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December 27 2007

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Overhead photo of a ritual setup on a white cloth laid over a woven mat and grey floor. Silver vessels include a conch shell with a green stem, a small cup with a spoon, a cylindrical vessel with a handle, and a large ornate silver ladle-like spoon. A silver plate holds red and orange powders in small bowls, and a bowl of uncooked rice with several sticks sits nearby. A folded white cloth with a gold border rests on a silver tray. Small bowls of mixed dry ingredients appear at the top edge. No people are visible.August 08 20092009-08-08Close photo of a ritual offering tray on an orange cloth. A large brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands at left beside a small brass vessel, and a white conch shell rests on a gold leaf-shaped stand at upper right. Silver bowls hold white rice or grains, yellow paste, orange paste, red kumkum-like paste and dark liquid, with a small wooden spoon. Folded red-and-white cloth and a bowl of yellow flowers appear at the edges.2010-12-14Overhead view of a puja setup on a woven straw mat over a teal cloth. A white conch shell with orange kumkum marks sits at upper left beside a small brass bowl. A silver plate holds a mound of cooked grain or prasadam with green bits. A silver kalasha-style vessel with a long handle, a folded orange cloth, a small brass lamp with a lit wick, a spoon, and small containers of red and yellow powder are arranged on the tray. No people are visible.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a puja tray set out on a wooden board on a concrete floor. A conch shell with yellow marigold flowers sits on a brass base at the centre. Nearby are a silver oval lidded dish, a brass bell-shaped vessel, a brass lamp holding a yellow wick, a brass pouring vessel with a flower, small bowls of yellow, orange and red sweets or powders, a bowl of white camphor pieces, a red-flower offering on white cloth, incense sticks, and a yellow-and-black square sticker. No people are visible in the frame.2008-01-03Top-down photo of a ritual puja tray set on a woven straw mat over a wooden board, placed on loose gravel ground. Items include a white conch shell, silver and brass dishes, a small silver cup with a spoon, a glass bowl holding a red cloth, a brass incense holder with incense sticks, a pair of silver spoons, a dark metal spoon or ladle, a brass pot with a spout, and an ornate oval silver tray with an embossed central motif. No people are visible.2007-01-01A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a woven straw mat laid over a blue and white striped cloth. Central is a large polished silver covered vessel with a decorated lid, beside a silver pitcher and a silver cup holding dark liquid. A white conch shell sits on a silver stand with a pink hibiscus flower tucked into it. Nearby are a folded saffron/orange cloth, a silver spoon, a small yellow flower, and metal bowls of orange and red powder. Incense sticks stand in a decorated silver holder at left. No people are visible.2006-09-21August 08 20092009-08-08August 12 20072007-08-12January 03 20082008-01-03July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a puja setup laid out on a white cloth over a low wooden platform on a woven mat. Central items include a brass plate of yellow and purple flowers, a silver vessel with a spout and cup, bowls of orange and red powder (kumkum or turmeric), a small silver pot, a white conch shell, bananas, a yellow fruit and a red fruit on a plate, a folded yellow cloth with a striped border, incense sticks in a silver holder, a matchbox, and a brass bell. No people are visible.2008-10-04