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A puja altar setup on a red cloth for a Satyanarayan Puja. In the centre a copper pot holds a coconut wrapped in green leaves and topped with a yellow flower, surrounded by pink and white flower petals. Behind it stands a framed image of a blue-skinned deity wearing a crown and garland, and to the left a framed photograph shows a robed figure receiving a garland. On the right a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, and small brass cups and a dark pot sit at left. No people are visible.

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September 03 20142014-09-03 +2 copiesOverhead view of a puja altar on a red cloth with gold border. A large green coconut decorated with white daisies and pink-and-white flower garlands sits at centre. Brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and a small bronze deity murti stand nearby. A brass thali holds dal, rice, chickpea curry and sweets, and a platter of sliced fruit, pomegranate, apple, kiwi, dates and berries sits to the right. A small framed photograph is visible in the background. No people are visible.2021-03-11 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a puja setup on a white table against a red wall. Brass bell with a handle on the left, a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, small bowls of kumkum and turmeric, and a brass vessel with a spoon. Center: a brass plate holding a small kalasha-like object decorated with pink and white flowers and leaves, with small brass cups beside it. Right: a brass tray with an incense holder and ladles, a red cloth draped with white and pink flower garlands, a small figure garlanded with flowers sits on a brown brocade cloth at the top, and a clay pot stands at the far right. No people are visible.Close view of a puja altar with a small bronze deity murti dressed in silver lace and gold jewellery, placed in a brass pedestal decorated with yellow chrysanthemums and rose petals and a paper label reading Whyalla. Behind it hangs a large printed photograph of a figure in a maroon garment with bangles and garlands, raising one hand. Beside the altar stand a framed Venkateswara-style image with a gold crown, a brass kalasha topped with a coconut, a bowl of oranges and a plate of sweet offering, and white bowls of prasad including a rice dish. A red patterned cloth covers the floor.2025-12-29A devotional altar display with no people present. In the centre sits a small seated murti. To the left stands a printed yellow framed poster with a decorative border and several lines of text, with a small portrait and a row of tiny images. To the right, a framed red and white illustration of a horse with small symbols sits beside a coconut in a red cloth with a gold necklace draped over it. Yellow chrysanthemums and white flowers fill vases at the edges, a brass oil lamp stands on the right, and pink rose petals lie scattered at the base of the altar.2026-02-06A photograph of a puja arrangement on a white table against a red wall. At the centre a brass thali holds small brass cups, white flowers and a small shivalinga-style object, with a white lily-like flower nearby. Behind it, a small figure of a seated sage or saint in orange and red sits on an orange-gold cloth flanked by white chrysanthemum-type flowers. To the right, a folded red cloth with gold border and another small white-flowered arrangement sit beside a brass dish holding betel leaves and a small offering. To the left, a brass bell, a brass vessel with a spouted pitcher, a lit oil lamp with a flame, and small brass dishes of powders and grains. Two brass plates with green leaves sit at lower right. No people are visible.2024-01-11Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a yellow-green cloth before a maroon brocade backdrop. A conch shell filled with liquid and rice sits on a bronze plate at centre, topped with a yellow chrysanthemum. Around it are brass dishes of yellow flower petals, a small bell, a brass lamp with a lit wick, a bronze shivalinga-style stone on a plate, and a brass pot of rice holding a coconut wrapped with leaves and a braided grass strand. No people are visible.2025-11-26July 27 20132013-07-27June 24 20132013-06-24December 09 20112011-12-09Photograph of a decorated altar set for a Mahalakshmi puja. A brass deity murti or idol is draped in white jasmine garlands and a golden necklace, with a yellow flower crown, arranged on an orange brocade cloth scattered with pink and yellow petals and small lit oil lamps. A brass kalasha-style bowl of petals sits in front. Behind is a framed picture of goddesses in a blue and gold chart, flanked by gold-toned decorations and green leaves. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands at right beside a yellow wall and maroon cloth. No people are visible.2020-11-14February 23 20142014-02-23