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Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on an orange cloth. A silver vessel topped with a coconut and wrapped in white flower garlands stands at upper left, with a small brass lamp beside it. Brass plates hold white flower petals, bananas, and a small cup of white powder; a brass jug, a brass oil lamp, and a brass bell lie nearby. A pair of hands with blue bangles pours or offers something at right edge. Pink-handled scissors rest on the cloth. Deity or a person not visible.

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January 01 20112011-01-01Close-up photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass bowls, a brass plate with white flower petals and a crystal lingam on a stand, a brass pyramid-shaped object, a small brass pot, and an incense stick smoking. A hand of a person in orange-brown clothing reaches in from the top left, and the feet of a person in white clothing are visible at the right edge. The floor is white marble with a yellow stain.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Photo 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.2006-10-23A brass kalasha pot wrapped in a white cord net stands on a round brass tray filled with white rice, topped with a coconut wrapped in red and white threads and garlanded with white jasmine flowers and green mango leaves. Behind it is an ornate gold-embossed wooden platform draped in orange cloth, with a maroon cloth above. No people are visible.2010-07-08December 09 20112011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09A ritual puja setup on an orange cloth spread over a light marble floor. Brass plates and small brass bowls hold white flower petals, rice-like offerings and a lit oil lamp at left; a small brass lamp stand with a stick of incense stands at the far left edge. A crystal or white stone lingam sits on a brass base at the top centre, beside a small framed picture of a seated figure. A folded striped woven cloth lies at lower centre, with incense sticks and a brass bell nearby. A person in white clothing sits at the left edge, hands resting near the offerings. Oil lamp, incense and offerings suggest a puja. Other people are only partially visible at the top edge.2017-01-01December 09 20112011-12-09Close-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial silver kalasha on a green silk-bordered cloth-covered table, decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink flowers and green mango leaves, with a golden coconut-like top. Embossed deity figures decorate the metal pot. Beside it sit a small silver bowl with red kumkum and a dish of pink and white flower petals. Behind, a person in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl holds a wooden pole. Sandy ground and a whitewashed wall form the background. The scene suggests a procession or ritual preparation.2009-06-17 +1 copies