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November 23 2016

Overhead view of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth covered with banana leaves. Two brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on a bed of pale grain, flanked by halved green coconuts and sliced green fruit. A central cluster of yellow and pink flowers rests among green leaves. Around the edge, small woven baskets hold dark offerings topped with pink petals, and loose petals are scattered across the arrangement. No people are visible; this is a puja offering setup with lamps, flowers and coconut.

2020-03-15 +2 copies

Close view of a ritual offering spread on a white cloth: heaps of coloured powders in dark brown, saffron yellow and bright red, white grain or rice, scattered pink flower petals, a few thin sticks, and small yellow fruits. A brass or wooden vessel with a lit flame sits at the lower left. Blurred hands and a white-clad lap are at the top edge. No faces are clearly visible.

November 23 2016

A photograph of a ritual floor diagram, a vastu-style mandala of coloured powders laid on a white cloth in green, yellow, orange, red and brown squares, with a yellow flower border and yellow marigold petals scattered on the diagram. Around it are a basket of pink and red flower petals, a bowl of bananas, a dish of white grains, a bowl of yellow powder, a bowl of fried sweets, green leaves, and large garlands of white and red flowers with a kalasha-like pot at the upper right. No people are visible.

A photograph of a bhumi puja ground preparation: a large square floral and grain kolam on a white cloth, decorated with yellow marigold borders, with red, orange, green and yellow powder squares arranged in a geometric mandala with a central lotus-like pattern. Yellow and white garlands hang on the right beside a pot-shaped vessel. Around the kolam sit baskets and bowls of banana, rose and flower petals, rice, donut-shaped sweets, cut vegetables and betel-type leaves, with brass plates and oil lamps at left. No people are visible; only partial white-clad legs appear at the top edge.

A ritual ground covered with a white cloth marked with blue lines, bearing a puja arrangement of pink and red flowers, yellow marigold strands, white jasmine-like blossoms, ripe bananas on green leaves, and a red-brown powdered design. Brass vessels and a small lamp sit nearby. Several people in white dhotis with blue-and-gold borders stand behind the table, with orange cloth draped beneath the altar.

A photograph of a floor arrangement on a white cloth with a red and yellow border of coloured powder or grains forming a large ritual diagram. Inside, red, yellow and black grain sections surround a central bundle of pink and red flower petals with a green stem. Oranges and an apple sit at the corners, and a pomegranate lies at the lower right. Beside it, a silver plate holds green leaves, small bowls of powders and grains, and a purple flower bundle. No people are visible.

2017-05-26 +1 copies

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A photograph of a ceremonial floor mandala, a vastu-style grid laid out on a white cloth for a bhumi puja. Coloured grains in green, yellow, orange and brown form squares and a central cross, bordered by a band of yellow marigold petals. Bananas, a leaf, a basket of flower petals, and garlands of white and red flowers sit around the edges, with a small red kumkum dish. No people are visible.