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A top-down photograph of an offering plate on a striped red, orange, yellow and blue woven cloth. A round polished metal plate holds five leaf bowls filled with cooked rice in different preparations: yellow turmeric-coloured rice at left, plain white rice in the other bowls, and one creamy pale-yellow portion at top. No people are visible. The arrangement looks like prasadam or food offered for annadan. The plate's engraved floral pattern is visible at its centre.

A photograph of a ceremonial offering arranged on an ornate silver-toned tray over a red cloth, with scattered pink flower petals. Copper bowls hold oranges, bananas, small green-and-brown guavas or similar fruit, and two kinds of cooked rice, one white and one pink-tinted with flowers and bits of herb. Pink blossoms are placed among the fruit. No people are visible in the frame.

A table draped in red cloth is laid out with ritual materials for a puja. Plates hold white rice or grain arranged in concentric rings, with a small yellow-and-black cylindrical item placed on one plate. A large round metal tray holds dried herbs, roots, bark pieces and seeds. Bundles of wrapped cloth in orange, red, green and gold sit in the centre. Dried sticks or twigs are bundled in woven baskets at the back, and green banana leaves lie across the table. Small metal dishes filled with grains or powders sit on a tray at left, beside a brass vessel. A multicolour striped cloth hangs along the top edge. No people are visible.

A photo of a ritual setup on an orange cloth spread over a woven mat, with no people visible. Centre: a pile of dry wooden sticks on a brass plate. Left: a brass plate of dried leaves, herbs and seeds beside a rudraksha mala and a bundle of dried grass. Behind: small steel cups holding white and grey powders, a brass bowl of white powder, a glass vessel and a small brass lamp. Right: a silver tray and bowls of white and cream substances, possibly camphor or ash, and a wooden box with a white cloth at the top. This is a homa or puja preparation with offerings, not a visible fire.

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A ritual preparation scene on a red cloth-covered floor. Several round silver plates hold heaps of dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and dried leaves, with a few small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and a brass cup. A large brass vessel holds bundled dry sticks. Two coconuts sit in a wooden box, and a plate of white flower petals or puffed grains is in front. Behind on a raised table stand a wooden tray of fresh flowers and fruit, woven baskets, a bowl of oranges, a bowl of apples and steel containers. A brass kalasha and a small figure of a deity murti stand on a dark pedestal at the upper left, and a person in a white dhoti with a red sash is partly visible at the top right. Materials appear prepared for an offering or ritual.

Overhead photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a woven mat for a temple ceremony. Heaped marigolds in orange and yellow sit at upper left beside a bowl of mixed yellow flowers with red petals. Bundled wooden sticks lie on a brass tray at upper right. Lower left, a bowl of pink and red petals sits beside a folded white cloth with a red border on a round tray. Lower right, several red cloth bundles tied with gold thread rest on a tray. No people are visible.

October 05 2011

Outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground: rows of disposable leaf plates arranged in a heart-like pattern, each holding a small heap of dried herbs, spices, seeds and powders in green, brown, red and grey tones. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit or stand at the top edge, one in a red sari, with brass bowls and a drum visible. A plant-based ritual offering arrangement, possibly part of a pancha-tapas or arati-type ceremony at a temple event. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

March 18 2013

A brass thali tray on a red cloth holds several leaf-cup bowls filled with grains and seeds: white chickpeas or beans, green mung beans, rice, mixed brown grains, and a tangle of dried roots. A yellow flower sits at the top left corner. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a ritual offering tray.

December 21 2009