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October 15 20102010-10-15Overhead photograph of a ritual arrangement on a white cloth spread on a floor. Rows of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, hold varied dry substances such as grains, seeds, spices, powders and leaves. To the left, brass plates hold white sweets, cut fruit including bananas, apples, grapes and pineapple, round balls, nuts and coconut. A red cloth lies at the lower left, with a red and white sweet and loose twigs nearby, and a brass lamp appears at the top. No people are visible.2007-10-21October 13 20102010-10-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering spread laid out on a striped multicolour cloth on the floor, with no people visible. Trays and plates hold bananas in bunches, limes and other fruit, a mound of white rice, a heap of yellow turmeric powder, red kumkum powder, dried dates, white and yellow flower garlands, and loose red and yellow flowers, with a small brass vessel at the left edge. A folded orange and green cloth and a purple cloth sit at the upper right. This is an arrangement of puja offerings.2020-03-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 20 20172017-12-20Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement on a white cloth spread over the floor. A large grid of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, each holds a different dried herb, seed, spice or grain, like an array of ritual ingredients. On the left, brass plates hold white cotton-like pieces, cut yellow and orange pieces, a red-cloth-wrapped coconut, bananas, pineapple, apples, grapes, a bowl of red and orange flower petals, a mound of round pale balls, peanuts, and a bundle of dried twigs. Brass oil lamps and a small brass lamp stand sit on a low table at the top, with a hanging-style metal lantern at the upper right. No people are visible.2007-10-21December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red and maroon woven mat. Rows of small leaf-plate dishes hold grains, seeds and pulses in varied colours: golden, dark brown, black, tan and green. Silver trays display sliced bananas, lemons, apples, a coconut, a cluster of green bananas, kumkum-red powder, turmeric yellow, and a cup of dark liquid. Bowls of cashews, pistachios, dried fruit and white rice complete the spread. No people are visible, and no deity, homa or readable event signage appears.2020-03-16 +2 copiesOctober 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09