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A decorated kalasha pot is set in a gilded wooden shrine niche with ornate golden scrollwork panels on either side and blue cut-out lattice openings. The pot is draped in a red and gold silk sari-style cloth with a gold border and wrapped with a fringed orange cloth, and is adorned with a white diamond-like necklace and a central red stone. Green mango leaves crown the pot.

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December 28 20182018-12-28January 09 20192019-01-09A brass kalasha pot dressed as a deity figure, wrapped in a deep red cloth with a gold border and draped with layered gold and pearl-style beaded necklaces. A small jeweled crown sits atop a red turban-like wrap, with green leaves and dried grass blades arching above it. Behind it is a blurred background with a yellow and green painted structure and a painted animal figure. No people are visible; the object is a decorated kalasha or deity murti.2015-11-22October 05 20172017-10-05A decorated kalasha pot topped with a yellow coconut wrapped in fibre, marked with red kumkum, and surrounded by green leaves. The pot is draped in a red and gold silk cloth with woven gold motifs and covered in beaded garlands in red, green and white, with an embroidered Om symbol. A silver oil lamp with a spouted base sits on a silver tray in the foreground, and a blurred green garden forms the background. No people or a person are visible in the image.2016-08-02September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated ritual kalasha (pot) at the centre, dressed with a wreath of red roses and white flowers, layered strands of pearls and bead necklaces, and a sprig of green mango leaves rising from its mouth. Flanking it are two smaller pots draped in maroon and gold fabric with pearl embellishments, topped with peacock-feather motifs and mango leaves. Behind them hang sequined and beaded silver-and-red drapes over gold cloth, and a blue brocade cloth lies beneath. No people are visible; the scene shows an altar-style decoration for a ceremony.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06December 28 20182018-12-28November 22 20182018-11-22June 02 20152015-06-02 +1 copies