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October 15 2010

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A close overhead photograph of a stainless steel bowl filled with many round, brownish-green fruits with dark speckled, blotchy skin. No people are visible. A woven basket edge appears at the upper left corner.2010-10-02Close-up photograph of a polished brass or silver-toned tray holding about two dozen round, greyish-green unripe fruits with dusty, mottled skins, arranged as an offering on a bright green cloth. A fibrous brown coconut husk with a pointed tip sits at the upper left edge, and another metal plate is partly visible at the bottom. No people are visible; the scene suggests a temple offering or ritual setting.2011-12-20A close photograph of offerings laid on a red and orange silk cloth. In the foreground a brass plate holds a heap of round brown sweet balls. Behind it a second brass plate is piled with small ripe bananas, and green fruit sits in the upper right. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene shows food offerings prepared for a ritual setting.2010-10-15A photo of a round brass tray set on a grey concrete floor, holding about a dozen dark grey-black spherical balls of herbal paste arranged in a ring. A wooden post or block appears at the top edge. No people are visible.2008-05-18October 15 20102010-10-15April 28 20162016-04-28A close photograph of a round stainless steel plate heaped with golden-green spherical sweets, dense balls of puffed grain or lentil bound together, with a dark speckled texture. Behind them sits a second plate of similar round sweets and golden fried snacks on a green cloth. A pineapple leaf appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2011-12-20Close-up photograph of a stainless steel tray filled with round, golden-brown fried balls. A gloved hand in clear plastic gloves reaches in from the top right, lifting one ball. Behind the tray, a blurred glimpse of gold and red metallic items suggests a ritual or offering setting. No people's faces or a person are visible.2016-04-30Close view of round sweet balls. The balls are dusted with coarse grain or crumbs, and a second plate of darker brown balls sits at the right edge. Background shows a warm, blurred temple setting with a wooden ritual arrangement. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Chandi Homa - Vishesh Dravya Homa, marking these as offering materials for a homa. No people are visible.2021-11-04July 09 20172017-07-09December 20 20112011-12-20April 28 20162016-04-28