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A photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a square, white-painted pit or homa kunda with blue patterned borders, open and dark inside. Beside it sits a silver kalasha with a coconut and green leaves on a silver tray, set on a green cloth decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, one lit with a flame, and an orange cloth lies on the ground. Striped purple and orange mats cover the floor, and scattered petals surround the setup. No people are visible.

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A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the left edge, beside a red hibiscus flower on a stand. Centre stage, a silver kalasha with an engraved body and a coconut topped with green leaves rests on a silver tray atop a green cloth edged in gold. Yellow marigolds, red and pink petals are scattered across the cloth and the white painted ledge behind it. A second brass lamp with a lit wick stands at the upper right. A purple and blue striped mat lies beneath, and a dark rectangular pit is visible at the left. No people are visible; this is a ritual setup of a kalasha and lamps arranged for puja.2010-12-27July 08 20112011-07-08July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA close view of a Hindu ritual setup on a white cloth table strewn with marigold and yellow flower petals. A brass kalasha-like pot wrapped in a white mesh net and topped with mango leaves and a coconut sits at the centre. A hand with a bare arm reaches in from the right toward a plate of pink and white flowers and a small metal bowl of red kumkum. A silver kalasha and a silver vessel with a spout sit on a purple brass-patterned cloth. Incense sticks are visible at the upper right, and a person in orange and red checked clothing is partly visible at the edge. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam preparation.2009-09-25 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06February 28 20132013-02-28June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesA brass kalasha pot wrapped in a white cord netting stands on a silver-edged tray, topped with mango leaves and a coconut-like fruit, on a table draped in blue and gold brocade. Marigolds and pink and white flowers line the white platform behind it. A hand in the upper right holds a thin stick or thread over the pot. Brass cups of red kumkum, a silver conch-shaped vessel, a small oil lamp and a silver jug sit around it. Orange-robed participants are visible at the right edge, consistent with a homa or puja setting.2009-09-25 +2 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21