A woman adorns the mangalsutra alongside a Lakshmi Haar. The Lakshmi Haar, as its name implies, is a long necklace featuring circular designs embossed with the image of the Goddess Lakshmi, a symbol of wealth, fertility, and prosperity.
Perpendicular photography of the reading of a measuring tape at heights that were difficult to access, Harshnath Temple Complex, Sikar district, Rajasthan. (Image Courtesy: Ar. Sumit Aher)
Perpendicular photography of the reading of a measuring tape at heights that were difficult to access, Harshnath Temple Complex, Sikar district, Rajasthan. (Image Courtesy: Ar. Sumit Aher)
The centimeter grid scale is placed on the pillar to record the proportion of the carvings inside, Harshnath Temple Complex, Sikar district, Rajasthan. (Image courtesy: Mrunal Nidadavolu)
Ar. Mrunal Nidadacolu reading site measurements while Ar. Abhyuday Krishna is noting the same on-site drawing sheets, Neelkanth Group of Temples, Alwar district, Rajasthan. (Image courtesy: Ar. Ankita Peshin)
The common religious decoration in Koli households is the placement of a small image of Lord Ganesha over the main doorway. It is believed that placing Lord Ganesha's presence at the doorway brings harmony and prosperity into the house.
A purna kalasha, a pot filled with mango leaves and coconut, adorns a Koli household. This auspicious symbol serves as a ceremonial offering to the household deity, as well as a decorative motif outside shrines and at the entrances of homes.