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March 27 20162016-03-27A ritual puja table laid out before a golden deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a coconut wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and green-and-white ribbon sits on a tray beside a silver kalasha-style bowl of yellow flowers, silver lamps, betel leaves and small brass vessels. Oil lamps burn at the sides and a gold-embroidered red cloth hangs in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27October 18 20152015-10-18A temple puja scene with a priest's arm and hand reaching in from the left, holding a yellow flower over a tall silver oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside it, a coconut decorated with yellow chrysanthemum garland and a red mark sits on a brass tray. Behind are yellow and red flower garlands draped over a golden canopy-like altar, with glittering gold fabric in the background and small lit lamps. A silver bowl and banana leaves lie in the foreground. The priest wears a white garment with a red border and a black bead bracelet on the wrist. No face is visible, so no person is identified.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesOctober 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA ritual offering scene at night. A bare arm wearing a bangle and a wristwatch-style band pours yellow liquid from a long-handled silver ladle into a polished silver bowl set on a brick platform. Marigold and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals and leaves surround the platform, and an oil lamp flame glows at the lower right. Behind, a gilded ornate ceremonial box and a green-and-gold draped cloth frame the area, with a deity murti partly visible at upper left and blurred figures in the background.2011-11-10May 13 20132013-05-13Close view of a ritual being performed beside a large garland of white and yellow flowers with red blossoms, threaded with dried grass stalks. A priest in a gold-bordered orange-red shawl and white garment holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and offering items, wearing a beaded necklace of gold-toned and dark beads and a bangle. Only his hands, shoulder and torso are visible, with a blurred foreground figure. Behind the garland is an ornate golden-bordered cloth and a red and purple patterned backdrop.2015-10-18