A silver kalasha ritual pot with a wire-mesh patterned body stands on a bed of raw rice grains, topped with mango leaves, a yellow flower and a conical mound of orange-yellow turmeric-coloured material. Banana leaves and a purple and yellow striped cloth lie around the base, with a red kumkum mark on the pot. Mango leaves fill the frame at the edges. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A silver kalasha ritual pot with a wire-mesh patterned body stands on a bed of raw rice grains, topped with mango leaves, a yellow flower and a conical mound of orange-yellow turmeric-coloured material. Banana leaves and a purple and yellow striped cloth lie around the base, with a red kumkum mark on the pot. Mango leaves fill the frame at the edges. No people are visible.

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