A photograph of a brass bowl filled with a dry mixture of seeds, nuts, bark pieces and dried plant fragments, set on a white cloth. Behind it sit brass bowls of whole green and yellow limes and a bowl of bananas. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a brass bowl filled with a dry mixture of seeds, nuts, bark pieces and dried plant fragments, set on a white cloth. Behind it sit brass bowls of whole green and yellow limes and a bowl of bananas. No people are visible in the frame.

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April 01 2016

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A 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.

Close-up photograph of a round polished metal plate resting on a deep red cloth, filled with a heap of dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, small stones and crystals, and leafy plant material arranged in mounds. Partly visible at the top are a yellow-and-gold cloth and a second metal plate, and a green leaf lies at the left edge. No people are visible. The arrangement appears to be a mixed ritual herb and mineral preparation laid out for a ceremony.

February 09 2012

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.

A close photograph of a ritual offering spread on a maroon cloth. In the foreground, a bunch of ripe yellow bananas and pineapples sit at left. At centre, a copper bowl holds fresh green betel leaves with a few betel nuts. Behind, a brass bowl of brown chickpeas or groundnuts and a plate of yellow sweet or rice are visible, with a polished brass kalasha-style vessel at right. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a silver-rimmed metal plate heaped with dried, sliced plant material in golden-yellow and reddish-brown pieces. Blurred background shows more heaped ingredients in brown, cream and pinkish tones, with a soft purple cast on the lighting. No people are visible. The image is watermarked with a and a source credit to , which is omitted from the text list

December 15 2016

Close-up photograph of a heap of small reddish-brown dried seeds or nuts in a metal tray, arranged in a dense mound in the foreground. Behind them, out of focus, a larger bowl holds a fine granular powder. No people are visible. The shallow depth of field keeps the seeds sharp while the background blurs.

August 24 2006

A ritual preparation scene on a red cloth-covered floor. Several round silver plates hold heaps of dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and dried leaves, with a few small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and a brass cup. A large brass vessel holds bundled dry sticks. Two coconuts sit in a wooden box, and a plate of white flower petals or puffed grains is in front. Behind on a raised table stand a wooden tray of fresh flowers and fruit, woven baskets, a bowl of oranges, a bowl of apples and steel containers. A brass kalasha and a small figure of a deity murti stand on a dark pedestal at the upper left, and a person in a white dhoti with a red sash is partly visible at the top right. Materials appear prepared for an offering or ritual.