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July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesNovember 22 20152015-11-22A photograph of a puja setup laid out on a white cloth over a low wooden platform on a woven mat. Central items include a brass plate of yellow and purple flowers, a silver vessel with a spout and cup, bowls of orange and red powder (kumkum or turmeric), a small silver pot, a white conch shell, bananas, a yellow fruit and a red fruit on a plate, a folded yellow cloth with a striped border, incense sticks in a silver holder, a matchbox, and a brass bell. No people are visible.2008-10-04July 11 20122012-07-11March 26 20162016-03-26A 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 view of a puja offering spread on a colourful striped cloth. A brass tray holds a heap of green betel leaves, beside bananas, dried red chillies, and purple cloth with marigold garlands. A silver bowl holds yellow turmeric paste and a small silver container sits nearby. Yellow and pink flower petals scatter over yellow painted steps, and garlands hang in the background. No people are visible.2017-10-19Close view of a silver-rimmed plate holding two turmeric-dyed coconuts bound together with yellow-orange thread, resting on a bed of yellow-dyed grains. A red kumkum mark sits on the coconut, and a folded green leaf and a pink cloth are visible at the edge. No people are visible; the setting suggests a ritual offering arrangement.2012-10-14Close view of several ornate silver-rimmed round trays on a grey stone floor, each heaped with finely ground powders in turmeric yellow, deep red, saffron-ochre, pale cream and greenish-grey. Small white grains are scattered on top of several heaps. A striped cloth lies in the background and an engraved silver vessel stands at the upper left. No people are visible; the powders appear to be prepared ritual ingredients for an aushada herbal preparation.2017-08-29 +1 copiesNovember 12 20152015-11-12 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20112011-09-28A 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.2020-03-26