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December 18 20132013-12-18Photograph of offerings arranged on a grey marble floor for a ritual. Left, a silver plate holds bananas, a coconut and yellow flower petals. Centre, a steel bowl holds two fried sweets and a small stick. Trays display white jasmine-like flowers, pink rose petals, yellow and maroon marigold garlands, and a folded white cloth with pink flower design beside a folded saffron-and-gold silk cloth with a red flower. A small green sprig with pink and red flowers sits at upper left. No people are visible.2006-11-04A ritual offering spread laid out on a striped woven cloth. Silver trays hold bananas in several bunches, yellow and white marigold and orange flower garlands, red roses, sliced green and white coconut, cut fruits including limes, oranges and apples, a red powder heap of kumkum, turmeric powder, dried leaves, sweets and a plate of coiled snacks. Folded orange and green cloth and purple fabric sit at the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja offerings.2020-03-13December 18 20132013-12-18A 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 25 20052005-12-25Floor-level view of wedding-style offerings for a ritual, with no people visible. On the left, a gold-coloured thali-style necklace with a gold mangalsutra pendant rests on a plate of rose petals beside a coconut. In the centre, folded silk saris in maroon, cream and gold-bordered purple sit on a white cloth. A basket of mixed red, pink and yellow flower petals sits behind them, and white jasmine garlands with yellow and red marigolds lie in the lower right. Silver vessels with yellow flowers appear at the top, and the tan floor mat runs along the right edge.2015-10-18April 20 20112011-04-20March 26 20202020-03-26 +1 copiesDecember 24 20152015-12-24Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a red floor covering for a puja. White cloths and a patterned maroon-and-navy runner hold rows of silver and steel bowls with fruits such as oranges, apples, grapes and bananas, sweets, nuts and dried fruit, along with stacks of orange cloths with gold borders, gold-coloured garlands and ornaments on plates, and a coconut. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a lamp stand and a small bowl of coloured powder sit at the left. No people are visible.2009-11-27Close view of ritual preparations on a white floor with a brown cloth in front. Heaps of white and yellow marigold garlands with red ribbon-like accents sit on a silver tray at left, and a second garland rests in the foreground. Behind them, a folded silk cloth in maroon and gold with purple tones lies on a tray beside bowls of red and pink rose petals. A silver ornate box stands at upper right, and a person in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border kneels at the top edge, with only hands and feet visible. Small brass items and a rose-petal-filled basket complete the offering arrangement.2015-10-18