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December 25 20132013-12-25Close-up photo of a ritual offering on a silver plate lined with green banana leaves. A turmeric-coloured coconut wrapped with yellow sacred thread sits at the centre, with a small brass bell and a brass pendant attached. White jasmine flower garlands lie to the left, a scattering of yellow turmeric powder is on the leaves, and a yellow thread is strewn across the leaf to the right. Blurred fruit and a hand are in the foreground, with a book and glass vessel softly out of focus behind. No people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand, and no one matching the a person description is shown.2013-12-25November 01 20112011-11-01January 02 20132013-01-02Close photo of a ritual tray held by a person in saffron-ochre robes, with long rudraksha malas hanging at the shoulder. The round steel tray holds two coconuts wrapped in yellow-orange thread, with gold-coloured trinkets and loose yellow strands spilling over the rim. Behind, a lit oil lamp with a brass lamp holder, a green leafy plant, a copper vessel and small brass cups sit on a decorated altar with pink and red cloth. Warm lamplight gives the scene a devotional, puja-like atmosphere.2016-12-19October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual offerings on a wooden board. Two silver plates hold round turmeric-coated balls wrapped with bright yellow threads, and a third plate holds a similar yellow ball with small gold-coloured ritual objects scattered beside it. Behind them are blurred brass bowls, a brass lamp and an open white book on a peach cloth. No people are visible.2011-11-29Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a banana leaf. A hand wearing rudraksha beads on the wrist arranges white jasmine flower garlands over a golden-yellow coconut in a silver plate, with yellow sacred thread draped beside it. A silver vessel, an open book and fruit sit on the leaf in the background. The arm shows white ritual markings. No full figure is visible.2013-12-25December 23 20102010-12-23December 25 20132013-12-25December 19 20162016-12-19A brass kalasha pot wrapped with white thread lattice stands on a brass plate ringed with yellow marigold blossoms and a sprinkling of white grains. Mango leaves and a coconut with red kumkum mark rise from its mouth, with garlands of yellow and purple flowers blurred behind. No people are visible. This is a ritual kalasha setup for puja.2011-12-09