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Close photo of a ritual offering arrangement on a wooden surface. Several silver kalasha pots, some with green leaves and tied coconuts with husks on top, hold water and rice-like grains. Stacked yellow-green blocks. A golden carved ornamental object appears in the blurred background. No people are visible.

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December 08 20112011-12-08Three silver kalasha pots with woven wire patterns stand on a bed of white rice on a banana leaf. Each pot holds mango leaves and a coconut topped with orange-yellow husk fibre, with yellow marigold flowers and red kumkum dots on the pots. Incense smoke rises at the left and yellow flowers and orange cloth appear in the foreground. No people are visible; this is a ritual setup for a puja.2011-12-28A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a cloth-covered table. Several glass and silver kalasha pots are set on banana leaves and scattered rice, each topped with a coconut wrapped in green mango leaves and grass. Red flowers. The central silver vessel is engraved with a figure, and a blurred background suggests a temple or ashram setting. No people are visible.2012-04-23A close photograph of ritual kalasha pots arranged on a cloth-covered table. A central embossed silver pot holds green mango leaves topped by a coconut, surrounded by similar coconut-topped kalashas wrapped at their bases in white cloth, set on a gold-and-teal brocade runner over a magenta cloth. Blurred figures in warm clothing stand in the background, with no clearly visible faces. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.2013-12-09December 08 20112011-12-08Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible.2011-12-28December 21 20092009-12-21April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesFour silver kalasha pots with woven silver netting are arranged on a banana leaf over white rice grains. Each pot is topped with a yellow-orange coconut wrapped in fibre, set among fresh green mango leaves. A teal and gold patterned cloth forms the background, with a terracotta surface beneath the leaf. No people are visible. This appears to be a ritual arrangement of kalasha pots, possibly for a homa or puja setup.2012-07-12A ceremonial arrangement of five kalasha pots on a deep red silk cloth sprinkled with rice. The central large silver pot is ornately embossed and wrapped with a maroon and gold-bordered cloth, topped with a bundle of green mango leaves and a husked coconut marked with red kumkum. Four smaller silver pots with woven white netting surround it, each crowned with leaves and a coconut. No people are visible; the setting is a temple or ritual space used for puja.2013-04-29