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March 16 20202020-03-16Close-up photograph of a metal offering plate on a red cloth, heaped with bananas, red apples, oranges, pomegranates and a pear-like fruit. A green leaf with dark raisins or dried fruit sits among the fruit, and a mound of yellow flowers lies in the lower foreground. The arrangement suggests fruit offerings for worship, with no people or deity figures visible.2018-01-31Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeveral metal offering trays are arranged on a dark paved road at night, holding bananas, halved coconuts, oranges, grapes, betel-leaf packets with printed labels, and scattered pink flower petals. Only the lower bodies of people in white clothes are visible, with their hands placing or adjusting the trays. A brass oil lamp stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual offering on a procession route.2006-10-09Overhead view of a ritual puja arrangement on a white cloth. A silver bowl holds orange marigolds, pink lotus-like flowers and white petals. A silver tray holds a golden ornate object with small golden bells or cups and a red-orange cloth lies at the top. Silver cups and small bowls contain liquids and offerings, a silver kettle-like vessel with a spout stands nearby, a silver dish holds white powder, and a basket holds bananas, a coconut, green leaves and flowers. A small matchbox and incense sticks are also visible. No people are present.2009-11-20A close-up photograph of a silver offering plate arranged for puja, holding ripe bananas, bunches of green grapes, a red apple, a halved coconut, a pomegranate and scattered pink petals. Garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers lie at the left edge, a silver lamp stand and a metal vessel sit behind, and incense sticks rise from the fruit. A striped cloth covers the surface. No people are visible.2017-06-23Close-up photograph of four green and orange coconuts with their tops cut off to form open, hollowed shells, lined up on a surface with a blue cloth at the lower right. Pale plaster or painted wall behind them casts soft shadows. No people are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement of coconuts.2011-11-10A photograph of a large white plate of fresh fruit offered during a pooja on a tiled floor. The plate holds green and yellow bananas, red apples, pomegranates, orange-yellow fruits, a halved coconut and a green betel leaf with a small square sticker. Pink and red rose petals and yellow flower petals are scattered around the plate, with lit oil lamps glowing at the left edge and a brass vessel at the top. A green and cream patterned cloth with printed lettering lies to the right. No people are visible.November `4 2015 +1 copiesA brass offering plate holds fruit for worship: small yellow bananas, red apples, pomegranates and lemons, with a brown fruit at the top. Behind it sit silver bowls and a silver tray with gold-coloured cups on a white cloth, with scattered red petals. The fruit is an offering, and no people are visible.2009-09-07A close view of a ritual offering being prepared on the ground. A man's bare arm, wearing an orange sacred thread on the wrist, holds a brass plate with a burning camphor flame. Nearby on a brass tray sit a small brass kalasha vessel, a bowl of red kumkum, a heap of white powder, sliced coconut halves, green mango leaves, fruit including oranges, a banana and mangoes in a woven basket, and a small brass bell. Red flowers and an earthen pit are in the background. No people's faces are visible.2014-06-19Close-up photograph of a ritual offering: a hand in an orange-brown garment and rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a bunch of green bananas topped with a coconut smeared with orange kumkum. Rising steam or smoke and a yellow cloth with red and white trim appear in the background. No faces are visible. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style offering.2021-06-20