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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA decorated altar with a deity murti on a green-draped platform. Behind it, a figure in a blue garment and gold crown sits, partly visible. A small statue with a gold crown and pearl garland stands at left. Several brass kalasha pots are arranged on a tiered green-and-orange pedestal, each wrapped in white cloth with jeweled gold ornaments and topped with mango leaves and yellow tassels. A person in orange clothing reaches in from the left edge. Gold and red fabrics frame the scene.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesThree kalasha pots dressed as deity forms sit in a row on a gold cloth over a navy blue dotted cloth, in front of a tiered pink and green lotus-shaped structure with lion figures. The left and right pots are draped in orange and maroon garments with heavy beaded necklaces and sprigs of green leaves and grass on top; the centre pot wears a white and red cloth with a rudraksha-style mala and a jewelled crown. Trees and a few distant figures in white stand in the background.2015-11-22A decorated kalasha pot topped with a jeweled golden crown-like ornament and a bundle of dried grass tied with an orange thread, with mango leaves tucked in. The pot is draped in a white cloth with a green and gold border and adorned with a long multi-strand necklace of rudraksha beads, red and green beads, pearls, and a blue-stone and white-stone floral pendant with a lotus motif. Behind it stand a pink lotus-shaped structure and green and yellow architectural elements. No people are visible.2015-11-21A decorated brass kalasha pot with a mango-leaf and coconut-fibre top stands at the centre, draped with layered gold and pearl necklaces, a red rose garland and white flower garlands. Flanking pots are similarly dressed with pearl strings and peacock-feather-like fans, set on a blue silk cloth with gold and red sequined backdrops behind. No people are visible; this is a ritual adornment display.2016-11-06Close view of two decorated ceremonial pots, kalasha-style, with yellow turmeric-coloured cloth wrapping and mango leaves at the top, tied with white string. Red rose garlands drape around both pots, and gold jewellery with blue gemstones adorns them, one in white silk and one in green silk. A silver ornate chair or throne back stands behind them. No people are visible; the setting is a satsang-style stage.2018-04-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of three decorated kalasha pots hanging from palm-leaf tassels, each embellished with jewelled and beaded garments in red, orange, white and gold. Pots are wrapped in red cloth with embroidered stone-studded borders, and mango leaves are tucked among them. Outdoor setting with blurred green foliage and red structures in the background. No people are visible.2015-11-21A photograph of a ritual display on a draped table in low light. A yellow fringed parasol stands at the left edge, beside a person in orange-brown robes holding a lit oil lamp. Central to the scene is a cone-shaped structure of orange and yellow cloth with a white-clad deity murti or figure dressed with beaded necklaces and a face-shaped ornament. Around it are several tall coconuts topped with green leaves, set in brass pots dressed in blue, white and green silk skirts with embroidered red and gold ornaments. Scattered petals, a small brass bowl and incense smoke add to the puja setting. In the background a large portrait shows a figure in red garments with yellow garlands.2014-01-05A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam in a ritual setting. A brass pot topped with a coconut and mango leaves stands behind the lingam. The lingam is draped in a dark green and gold jeweled ornament with red and green stones, gold beaded chains and paisley-shaped motifs, and wrapped with white jasmine garlands. A red rose sits at its base on a white cloth beside a patterned rug. No people are visible.2016-10-29