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October 12 2021

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Close-up photograph of a round brass puja tray at night during a ritual offering. Yellow chrysanthemums, pink and magenta rose petals, and green leaves fill the left side. Small clay or coconut-shell bowls hold turmeric powder, red kumkum and sandalwood-coloured powder, with petals scattered on top. A green betel-type leaf and a white flower stem lie in the lower centre. Incense sticks and a brass lamp or bell stand at the upper edge, and a bundle of dried twigs rests beside the tray on a maroon cloth. No people are visible.2021-10-10April 27 20082008-04-272003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsApril 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesClose overhead photograph of a ritual offering tray. A large round metal plate holds bananas, sugarcane pieces, red pomegranates, green guavas, an orange, a yellow lemon-like fruit, pieces of jaggery, and small leaf-bowl portions of white grains, powders and dark ground material. Sprinkled petals sit near the top edge, and a second metal tray with powder and petals appears above. No people are visible and no deity or throne is shown.2021-10-10A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit at the centre of a temple-style setting, with yellow marigold garlands along the brick edges and on the altar. Behind it, a raised altar holds fruit, coconuts, bananas and flowers, and a deity murti in a green silk garment stands at the top. A man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti clothing and an orange cloth, kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left, near a microphone stand. A seated woman in a dark top is partially visible at the right edge, watching the fire.2011-10-26Close-up photograph of a polished brass puja plate heaped with pink flower petals. An oil lamp with a lit wick and yellow oil sits at the left edge, with an incense stick rising beside it. White and yellow flowers, a small brass bowl of turmeric or rice, a white conch shell and a small kumkum or vibhuti dish fill the upper part of the plate. No people are visible.2018-01-01Close view of a padapuja: bare feet resting on a shallow silver tray filled with white jasmine buds, red and orange roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. The person's ankle is clad in red-and-gold silk cloth, and the wrapped garment is red with a gold border. A hand at left holds a small lit oil lamp beside a silver vessel with a spout, and red and white flower garlands and rudraksha-style strands lie on a cream rug. A red-and-gold patterned garland hangs at right. The person whose feet are shown is not visible above the knee, so no face or full figure is shown.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13January 01 20182018-01-01A puja setup on a silver-toned metal tray covered with flowers. Yellow marigolds, red roses, pink and white petals and a white flower fill brass bowls and plates. Several brass oil lamps with lit wicks sit among the petals, with a white conch shell, a small brass bell and a brass vessel on the right. A pair of hands holding a small brass spoon appears at the top right, and an orange cloth lies beside the tray. Rudraksha beads and red flowers are at the left edge, next to a small framed picture. The scene shows an offering being prepared with flowers, lamps and sacred objects, with no visible person's face.2013-07-29Close-up photograph of a brass ritual tray decorated with a ring of orange roses and yellow marigold petals. At the centre are white frangipani-style flowers, a red rose and a pink rose. A small brass cup with a red stone sits to the right, and a brass spouted vessel rests at the lower edge. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a puja or abhishekam floral offering.2013-11-03