Outdoor ritual arrangement of several golden kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow-tinted coconut and a bunch of green mango leaves, set on a bed of grains with blue rangoli-style markings. Pots are wrapped in purple, maroon, green, blue and red silk cloths with garlands and beaded necklaces. A white-garbed priest with a white head wrap and rudraksha mala sits at the left edge, partly visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor ritual arrangement of several golden kalasha pots, each topped with a yellow-tinted coconut and a bunch of green mango leaves, set on a bed of grains with blue rangoli-style markings. Pots are wrapped in purple, maroon, green, blue and red silk cloths with garlands and beaded necklaces. A white-garbed priest with a white head wrap and rudraksha mala sits at the left edge, partly visible.

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January 11 2014

Outdoor photo of a ritual display on a maroon-draped table in front of a hedge and palm trees. Several kalasha-style pots are dressed in gold and blue silk with beaded necklaces and red stones, topped with orange and yellow coconut-fibre bundles and green leaves. Two larger pots sit centrally on a blue and gold brocade cloth, one in orange cloth and one in white. Foreground shows blurred yellow bricks and a metal bowl, with the heads of spectators at the bottom edge. No people are clearly visible as persons; the figures are decorated pots, not humans.

Photograph of several coconut kalashas arranged on a low platform draped in mustard-yellow cloth. Each coconut is topped with mango or betel leaves and wrapped in cloth: gold-brown, white with silver ornaments, blue with a green-and-white jewelled necklace, and green with a pearl-and-bead garland. Red roses are tucked among the coconuts, and brass vessels sit behind them. Blurred seated figures in white, turquoise and red clothing are visible at the top edge, with only hands and laps showing. The arrangement suggests puja offerings or a kalasha ritual.

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A ceremonial arrangement of five kalasha pots on a deep red silk cloth sprinkled with rice. The central large silver pot is ornately embossed and wrapped with a maroon and gold-bordered cloth, topped with a bundle of green mango leaves and a husked coconut marked with red kumkum. Four smaller silver pots with woven white netting surround it, each crowned with leaves and a coconut. No people are visible; the setting is a temple or ritual space used for puja.

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September 05 2016

Night ritual photograph of several brass kalasha pots topped with yellow coconuts wrapped in green leaves and tied with string, arranged on a raised platform over a floor scattered with grains and blue-chalked patterns. In the foreground a seated priest in a maroon garment wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a white ornament. Behind, seated participants in white and orange-red robes, and a man in white with a cloth on his head, sit in rows while onlookers in white stand in the dark background. The pots show decorative beadwork and cloth wraps, consistent with a puja or homa setting.

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A photograph of a ritual display on a draped table in low light. A yellow fringed parasol stands at the left edge, beside a person in orange-brown robes holding a lit oil lamp. Central to the scene is a cone-shaped structure of orange and yellow cloth with a white-clad deity murti or figure dressed with beaded necklaces and a face-shaped ornament. Around it are several tall coconuts topped with green leaves, set in brass pots dressed in blue, white and green silk skirts with embroidered red and gold ornaments. Scattered petals, a small brass bowl and incense smoke add to the puja setting. In the background a large portrait shows a figure in red garments with yellow garlands.

A close photograph of ritual kalasha pots arranged on a cloth-covered table. A central embossed silver pot holds green mango leaves topped by a coconut, surrounded by similar coconut-topped kalashas wrapped at their bases in white cloth, set on a gold-and-teal brocade runner over a magenta cloth. Blurred figures in warm clothing stand in the background, with no clearly visible faces. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.

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