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A photograph of a puja offering table draped with a patterned red and cream rug. In the foreground stands a silver kalasha with a coconut wrapped in a leaf and white flowers, flanked by silver bowls of nuts, sweets and fruit. Silver bowls hold yellow flower garlands, and a silver ewer and spouted vessel sit on the table. Red apples and yellow apples are piled in a silver dish at left. Behind the table are a gilded altar base, a silver lamp and incense sticks, and draped orange and white cloth worn by seated attendants at the edges. No face of a central figure is clearly visible, so no identifiable a person is shown.

Close-up photo of an ornate embossed silver puja tray resting on a gold-patterned cloth. On the tray sit two plain silver bowls in the foreground, a small silver cup holding a red-orange liquid, a silver cup with white flowers and green leaves, and a silver vessel with a spouted lid. Additional silver bowls holding white jasmine-like flowers and pink lotus petals appear at the upper edges. The scene suggests paduka puja offerings arranged in silver vessels, with no people visible.

December 08 2011

December 08 2011

Close-up photo of three ornate silver oil lamps (deepam) resting on a polished silver tray. Each lamp has a bulbous body with repoussé floral and petal patterns and a pointed spout. A purple textile with woven stripes lies beneath the tray. No people are visible.

December 08 2011

A photograph of an arranged set of polished silver ritual vessels laid out on a black cloth. Pieces include a footed bowl with a scalloped rim and engraved bands, two spouted vessels with pointed handles, a small cup with a spoon, a shallow plate, a lamp-like dish on a tray, a conch-shaped vessel, four small engraved bowls, and a covered jar with a ladle. No people are visible.

A close photograph of ritual items arranged on a table for worship. In the foreground is an ornate silver five-branched lamp stand holding small cups of white camphor or salt-like material. Behind it is a silver vessel with yellow and maroon flowers, a silver spouted pot with a handle, a silver tray of white granules, and a heap of green leaves, possibly betel leaves. No people are visible, so this shows only ritual objects.

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August 29 2017

A photograph of silver ceremonial vessels arranged on a dark navy cloth on a white table. Two embossed silver pots stand at centre, the left one with a lid and the right one with a flared neck. In the foreground sit a scalloped embossed silver tray and a plain shallow silver plate. Behind them more silver bowls and a covered vessel sit on the table. At the upper left a hand holds a notebook or paper beside a white cloth, and at the upper right an edge of orange fabric and bare feet are visible.

Overhead photo of a flat arrangement of silver ritual vessels laid out on a black cloth. Top left is a rectangular silver tray with engraved border. Above centre are a small silver cup with a spout, a shallow saucer-like dish and a small silver tumbler. Centre left is a round silver bowl with a spoon, next to a tapered silver pitcher-like vessel and a pair of silver cups with handles. Lower left is a round silver plate with a long curved handle and engraved floral and deity-like motifs. Four small silver bowls sit in a square cluster lower centre, and a large lobed silver bowl with decorative edge rests at lower right. At the bottom right edge, a seated person in white clothing with a pen and paper is visible, writing or recording the items. The scene suggests silver puja or abhishekam vessels being inventoried.