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Close-up photograph of ritual puja items on a wooden surface. In the foreground, an ornate silver elephant-headed vessel with a curled trunk and floral-embossed box top stands beside a shallow silver bowl filled with white crystalline granules. Behind it, a silver bowl holds yellow and red flowers, and a silver lamp stand with several cups sits among green leaves. The background is softly blurred.

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A close photograph of ritual items arranged on a table for worship. In the foreground is an ornate silver five-branched lamp stand holding small cups of white camphor or salt-like material. Behind it is a silver vessel with yellow and maroon flowers, a silver spouted pot with a handle, a silver tray of white granules, and a heap of green leaves, possibly betel leaves. No people are visible, so this shows only ritual objects.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08October 29 20112011-10-29Close-up photo of an ornate silver ritual lamp with an elephant-head motif on a wooden surface. The lamp has a square cup-like top with a floral rosette carving, a twisted handle, and a curled trunk-like spout ending in a small elephant face. Behind it sit a bowl of white crystalline pieces, a silver container, a folded blue cloth with fringe, and a silver dish holding yellow flowers. No people are visible.2011-12-31December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual vessel with a square base and cylindrical cup opening, its handle shaped as an elephant head with curled trunk and embossed floral and petal patterns. It rests on an orange cloth beside a silver plate of yellow-orange grains, with a small steel cup and a red-and-white patterned floor in the background. No people are visible. The setting suggests a pada puja preparation, with the kalasha-like vessel displayed as a ritual implement.2011-12-14A close still life of ritual offerings on a table. Silver bowls and a silver ladle hold yellow and pink flower petals and a white powder. A large silver bowl with a swan-shaped handle sits beside a bowl of fresh fruit: green and red apples, limes and bananas. A yellow marigold garland hangs above, with a small dish of turmeric powder and loose rudraksha beads nearby. No people are visible.2011-11-10December 14 20112011-12-14September 17 20132013-09-17October 27 20112011-10-27December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28