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November 28 2015

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Close photo of a large heap of small white cloth-wrapped bundles piled on an orange cloth base on a dark red carpet. Each bundle is tied with cord and printed with red script and a small red emblem. Beside it a second basket of similar white bundles sits at left. Behind them a gilded ornate base and a green silk cloth with gold border are visible. No people are present.2016-01-30March 11 20172017-03-11A photograph of a large heap of folded white cloth garments, many printed with faint pink and maroon motifs, piled in a woven wicker basket in the foreground. Behind the basket hangs a deep red-orange fabric and a striped pink, teal and orange textile. To the right, stacks of gold-edged printed booklets or cards sit on a dark tray. Loose white papers and a white cord are at the lower left. No people are visible.2017-02-15April 10 20162016-04-10 +1 copiesAugust 05 20162016-08-05Close-up photograph of a round wooden tray or plate draped with a red silk cloth bordered in gold zari, holding folded white cloth and a small pile of red-orange fabric or cloth, resting on a terracotta-coloured ledge or pillar. A thin orange-yellow cord hangs from the tray's edge. A blurred background of orange and red tones suggests an outdoor ritual setting. Lower right of the frame shows the edge of a figure in dark clothing with red tassels, partly cut off. No faces are visible.2011-12-10March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple-style hall. A woman on the right in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala wears small hoop earrings and holds a red and gold brocade tray piled with folded white cloths. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a long red-and-white garland with blue beads reaches in from the left to take them. Behind them is a large golden figure, possibly a deity murti or ornate peetha, and a microphone stand is visible above. The scene suggests a puja or offering of cloths.2016-01-31Close-up photograph of hands passing a white cloth bundle, tied at the top and marked with red-orange powder, held in a round metal bowl. Two pairs of hands are visible: one with gold bangles and a multicolored beaded bracelet at left, the other with a beaded wrist band and a gold bangle at right. Behind them a crimson robe and a rudraksha mala are visible, and a gold-framed object with printed pamphlets sits in the background. The scene suggests a ritual offering exchange.2015-10-22 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20152015-09-05Close-up photo of a brass plate holding a heap of small white cloth-wrapped bundles tied with knotted fabric. The plate rests on a patterned red and blue rug beside an orange cushion and an ornate gold-carved object at the right edge. Bare feet are visible at the upper left, and scattered yellow petals lie on the plate. No people's faces or a person candidate are visible in the frame.2016-03-06 +1 copies