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February 04 20182018-02-04Close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red and gold cloth. Two pineapples with green crowns sit at the centre, surrounded by green and yellow limes, red apples, and a pile of red-skinned fruit on the left. Bowls hold white rock sugar crystals, a dark brown sweet, a pale cream confection, and a mound of bright yellow turmeric powder. A folded red cloth with gold border lies at the upper right, and a green leaf rests among the fruit. No people are visible.Close photo of bare feet in the foreground, the left foot planted on a golden metal tray during a padapuja ritual, with the wearer in an orange-saffron garment whose hem is visible at upper right. Around the feet are silver ritual bowls holding white flowers, shredded white petals, an orange-yellow apple, pink roses and loose white blossoms, with a small gold cup near the roses. A silver spoon and a silver vessel sit on the tray. Behind, a seated person in white clothing with a red thread on the wrist holds an item near the top edge. The composition shows an offering of fruit, flowers and petals at the feet during worship.2010-10-09Close photograph of a pada puja, with bare feet in saffron-orange cloth resting on an ornate gold surface. Around the feet are ornate silver trays holding red apples, shredded white vegetables, small silver bowls and a green leaf garnish. Two blurred heads of observers are visible at the frame edges.2010-09-22November 14 20102010-11-14 +2 copiesClose photo of a pair of bare feet in orange-saffron robe on a golden ornate throne or seat. The feet rest on a silver-toned tray surrounded by silver bowls containing red apples and shredded white ingredients, a ritual offering arrangement. Ornately carved gold and green decorative woodwork forms the background. Only the lower legs and feet are visible, no face shown.2010-09-22October 23 20082008-10-23November 27 20092009-11-27Close photograph of a padapuja offering. In the left foreground, bare feet in orange ochre robes rest on a golden tray, with the robe edge visible. A man in a gold-beige kurta with embroidered neckline bends forward and places a flower onto the tray, his hand holding a stem near a small brass vessel. The tray is heaped with red, pink and orange roses, marigolds and dark petals. Behind it, a silver plate holds vermilion kumkum and a red fruit, and a cup-shaped silver vessel sits nearby. Red cushion and a gold lamp stand are blurred in the background.2011-11-05October 21 20152015-10-21 +2 copiesJune 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped in deep maroon cloth. Center foreground: two pineapples with green crowns on a silver plate, flanked by a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas. Left foreground: pomegranates, green limes and a small silver dish of red kumkum paste beside cinnamon sticks and a brass item. Right: a bowl of orange-yellow powder and fresh green betel-type leaves. Upper left: a woven cane-patterned vessel with a brass lid. Blurred background shows a figure in blue fabric. No faces are clearly visible; the scene reads as fruit offerings for a puja.2010-10-15