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Close-up photograph of an orange saffron cloth bundled around a heap of white uncooked rice, with two smooth pale brown objects. The cloth is folded in loose pleats and fills the left and upper frame. No people are visible.

Close photo of two people in white clothing seated over an orange cloth spread on their laps, holding fruits and grains. Bananas, a mango, tomatoes, a round green fruit, potatoes, a yellow fruit and a pile of white grains or rice sit in the cloth. One person's hand reaches into the grains while the other hand picks through the groundnuts or beans at the lower left. The orange fabric and white garments are the dominant colours, and the fruit is arranged loosely in a bundle.

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A photo of a bare-chested man in saffron/orange dhoti-style cloth holding a large tray lined with red and gold brocade cloth, piled with fruit including bananas, oranges, apples, grapes and a small brown fruit. A rudraksha mala is visible around his neck. On the table below, a clear plastic box holds red cloth, a small brass container and a folded red fabric. A saffron-orange cylindrical cloth cover sits on the maroon table, and a small potted plant stands at the left edge.

A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on the floor in an orange robe, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Only his arms and torso are visible. He holds a ripe yellow banana over a brass puja thali on an orange cloth with gold border. The thali holds rudraksha beads, a small brass cup, and a conch shell on a stand, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground and a brass incense stick holder with a lit incense stick nearby. Yellow flowers sit on a small brass plate. Behind him are a brass bell, a plastic container, and a small box. This shows a puja offering in progress, with one physical person visible.

Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a small metal plate with a sliced yellow fruit piece and a folded reddish-brown cloth or sweet, in an orange-robed setting. The orange garment spans the lower frame, and a blurred round container with a printed orange-robed figure sits in the background. Dark rings and a metallic clasp are visible at the wrist.

August 17 2006

A photograph of a monastic training setting outdoors on a tiled verandah. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes kneels and sweeps a bamboo stick across a mat, while another person in orange wrapped cloth lies prone on the floor. To the right a bare-shouldered figure in orange drape sits on a red-cushioned wooden seat with a brass-and-wood stand beside them, with a brass plate of grains nearby. Behind, young women in orange and white sit on the steps near steel bowls of grains and a red-doored entrance, with green foliage beyond. Several people in white clothing are partly visible at the edges.

Close photo of an orange cloth bundle held in a hand, opened to reveal yellow and white flowers, a pink-covered booklet or card, and a wooden stick or pen tip at the top left. The orange fabric is folded around the contents on a reddish surface. No people are visible beyond the partial hand, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

December 03 2009

Close-up photo of a ritual arrangement: a turmeric-yellow coconut bound with dried palm-leaf strips and woven straw, set among green leaves and pink and yellow flowers. A hand with dark-painted nails reaches in from the upper right. Blurred orange-robed figures stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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A close-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped with off-white cloth. Two oranges and two apples sit at the edges, with red roses, white jasmine-type flowers and green leaves arranged in the centre over a bed of yellow and red powders. Behind the table, a bundle of white and green-striped cloth, a woven basket and pink and white flowers are visible against a yellow wall. No people are visible.