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Close view of a temple puja arrangement on a stone floor. Two large coconut bundles wrapped in bright yellow marigold garlands with green leaves lie on a banana leaf before a golden arched frame draped with red cloth. A brass plate holds sliced bananas and a small oil lamp burns nearby, with a silver pot and a plate of white offering beside it. At the right edge, people in white dhotis and a teal sari with gold border stand partly visible, one holding a small vessel. The scene shows a ritual offering of coconuts and bananas.

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Two decorated ritual pots, or kalasha-style vessels, sit side by side on a table as a puja offering. Each is wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red and pink striped sticks rising from the tops, and topped with mango leaves, grass and orange coconut-like tops marked with red dots. The left vessel wears a white silk cloth and pearl and gold jewellery, while the right wears a maroon and gold silk cloth with a gold necklace. Silver oil lamps, a silver dish of mixed fruit including green grapes, bananas and mangoes, and silver bowls surround them. Devotees are faintly visible in the dim background, and a lit oil lamp burns at the left edge. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja arrangement.2017-08-02 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual scene centred on a deity murti dressed with thick garlands of white jasmine and orange-yellow marigolds, red roses, and gold-toned ornamental jewellery and a patterned cloth. The murti sits before an ornate gold arched frame with an orange backdrop. Two priests in white dhotis, one with a yellow-and-white cloth wrapped on his shoulder, bend over the murti offering it water or aarti items, and a small oil lamp burns on a brass stand nearby. Silver-toned vessels, bananas, coconut halves and a bowl of offerings lie on a striped blanket in the foreground. Partially visible people at the left edge and a few onlookers at the top are present in the background.2017-03-16 +1 copiesA golden ornate throne-like seat (peetha) with carved lion-faced arch is heavily decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow-orange marigolds, with palm-leaf fronds and a red cloth backing. A bronze oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl, and trays of flowers and fruit sit in front. A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl with a garland of white and red-yellow flowers, wearing wristbands, is partly visible at the upper left, his face cropped out of frame. Another person in white is at the right edge. Ritual setting.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A silver ornate throne-like seat (peetha) is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves, placed on a silver base before a fire pit with a flame and white offerings. Standing figures in white dhotis and striped shawls, with a gold pendant visible at the top, stand behind the altar. Brass vessels and banana leaves flank the scene, with flowers scattered on the floor.2018-01-06A ritual display of two decorated kalasha-style pots dressed with yellow marigold garlands, mango leaves, coconuts with red markings and sacred threads. Both pots wear gold jewellery and pearl necklaces, one in white cloth and one in a maroon cloth. In front are silver bowls of bananas, grapes, mangoes and other fruit, a silver oil lamp on a stand, and scattered pink petals on a striped woven mat. No people are visible.2017-08-02April 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green and gold silk sash and a yellow headcloth bends over a gold-decorated peetha adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. He holds a brass lamp with a flame, pouring or lighting oil over a brass dish. Lit oil lamps, banana leaves, fruit, a brass vessel and a kalasha sit around the altar, with a striped woven mat on the floor. Other men in white dhotis and gold chains stand behind, with a figure in saffron clothing at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple-style altar.2017-04-06A puja scene at a ritual site. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border reaches with his right hand to a silver camphor lamp burning with a flame, held over an ornate altar. The altar is draped in a deity's garment or decorated figure covered with beaded gold embroidery and rows of white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold garlands. Below, silver bowls hold rose petals, bananas, grapes, coconut halves and a covered silver vessel, with small oil lamps lit beside them. The floor is covered with colourful striped woven mats in pink, blue, green and orange. Another person in white sits at the back, partly visible.2017-03-16