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Close-up of many coconuts arranged in rows on green leaves, each coconut tied with straw or rope strands and marked with red kumkum. Blurred yellow and purple flowers appear at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.

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November 24 20202020-11-24Close-up photograph of many brass kalasha pots set side by side, each topped with a husked coconut wrapped in coir fibre and crowned with fresh green mango leaves. Loose dried grass or straw strands lie scattered across the arrangement. No people are visible; the frame is filled with the pots, coconuts and leaves on a ground surface.2006-12-22November 24 20202020-11-24November 24 20202020-11-24May 10 20172017-05-10June 04 20182018-06-04December 22 20062006-12-22April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual arrangement on reddish-brown earth set on a row of red bricks. Seven coconuts with their fibrous husks intact sit in white woven-mesh cups decorated with red and white flowers, each tucked with green mango or leaf sprigs. Heaped white rice lies on a large green banana leaf beside them. A small blue-grey metal tool edge is visible at left. No people are visible.2017-03-11A photograph of rows of coconuts wrapped in dried brown husk-like coverings with threads, set on green leaves over a red cloth with gold motifs. Behind them stands a deity murti adorned with gold ornaments, a pearl-like necklace and bright marigold garlands, with draped pink and red fabric. Gold-coloured figures appear at the left edge. No people are visible.2020-11-24Photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a stone surface: several coconuts wrapped with dried grass tied by strings, smeared with red kumkum, set in steel vessels covered with blue and white checked cloth and surrounded by green mango leaves and scattered pink flower petals. A blue-striped mat and a reddish wall are in the background. No people are visible.2018-04-20April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copies