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A photograph of a decorated ritual kalasha-style object placed before a gilded arched backdrop on a red and gold brocade cloth. A coconut with a red tilak mark is dressed in a red cloth and wrapped with white and red garlands, with yellow marigold garlands and green mango leaves arranged around it. Yellow flower garlands and coconuts sit at the base. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate is present.

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A photograph of a decorated altar or seat with an ornate gold arched backdrop carved with lion-like and floral motifs. The gold frame is draped with green leaf garlands, and a mound of red flower petals and dried herbs sits in the center. Yellow marigold garlands wrap the front of the platform, which is covered in a red cloth with blue and gold borders. Brass pots, coconut-like offerings and bundled leaves are arranged along the base. No people are visible; a small blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.2018-03-02Close view of a ceremonial kalasha placed in front of a seated figure draped in orange silk with blue and red textiles and gold-bordered cloth. The brass kalasha holds water and is topped with a coconut wrapped in a white flower garland and a pink gerbera, with green leaves at the mouth. Yellow and dark red marigold and rose garlands hang on either side, and loose petals sit on a silver tray in front. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja setting, with no physical people fully visible apart from the lower body and lap of the seated figure.2009-12-24July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02A photograph of an empty ornate gold-coloured arched frame. In front sits a cushioned seat draped with a pink and gold-bordered silk cloth, covered in a garland of yellow and magenta chrysanthemums, a single red rose at the centre, and white jasmine strands hanging down the sides. Lamps and a small metal object are partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.A decorated empty throne (peetha) is the main subject, set against a painted backdrop of blue and grey rock. The golden-framed seat is draped with a dense arch of flower garlands in yellow, red, purple, white and green. A deep maroon velvet cushion sits on a red velvet seat flanked by two maroon bolsters with orange ends. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on each side, and a golden trident (trishul) with a small damaru drum rests to the right, with a microphone beside it. No people are visible.2010-12-22September 30 20172017-09-30November 21 20152015-11-21A photograph of a decorated ceremonial throne-like seat in front of a red silk backdrop with small gold motifs. An ornate gold-plated arched canopy with carved makara-style scrollwork and a kirtimukha-like head at its crest frames the seat. The seat is heaped with white jasmine garlands, yellow and deep red chrysanthemums, and a central red cloth, topped by a gold-coloured vertical ornament. A gold-bordered red and black silk cloth drapes the base. No people are visible in the frame.November 26 20172017-11-26Photo 11728760 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copies