifth red-and-yellow figure below. Four whole red pomegranates sit at the corners of the cloth. Behind it stand a brass vessel with white liquid, banana bunches, pink flower garlands and blue-and-white striped cloth. No people are visible.2017-03-11 +1 copiesOctober 31 20152015-10-31April 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a ritual floor diagram, a vastu-style mandala of coloured powders laid on a white cloth in green, yellow, orange, red and brown squares, with a yellow flower border and yellow marigold petals scattered on the diagram. Around it are a basket of pink and red flower petals, a bowl of bananas, a dish of white grains, a bowl of yellow powder, a bowl of fried sweets, green leaves, and large garlands of white and red flowers with a kalasha-like pot at the upper right. No people are visible.2016-11-23March 11 20172017-03-11April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ritual floor design laid on a white cloth and arranged on a metal tray. Five coloured grain or powder motifs form a cross pattern: a red motif at top, a white motif at left, a yellow motif at right, a black motif at bottom, and a central circle with concentric rings of green, white, blue, yellow and red. The cloth is bordered by yellow and red flowers, with two red apples, one orange and a bunch of bananas placed around it. No people are visible.2016-04-10 +1 copiesJune 08 20172017-06-08