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Close overhead view of a ritual arrangement on a green cloth: a dark stone shivalinga on a yoni-shaped base stands at centre, beside a brass dish holding a small brass lamp with a white egg-shaped object, a copper vessel of dark liquid with a spoon, a copper pot with a spout, a brass bell, yellow marigold flowers and an incense stick. No people are visible; this is a shiva puja setup.

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January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15January 01 20172017-01-01July 29 20132013-07-29Close-up photo of a puja setup on a white floor: a hand pours water from a brass kalasha-style pot over a small shivalinga-like stone form on a brass plate, with brass bells, a small brass lamp with a flame, pink flowers and a brass container nearby. No people's faces visible; only a hand is shown.2017-02-02Close view of a puja table with a child's hand pouring liquid from a small brass spoon over a black stone shivalinga on a brass plate. The plate holds yellow flowers and a white conch-shaped object. A small golden seated figure, a brass oil lamp, a brass bell and a brass lota stand on a yellow woven mat, with an incense stick burning nearby and a pink plate at the left edge.2011-12-14December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual setup on a white floor. A small clear crystal Shivalinga with a gold cobra hood sits on a brass stand on a brass plate scattered with yellow and white petals and a few purple flowers. A hand, its fingers holding a small white petal or flower piece, is dropping it toward the lingam from the upper right. Behind are brass bowls and small brass cones on a dark maroon cloth, a small lit oil lamp in the lower left, and dishes of white offering in the lower right. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.2017-02-01Close-up photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam with a gold yoni-peetha base and a gold cobra hood rising behind a small clear crystal lingam decorated with pink flower petals, while water from a gold vessel trickles down over the stone. The background is blurred with red cloth, lamps and offerings. No people are visible.2016-12-23Close view of a brass puja tray set with a clear glass vessel topped by a brass cobra-hood cover, a red rose and yellow marigold petals scattered around it. A small brass spoon and brass bowls with uncooked rice and flower petals sit on a woven mat, with a brass bell and lamp in the background. No people are visible.2017-02-01 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual preparation table for aushadha making. A white stone Shivalinga sits on a metal tray with rows of small dark moulds, beside grey stone mortars holding green leaves and a dark stone pestle. Other stone bowls with yellow powder, a cylindrical yellow stick and a dark stone lie behind, with fresh green herbs and a small dark stone linga-shaped piece in a bowl. Background shows blurred orange-clad figures. A multicoloured woven cloth covers the table.2017-09-14 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19