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Outdoor evening ritual setup on green lawn: several coconuts wrapped in white cloth with mango or leaf sprigs and red hibiscus flowers are arranged on purple embroidered and teal cloths around a silver vessel (kalasha). Background shows seated people in orange and white clothing and a floral-decorated dais. No identifiable person is clearly shown in the frame.

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Outdoor ritual setup on green grass at dusk: several coconuts wrapped with white cloth and topped with green mango or banana leaves are arranged on a purple embroidered cloth and a teal brocade cloth. Red hibiscus flowers are scattered among them, and a polished silver vessel stands on the teal cloth beside sprigs of grass. No people are visible, and the arrangement looks like a puja or kalasha offering display.2013-12-09A temple ritual scene with several kalasha pots arranged on a gold-bordered maroon cloth. Each pot is a coconut topped with white jasmine garlands, set in colourful patterned bases, with green mango leaves at the rim. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, one with a red thread on his wrist. Plates hold fruit, folded napkins, flowers and small brass vessels in the foreground, with a partly visible person at the left edge.2018-04-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual kalasha pots on a blue cloth. Two polished silver pots in the foreground and background each hold a coconut topped with green mango leaves, with red and yellow flowers, marigold-like blossoms and loose coconut husks scattered around. The background shows a white wall with red stripes. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-08-18Close-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.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A photograph of five silver kalasha pots arranged on a green banana leaf on a white cloth-covered table. Each pot is wrapped with white cotton thread in a net pattern and topped with a coconut wrapped in straw, with mango leaves fanned around the pots. The central, larger pot has a garland of white flowers on its coconut and a small red and black string tied at its neck. White rice grains are scattered at the base of the pots. Behind the table, blurred trays of flowers and rice suggest a ritual setting, with no people clearly visible.2012-05-03Close view of a temple ritual with a person in a rust-red garment and a heavy white beaded necklace. Their hand holds a yellow turmeric-coated coconut above a row of three silver pots wrapped in white cloth with purple stripes. The pots are decorated with mango leaves, pink flowers and grass tied at their tops. Yellow turmeric blocks, fruit and white rice sit on a plate to the left, with a colourful striped mat behind. Only the lower body and hands of the person are visible, so no face is shown. The scene suggests kalasha puja offerings in a temple setting.2018-04-26 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2018-04-20February 23 20072007-02-23December 09 20132013-12-09