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Night-time puja scene at a flower-decorated deity murti set on a striped cloth. The murti is wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses with pink blossoms, and a tall dried grass stalk stands upright behind it. Two lit oil lamps flicker beside it, and a bowl of fruit and a coconut sit at its base. On the right, a hand holds a silver aarti plate with a burning flame. Partially visible people in white and dark clothing sit at the edges of the frame, and no faces are shown. No person is identifiable as a person in this image.

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Photograph of a decorated deity murti set on a striped cloth in an evening ritual. The murti is adorned with red roses, pink flowers and yellow marigold garlands, with a golden kalasha and a bundle of dried grass stalks standing beside it. Two oil lamps burn in front, and a silver plate holds a lemon, fruit and offerings. Partially visible hands hold a lamp at right, and a person in dark clothing sits near the top right and another at lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no face is visible.2017-07-28A photograph of a heavily decorated ritual object. Coconut halves, a small lit oil lamp and a brass vessel sit at its base on a striped cloth, and a golden ornamental backdrop is visible behind it. No people are visible in the frame. Garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace hang on the object.2016-06-19June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesJune 19 20162016-06-19A 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.2017-03-16A ritual homa scene with a visible fire burning in a brass fire pit in the foreground. Behind it, three kalasha pots topped with yellow coconut-like finials and green leaves stand on a white cloth, each decorated with red and white flower garlands and a red-berry garland on the central pot. Behind them hang green and red drapes with yellow and white marigold garlands. No people are clearly visible; only a hand holding a ritual implement appears at the left edge.2013-05-13September 05 20172017-09-05Close view of a ritual being performed beside a large garland of white and yellow flowers with red blossoms, threaded with dried grass stalks. A priest in a gold-bordered orange-red shawl and white garment holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and offering items, wearing a beaded necklace of gold-toned and dark beads and a bangle. Only his hands, shoulder and torso are visible, with a blurred foreground figure. Behind the garland is an ornate golden-bordered cloth and a red and purple patterned backdrop.2015-10-18A photograph of a ceremonial altar with a decorated golden throne-like frame behind it. Thick garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers drape over a central object. In the foreground, a flame burns beside marigold petals, a small oil lamp and brass vessels. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the left edge, with bangles on the wrist. No face or identity of any person is visible.2015-10-18A photograph, rotated sideways, of a richly decorated ritual object heaped with garlands of marigolds, red roses, white flowers and green leaves, with pink petals scattered across it. A golden ornamented plate or vessel sits at the right, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame is at the upper left beside coconut halves, fruits and a small sacred thread. No people are visible in the scene; the image shows only the floral-adorned object and offerings.2016-06-19A 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 photograph of a ritual arrangement with a kalasha-style pot and coconut wrapped in red and white cloth, decorated with red and orange marigold garlands and a yellow flower crown. Two bamboo poles tied with straw stand beside it, and bananas sit on banana leaves in front of a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame. In the blurred background, a figure in orange-red cloth sits with a rudraksha-style garland, and a person in orange clothing sits at the right edge, facing left. Several similar decorated pots are visible further back, and a cake-like offering with purple trim sits at the left.2016-03-06 +1 copies