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September 03 2008

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Overhead photo of an offering arrangement laid on a grey stone-tiled floor. Many round silver-rimmed steel plates hold fresh fruit: bananas, pomegranates, grapes, a pineapple, lemons and green limes, plus sweets, nuts, dried fruit, puffed snacks and a mound of white sugar. Small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and spices sit among them. No people or deity murti are visible; the setting suggests a puja offering arrangement.2008-09-03October 28 20062006-10-28July 07 20172017-07-07A floor spread of offerings for a ritual, laid on red and magenta cloths over a grey floor. Plates of bananas, oranges, apples, green grapes, mangoes, almonds, a cluster of dates or dried fruit, coconuts, cubes of paneer or white sweet, and aluminium trays of round sweets and a golden halwa-like dessert sit beside brass thalis, a brass lamp, folded silk saris or shawls in red, blue and pink, and a bowl of yoghurt. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2011-04-20Overhead view of a white cloth covered with stainless steel bowls and trays of offerings for a puja. Visible items include bananas, apples, pomegranates, a green citrus fruit, cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, dried dates, puffed rice, a bowl of crystal sugar, chopped nuts, and candy wrapped in colourful packets. Many dishes are covered in clear plastic wrap. No people or deity figures are visible.October 24 20122012-10-24November 17 20172017-11-17November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a food offering laid out on a woven straw mat on the ground, with no people visible. Steel bowls hold bananas, a heap of white cooked rice, round brown sweet balls, a yellow savoury dish, fried cashew-like snacks, and a bowl of mixed fruits including apples, oranges and small brown fruits. Halved white gourds with red kumkum-like markings sit at the top of the frame on a green cloth. Colourful rangoli floral designs in pink, white and purple decorate the ground at left.2010-12-16A photograph of a large ritual food offering laid out on a white tiled floor in rows of round and oval silver-toned plates and leaf-lined trays. The dishes include red bell peppers, pomegranates, a green pumpkin, bowls of rice, yellow turmeric paste, fried snacks, sweets, flatbreads, fruit pieces, nuts and green chillies. A gold-and-yellow draped deity murti or ceremonial figure sits at the top of the frame behind the spread, with a patterned rug along the edge. No people are visible.2017-11-17Overhead photograph of a ceremonial offering spread on a pink-and-cream striped cloth. Round metal platters hold fresh fruit: green and yellow limes, a pineapple, grapes, bananas, red apples, custard apples, papayas, sapodilla-like brown fruit, and a heap of orange jalebi-style sweets in a central tray. Green betel leaves sit beside white flowers and a small bunch of red berries, and a brass vessel and sugarcane stalks appear at the edges. No people are visible.A photograph of a large floor arrangement of food offerings laid out in rows on a stone-paved floor, most. Dozens of disposable paper plates each hold a different dish: grains, lentils, pulses, cooked rice preparations, vegetables, dried fruit and sweets, many set on green banana leaves. Bananas hang in a bunch at the upper left beside a kalasha-like container and a red cloth. A woven basket of red fruit sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2017-07-07