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March 18 2013

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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.2016-12-05December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15Outdoor 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.2007-02-11April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesA 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.2013-03-26May 15 20162016-05-15A round brass thali sits on a red cloth holding a ring of small wooden bowls filled with dried herbs, powders, grains and fibrous plant matter. Bowls contain green and yellow leaves, grey and brown powders, white puffed grains, chickpea-like seeds, black seeds and three dark knobbly pods, with pale stalks laid across the centre. In the top right corner another brass plate holds red apples and turmeric-stained rice. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-07Photograph of many brass bowls arranged in tiers on an orange cloth, each filled with food offerings such as rice mixed with herbs and nuts, sweet balls, puffed grains, lentils, and whole almonds. A hand in a red sleeve is visible at the upper left pouring or placing something into one bowl. No people's faces are shown. The setting suggests a ritual food offering.2019-01-08Close view of many small brass or gold-toned plates arranged in neat rows on a red and green cloth, each holding a small mound of offerings such as grains, seeds, pebbles, flower or leaf bits and possibly sweets. No people are visible; the rows of plates suggest a ritual offering arrangement in a temple or ashram setting. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-12-24January 04 20192019-01-04April 15 20182018-04-15