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A photograph of a row of kalasha pots arranged on a red cloth on a stone floor. Each silver-coloured metal pot holds a coconut capped with white jasmine garland and crowned with mango leaves, and each coconut bears red and yellow kumkum marks. Scattered leaves and rice lie on the cloth, and a colourful rangoli design appears at the lower right corner. No people are visible.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Rows of brass kalasha pots wrapped in gold netting, topped with green mango leaves and white and red-tipped coconut husks, are arranged in a tiered display on a stage. Behind them, a deity murti and a seated figure in a maroon garment are adorned with long garlands of yellow marigolds, green and purple beads and white flowers. No people are clearly visible in the frame apart from the partially shown seated figure, who is seen only from the waist down with the garland-decorated area around them.2006-07-16A 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.2013-04-29January 12 20072007-01-12Close-up photo of ritual offerings on a table draped with a purple cloth with gold embroidery. Several coconuts wrapped in white cloth stand with green mango or leaf sprigs and red hibiscus flowers. A polished silver kalasha-style vessel with engraved relief sits among them, with a bundle of grass or straw stems. Out-of-focus people stand in the background of what appears to be a gathering or ceremony.2013-12-09October 16 20062006-10-16December 21 20092009-12-21July 16 20062006-07-16