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Photograph of a floor puja arrangement on a concrete surface. Two low wooden platforms with white and pink rangoli-style powder patterns hold heaped orange marigold garlands, a clay pot wrapped in marigolds, and small clay oil lamps with lit wicks. Clay bowls hold rice, salt, kumkum and other offerings, with a basket of apples and bananas nearby. A red patterned cushion and a woven rug lie at the edge. Only partly visible people sit at the top edge, their bare feet and white dhotis showing, and a blue cloth bag is visible. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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February 12 20132013-02-12A ground-level puja arrangement on a sandy floor. Marigold garlands in orange wrap a clay pot and fan across the floor, with a lit oil lamp on a small brass plate. Around them are small clay bowls of white grains, red and pink flower petals scattered on painted kolam-style rangoli patterns in red and white, a basket of apples and bananas, and a round metal plate heaped with orange marigolds. A red patterned cushion lies at right, and a few feet in orange and maroon saris are visible at the top edge, with a bare-footed person in white dhoti at top left. No one's face is visible, and the scene reflects a ritual offering setup.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual setup at dusk beside a tree trunk ringed with fresh green grass and a low brick border. On the sandy ground, two decorated red-and-pink patterned mats hold heaps of marigold flowers, brass and clay bowls, small lamps with lit wicks, and scattered petals. Orange marigold garlands drape a central arrangement, and a basket of apples sits at right beside a folded blue cloth. A woven red rug lies at left and a red cushion at right. Behind, an orange wall bears a floral backdrop, potted palms, and several people in saffron and white clothing stand at a rope barrier.2013-02-12A ground-level puja arrangement on a reddish-brown floor with a grassy bank and brick edging behind. Central focus is a large orange marigold garland draped over a Shiva lingam-style form, with orange and red powders, rice or grains in clay dishes, small oil lamps with flames, and a brass tray of marigolds. A bowl of fruit (bananas, apples) sits at the right, and a patterned rug and red cushion lie at the left foreground. No people are visible.2013-02-12A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) set-up on a bare floor. Several brick fire pits are arranged with dry wood logs, a brass pot of mango pieces, banana leaves, marigold garlands, bowls of flower petals and fruit, a brass oil lamp, a bundle of green leaves in a decorated pot, and a yellow kalasha-like cone. Striped cloth mats are spread around, and a partially visible person in white dhoti and striped shawl stands at the upper right edge. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly shown, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-23March 15 20172017-03-15June 23 20172017-06-23An outdoor homa ritual in a paved courtyard. At the center, a woman in orange robes and beaded gold necklace sits cross-legged, holding a ladle over a brick-lined fire pit with burning flames and offerings. Behind her, a man in white with an orange shawl pours from a brass vessel beside a tray of flower petals. Around them, several people in orange and saffron shawls sit on white cloth, with silver ritual lamps, brass pots, bowls of kumkum, sweets and fruit, and a small deity murti on a green-draped table at the right. Marigold garlands lie on a white cloth and a leopard-print mat covers a low seat.2007-07-11February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26