A brass kalasha pot on a painted kolam floor, wrapped in a red and gold silk cloth and draped with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. Pink lotus blooms, a green leaf and a tray with offerings sit beside it. A saffron-orange cloth hangs at the left edge and a blue cloth backdrop with a red-stained deity murti is behind. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A brass kalasha pot on a painted kolam floor, wrapped in a red and gold silk cloth and draped with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. Pink lotus blooms, a green leaf and a tray with offerings sit beside it. A saffron-orange cloth hangs at the left edge and a blue cloth backdrop with a red-stained deity murti is behind. No people are visible.

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