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Close photograph of a festival setting on a wooden floor scattered with flower petals. A golden-framed deity murti sits on a small ornate base, adorned with a white garland and necklace. Beside it, a clay kalasha pot wrapped in white netting is decorated with green mango leaves and white jasmine and yellow flowers. A silver vessel with leaves stands to the right. Behind, the legs of a figure in white dhoti and gold-embroidered cloth are visible, next to a purple silk garment with red-and-gold border and a red-and-green flower garland. A golden pillar and parked motorbikes appear at the edges.

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October 23 20062006-10-23Photo of a puja offering laid on a wooden floor before a deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. In front of the image sit a silver kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut, a brass pot, a steel plate of bananas, apples, coconut, betel leaves and fruit, plus steel bowls of cooked rice, boiled chickpeas and lentils, and a small cup of ghee. Only the lower legs and feet of a person in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold-toned sandals are visible, with a purple silk sari at upper right. Loose petals scatter the floor.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23October 25 20062006-10-25October 15 20062006-10-15October 23 20062006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20October 15 20062006-10-15Photograph of a puja arrangement on a wooden floor before a golden deity murti seated on a throne with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. A green cloth is laid out; a red and white decorated kalasha pot topped with a coconut sits beside a metal tray of ripe bananas, coconut halves and betel leaves, with a lit oil lamp burning in a metal stand in front. Above, the lower legs and feet of a seated figure in white trousers rest on a yellow draped platform, while a person in white garments stands at the right edge. Scene suggests a ritual offering.2006-10-22October 23 20062006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20Photograph of a ritual offering on a wooden floor. A small deity murti stands draped in white and pink flower garlands, with a silver necklace visible, and a silver vessel in front. Trays of bananas, apples, coconut halves and a lime surround the base, alongside steel pots and a bowl of orange and yellow sweets or grains with petals scattered. At the upper edge, the white dhoti-clad legs of a standing man are visible, with a gold anklet on one ankle; no face is shown. Consistent with a puja or aarti offering. Shows no readable event text.2006-11-05