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A large display of many small leaf-bowls arranged in rows across a striped woven cloth. Each bowl holds a different dried herb, bark, root, seed, flower, or spice, including rolled bark sticks, dark berries, green leaves, reddish seeds, and powdered yellow material. The bowls cover the whole frame, showing a rich variety of plant materials, with no people visible.

March 16 2017

Photograph of a table covered with rows of disposable round palm-leaf plates holding dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, petals and powdered spices in browns, greens, reds and yellows. A metal coin lies at the lower edge, and a red and white woven cloth and a white sack appear in the background. No people are visible.

March 16 2017

A top-down view of many small shallow leaf plates arranged in rows on a woven striped mat, each holding a different dried herb, seed, bark piece, root, flower, powder or mineral. Some plates are pale, some brown, some bright yellow or black. No people are visible; this appears to be an arrangement of yajna offering materials laid out before a fire ritual.

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March 16 2017

2017-03-16 +1 copies

A photograph of a homa preparation laid out on a red cloth floor covering. Rows of small brass bowls, roughly a dozen across and about ten rows deep, each hold a mix of dried herbs, bark pieces, seeds, grains and small white items, arranged in a neat grid. In the upper left, a brass bowl holds marigold and yellow flowers, red petals and green leaves, beside a coconut half and leaves on a tray. No people are visible in the frame.

December 07 2016

December 07 2016

Close view of several round metal platters laid on a red cloth, each piled with dried herbs, leaves, roots, seeds, powders and shell-like cups of plant material. A small brass pot with a lid and a dish of yellow turmeric-like powder sit on a platter at the top. No people are visible, and the scene appears to be prepared offering or ayurvedic-style herb arrangement.

A photograph of many small metal bowls arranged in rows across a bright red cloth, each filled with a different heaped dry ingredient: grains, seeds, powders, coarse salts and dried leaves in browns, whites, greens and pinkish tones. Above the bowls, out of focus, are mounds of colourful flower petals in red, pink, yellow and white. No people are visible, and the scene reads as a display of herbs and offering materials prepared for a ceremony.

2017-12-20 +2 copies

Outdoor 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.