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October 23 2008

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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.

Photograph of a seated-cushion setup on woven straw mats for a ritual session. An orange cloth covers a seat where a figure in orange robes sits, with a microphone on a stand before it. In front lie a silver tray of fresh fruit with apples, lemons and bananas, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in mesh with a pointed leaf-topped lid, a silver bowl of petals, a brass yantra-like plate on an orange cloth, a small gold deity murti, and tall silver oil lamps on either side. Part of a figure in orange clothing stands at the left edge and a person in white stands at the right edge, with their feet and lower bodies cropped.

A close still life of ritual offerings on a table. Silver bowls and a silver ladle hold yellow and pink flower petals and a white powder. A large silver bowl with a swan-shaped handle sits beside a bowl of fresh fruit: green and red apples, limes and bananas. A yellow marigold garland hangs above, with a small dish of turmeric powder and loose rudraksha beads nearby. No people are visible.

August 25 2009

Overhead photo of a puja offering arranged on a white stone platform and a woven mat. Silver bowls hold round white sweets, a plate holds whole pomegranates, and a silver lamp or pot sits among scattered yellow, red and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. A folded white cloth with an orange border lies at left, with a red cloth beside it and a small silver-rimmed cup nearby. Incense sticks rest in the centre. No people are visible.

MAy 19 2021

October 31 2010

2010-10-31 +2 copies

A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on ornate silver trays draped with a white cloth. Two white woven baskets holding kalasha-like vessels are wrapped in blue-and-white checked cloth and decorated with white chrysanthemum and red flower garlands and mango leaves. Surrounding the tray are oranges, apples, red and yellow flower petals, and a small rangoli-style powder design in yellow and red. A partially visible person's bare torso and white dhoti appear at the top right, and a silver lamp stand and brass vessel sit at the left. No identifiable a person is clearly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.

October 23 2006

Overhead view of a ritual puja arrangement on a white cloth. A silver bowl holds orange marigolds, pink lotus-like flowers and white petals. A silver tray holds a golden ornate object with small golden bells or cups and a red-orange cloth lies at the top. Silver cups and small bowls contain liquids and offerings, a silver kettle-like vessel with a spout stands nearby, a silver dish holds white powder, and a basket holds bananas, a coconut, green leaves and flowers. A small matchbox and incense sticks are also visible. No people are present.

Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a red floor covering for a puja. White cloths and a patterned maroon-and-navy runner hold rows of silver and steel bowls with fruits such as oranges, apples, grapes and bananas, sweets, nuts and dried fruit, along with stacks of orange cloths with gold borders, gold-coloured garlands and ornaments on plates, and a coconut. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a lamp stand and a small bowl of coloured powder sit at the left. No people are visible.

July 07 2009