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Outdoors at night, a decorated ritual arrangement sits on a table draped in an orange brocade cloth. Several pots are dressed in red, green and orange cloth with jewelled necklaces and bindis, while a tall central kalasha-like vessel is wrapped in white and red flower garlands and crowned with mango leaves and coconut. Petals are scattered on the cloth. Dark foliage surrounds the table. No people are visible.

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Close view of ceremonial kalasha pots on a gold-brocaded red cloth. Three brass-rimmed pots are wrapped in silk: one blue, one red with gold border and jewelled trim, and one gold with sequined trim. Each pot is topped with a coconut and green mango or betel leaves, with grass stalks standing beside them. No people are visible; a warm orange sari edge and gold fabric appear behind the pots.2014-01-05November 21 20152015-11-21July 03 20162016-07-03Three decorated kalasha pots sit on a gold-striped cloth in an outdoor setting with greenery behind. Each pot has a conical top wrapped with dried straw and green leaves. The left pot is draped in red-orange cloth with beaded and jewelled embellishments, the centre pot in white cloth edged with a green and gold border with red-green stone and bead work, and the right pot in deep maroon cloth with gold pearl-like beading. No people are visible.2015-11-21A photograph of five silver kalasha pots arranged on a green banana leaf on a white cloth-covered table. Each pot is wrapped with white cotton thread in a net pattern and topped with a coconut wrapped in straw, with mango leaves fanned around the pots. The central, larger pot has a garland of white flowers on its coconut and a small red and black string tied at its neck. White rice grains are scattered at the base of the pots. Behind the table, blurred trays of flowers and rice suggest a ritual setting, with no people clearly visible.2012-05-03March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene with several kalasha pots arranged on a gold-bordered maroon cloth. Each pot is a coconut topped with white jasmine garlands, set in colourful patterned bases, with green mango leaves at the rim. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, one with a red thread on his wrist. Plates hold fruit, folded napkins, flowers and small brass vessels in the foreground, with a partly visible person at the left edge.2018-04-29 +1 copiesThree silver-finished kalasha pots with woven silver mesh sides stand in a row on a white grain-covered surface. Each pot is topped with an orange-yellow coconut decorated with red kumkum marks and a green leaf. White jasmine garlands drape over the coconuts and pots, with magenta globe amaranth flowers placed between them. A gold-patterned fabric backdrop sits behind, and no people are visible.2012-09-05A night photograph of a decorated ritual arrangement on a draped table with a purple and magenta cloth. At the centre stands a tall deity murti or ritual form draped in a white and green sari-like cloth with gold borders, wearing a long white and pink garland, a large jewelled silver-toned pendant and rose petals. Before it sit several green, red and orange cloth-wrapped coconuts with mango leaves and yellow marigold flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a jewelled necklace draped over an orange cloth. Scattered rose petals lie on the table and a dark foliage background surrounds the scene. No people are visible.2014-03-09Three coconut figures dressed as deities sit side by side on a red cloth-covered table, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and scattered red flower petals. The central figure wears a silver crown with a crescent and red bindi-like dots and white cloth, flanked by two smaller figures in white cloth with red-flower hair adornments. Two silver oil lamps with lit flames stand at either side, and green foliage and a shiny blue backdrop appear behind. Palm-leaf strips and purple border cloth decorate the table. This appears to be a deity murti arrangement made of coconuts, possibly for a ritual display, with no visible people.2015-12-11September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18