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December 20 20102010-12-20Close view of a ritual offering arranged on an orange cloth before a gold-framed structure. A man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and wrists folds his hands in prayer, a white flower garland hanging nearby. On a silver plate stand a carved carrot peacock with a flower on its head, a whole pineapple, coconuts, bananas, marigold and yellow flowers, green leaves, and a small oil lamp flame. Carrot slices and a green gourd piece surround the offering.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A close photo of a ritual offering on an orange cloth beside a gilded golden structure. A steel tray holds a whole pineapple, bananas, grapes, carrots, coconut halves, green fruit, and yellow and white flowers, with a small oil lamp at the lower left. A man in an orange robe reaches toward the gold frame, with a white flower tucked near his hand, and a woman with a red-and-white forehead mark is visible in the background. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-12-20A photo of a padapuja-style offering: a figure in orange cloth sits on a gold-framed seat with red and white flower garlands draped over the orange garment. In the foreground, a silver tray holds red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and gold-coloured fruit or bead-like offerings, beside a lit silver oil lamp with a flame. Two hands in white or cream sleeves hold a small silver vessel and reach toward the tray. Only hands and partial limbs of people are visible. The scene is set on a red cloth with a gold chair in the background.2009-12-08A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell-like object in the other. Smoke rises above them. Tiered offerings of pineapple, pomegranate, apples, pears, bananas and cut fruit sit on red-covered trays, next to glasses of juice. Behind them are dark deity murtis with orange and gold headdresses and garlanded flower decorations. In the foreground are a tall brass lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel. Several devotees in orange clothing sit with hands folded at the left edge. A probable Swamiji (probable) is shown performing aarti with orange robes, long hair and gold necklace.2007-11-09December 25 20152015-12-25November `4 2015 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a devotional offering. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a red bindi holds a large silver tray of fruit: bananas, red apples, a pineapple and a coconut, with yellow flower petals. Behind her a woman in a grey-beige shawl looks on, and at the right a smiling man with white vibhuti on his forehead and a white shawl with red trim raises a staff. A woman in a cream sari stands at the left edge, and a woman in a turquoise top is partly visible at the right. The background is an orange-red wall.2010-12-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual arrangement on bare reddish-brown ground. Central kalasha-style brass pots are draped with white and red flower garlands and sheaves of grass, set on a low brick platform with heaps of white rice and banana leaves. Around them are coconuts wrapped in white-and-blue checked cloth and netted, bunches of bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, two brass oil lamps and a small brass cup of liquid. No people are visible.2017-03-11A close-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped with off-white cloth. Two oranges and two apples sit at the edges, with red roses, white jasmine-type flowers and green leaves arranged in the centre over a bed of yellow and red powders. Behind the table, a bundle of white and green-striped cloth, a woven basket and pink and white flowers are visible against a yellow wall. No people are visible.2017-05-10