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August 09 2015

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Close overhead photograph of a large round brass plate heaped with fresh pink flower petals. The plate rests on a blue cloth with a light woven checked pattern. Partial brass plates appear at the left and right edges, one holding more pink petals and a small white flower. No people or a person are visible in the frame.2008-11-11 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA close photograph of a wooden seat or pedestal with a dark wood top covered in scattered pink oleander flowers, with a golden ornate repoussé metal backdrop behind it. A few pink petals rest on a cream cloth in the lower right. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a ritual offering of flowers on a sacred seat or throne in a temple or ashram setting.2012-05-08May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesClose photograph of pink flower petals and green leaves scattered over a dark wooden ritual object, possibly a carved wooden box or stand with a metal fitting and engraved floral motif. Fresh pink blossom petals and leaves are heaped across the wood and a rough woven cloth edge. Soft golden background suggests a temple or ashram setting. No people are visible.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20May 24 20162016-05-24Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a red velvet cushion, with a silver tray beneath it filled with pink rose petals and white jasmine flowers, a ritual pratyaksha padapuja offering. The person wears a rust-red garment with a gold-threaded border at the hem. Blurred figures in white clothing and a metal pillar stand in the background.2016-05-20Close view of an old weathered wooden seat or throne-like block, possibly a peetha, wrapped with rough rope and carrying a dark cushion. Pink petals and green leaves are scattered over the cushion and along the wooden edge, and an ornate gold repoussé backdrop with swirling floral patterns sits behind it, with red fabric at the top. No people are visible.2012-05-12July 20 20172017-07-20A photograph of many small printed paper packets fanned out on an orange cloth, with yellow and purple flower garlands blurred in the background. Each packet shows a painted illustration of a seated figure in orange and gold robes and a standing deity-like figure with a crown, framed by decorative scrollwork. A packet at the front has a printed label with text in several scripts. The packets are dusted with a pale powder, possibly kumkum or vibhuti. No people are visible.2010-02-22August 09 20152015-08-09