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Close view of a ritual preparation on a silver-edged wooden table: a bare arm reaches toward two round silver plates heaped with saffron-yellow and orange turmeric-dyed threads, marigold petals and turmeric powder. One plate holds a small pair of gold-coloured decorative figures or tools amid the powder. Behind them a person in white garments with a gold border and a red silk cloth sits near a brass kalasha-style pot and brass vessel, with yellow flowers and a leafy arrangement at the top. Warm orange and yellow tones dominate. No face is visible and no portrait of a person appears in this frame.

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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Close-up photograph of ritual items on silver-rimmed steel trays. In the foreground, a coconut wrapped with orange-saffron thread sits on turmeric powder beside a gold-toned ornamental hand-shaped piece with fingers and a decorative rod, plus yellow marigold petals. Behind it, another tray holds a second coconut bound in orange thread amid yellow flowers. At right, folds of red silk cloth with gold border and a white garment appear. The setting suggests a temple or ashram offering arrangement.2010-12-23July 09 20122012-07-09Close-up photo of ritual offerings in a homa or yagna setting. Several coconuts wrapped in yellow-orange turmeric-tinted husks with red kumkum marks are arranged in steel vessels lined with white cloth with blue stripes. Each coconut is fitted with a stalk wrapped in green and red thread bearing orange and red flowers, plus dried grass and green mango or betel leaves. Blurred flames glow at the left edge. No people are visible.2018-04-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual offerings on a wooden board. Two silver plates hold round turmeric-coated balls wrapped with bright yellow threads, and a third plate holds a similar yellow ball with small gold-coloured ritual objects scattered beside it. Behind them are blurred brass bowls, a brass lamp and an open white book on a peach cloth. No people are visible.2011-11-29December 25 20132013-12-25A silver lotus-edged puja tray on a gold and red brocade cloth holds white jasmine flowers, green bilva leaves, and three small metal bowls containing orange paste, red kumkum powder, and yellow turmeric. Another silver plate with more green leaves sits at the right edge. No people or deity murti are visible; the arrangement reads as puja offerings prepared for worship.2015-05-05Photo 11709867December 25 20132013-12-25April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual exchange in a temple-like room. A man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a silver plate of yellow-orange thread or kalava and ties it on another person's wrist; that wrist shows a green-and-clear bead bracelet and gold bangles. Beside them, a person in an orange-red saffron robe with gold border and a gold bead necklace with a pendant holds a second silver plate. Behind is an ornate gold-and-red throne-like chair, and on the right a tray with flowers, red cloth and small ritual items. Orange-painted walls surround the scene.2010-12-23