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A close photograph of a ritual puja setup on a white-draped table with yellow flowers and marigold petals scattered in front. A hand, wearing a bangle and holding a small lamp or flame, reaches into the frame from the left. Behind it stand decorated kalasha-style pots wrapped in red and white cloth with green leaves and mango leaves, and tall pointed bunches of dried straw tied with coconut-shell pieces and red decorations. A bell and a silver vessel sit on the table. The background glows red and orange with soft bokeh. No people are visible beyond the hand.

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April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual arrangement during a puja. In the foreground a silver vessel holds a burning flame, and yellow-painted blocks rest beside it. Behind, three decorated coconut-shaped kalasha vessels are adorned with fresh green leaves, white jasmine-type flowers, and red flower garlands, set against draped red, green and orange cloth. A human hand is visible at the far left edge. The scene shows an oil lamp and flame offering, with no clearly identifiable person of the a person candidate type in view.2013-05-13A ritual homa scene with a visible fire burning in a brass fire pit in the foreground. Behind it, three kalasha pots topped with yellow coconut-like finials and green leaves stand on a white cloth, each decorated with red and white flower garlands and a red-berry garland on the central pot. Behind them hang green and red drapes with yellow and white marigold garlands. No people are clearly visible; only a hand holding a ritual implement appears at the left edge.2013-05-13Close photograph of a ritual lamp flame in a silver or copper oil lamp with a curled stem, held in an adorned hand wearing red thread and bangles at the right edge. Blurred garlands of white flowers, red roses and green leaves sit at the left, with a yellow cloth beneath. Smoke drifts through the soft-focus background of a ceremonial space.2017-08-22May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a draped table at night. Central is a conical mound of golden-brown cloth draped with orange silk and adorned with a jeweled brooch, flowers and a red blossom, resembling a decorated deity murti or kalasha form. Several coconuts with leaves and sprigs of grass surround it on brass pots, one dressed with a green and gold skirt and red jeweled pendant, another with a blue cloth and emerald-style ornaments. Oil lamps burn with bright flames at left and front, and a hand holding a small vessel reaches in from the left beneath a yellow fringed parasol. A large red-and-gold portrait stands in the background showing a seated figure draped in red with flower garlands.2014-01-05ADIKAILASA on 1/7/20222022-01-07ADIKAILASA on 11/20/20202020-11-20A close view of a ritual puja: a priest seated at left, his forearm raised and marked with white ash lines, performs an offering beside a stacked pile of yellow-ochre blocks holding a small lit oil lamp and a silver bowl with a spouted ladle. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with red and white flower garlands and yellow marigolds, with a silver kalasha and fruit arrangement in front. Silver vessels and a white cloth sit on the foreground table. The scene reads as a puja with abhishekam-style offerings.2013-05-17December 09 20112011-12-09A photograph of a man seen from behind, bare-chested with a saffron-orange dhoti wrap, long hair coiled high on his head, and white sacred ash lines across his shoulders and back. He is pouring liquid from a metal vessel toward a brass pot topped with coconuts, mango leaves and a red-marked adornment, in front of a red draped backdrop with gold arched frames and a gold deity murti. A rudraksha-style mala and bangles are visible on his arm. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja offering during a Shiva Deeksha ritual.2021-12-25June 23 20172017-06-23