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Close photo of a ritual setup at a puja. In the foreground, a brass kalasha pot holds mango leaves and a coconut. Behind it, a deity murti dressed in a green silk garment with pink border and gold-toned jewellery, with a crown-like headpiece, sits draped in a magenta cloth. Garlands of yellow marigolds lie at its base. Behind, a small brass-framed deity figure in blue robes stands near pink roses and a brass vessel. A small oil lamp burns in the lower foreground. No people are visible.

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Close-up photo of a ritual setup with a kalasha-style brass pot topped with mango leaves and a coconut, placed in front of a draped deity murti dressed in a green and magenta silk garment with silver and gold jewellery. Behind it stands a smaller blue-clad deity figure in a gold-framed niche, with pink roses in a brass vase and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame at right. A small oil lamp burns in the foreground. No people are visible.2009-05-28A brass kalasha pot with mango leaves and a coconut topped with a green-and-pink draped cloth, decorated with a jewelled silver necklace and gold coin ornaments, set in front of a gilded deity murti in red and gold dress. Pink and gold border embroidery frames the scene, with flowers and a blue-and-gold cloth at the edge. No people are visible; this appears to be a ritual kalasha display.2009-05-28April 17 20162016-04-17March 15 20132013-03-15A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a gold-coloured Sri Yantra sculpture set on a brass tray with an engraved base. A hand in a white sleeve pours liquid from a silver pitcher onto the yantra's stepped triangular peak. Behind it stand a brass kalasha, a framed deity murti dressed in a yellow sari with a veena, and a red-clad figure beside a bowl of marigolds and pink flowers. Green leaves and a pink rose frame the scene, with incense smoke rising at left. No face is visible.2009-05-28March 13 20132013-03-13September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesMarch 21 20132013-03-21Inside a temple shrine, a priest in orange robes and a red shawl stands at the altar, holding a ritual implement toward a group of brass and deity murti figures draped with garlands and gold jewellery. Oil lamps and brass plates of flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Women in saris and salwar, one in black and one in teal, sit in the foreground watching the puja, with their backs partly toward the camera. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.Three decorated kalasha pots sit on a gold-and-blue draped platform in an outdoor setting. Each kalasha is topped with a conical cloth crown and straw tufts with green leaves, and wrapped in cloth of orange, white and red, with jewelled garlands and beaded necklaces. In the background stand a pink lotus-shaped pedestal, painted golden lions and pink and red poles. No people are visible.2015-11-21A photograph of a deity murti dressed in a green satin cloth draped over its body, wearing an ornate gold necklace set with white stones, pink-red stones and a large red central gem. Behind it is carved stone relief with a lion-like face and a golden lamp stand at the right edge. In the foreground, a blue cloth and a garland of white, green and magenta flowers rest on a wooden surface. No physical people are visible.2013-03-13A seated group of about ten women in colourful saris and salwar kameez sits on floor mats in a ritual setting before a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful garments. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sits with a brass plate of offerings, next to a brass kalasha and a pink flower on a stand. Women in pink, red, teal and black sit behind her. A man in white kurta sits among them near the murtis, which stand on a red-draped platform with silver and white drapery. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with women holding offering plates before the deities.