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A large wooden bowl heaped with fresh fruit, shown in close-up. Red apples, dark purple grapes in a cluster, pomegranates with crowned tops, yellow-orange citrus, and bunches of small yellow bananas fill the frame. No people, deity murti or ritual objects are visible; the arrangement suggests an offering of fruit.

Close-up photograph of a silver offering plate heaped with fresh fruit on a striped woven runner in pink, orange, blue and green. The plate holds bunches of dark purple grapes, oranges, a lemon, red apples and a cluster of yellow bananas, with green leaves tucked among them. Silver vessels with lids sit at the right edge, and a large golden-yellow block with a red-and-white painted top appears in the background. No people are visible.

A brass offering plate holds fruit for worship: small yellow bananas, red apples, pomegranates and lemons, with a brown fruit at the top. Behind it sit silver bowls and a silver tray with gold-coloured cups on a white cloth, with scattered red petals. The fruit is an offering, and no people are visible.

A photograph of ritual fruit offerings on a dark speckled granite floor. In the foreground a large polished brass plate holds bananas, red apples, green apples, oranges, a pomegranate and a whole coconut. Behind it, a second brass plate holds more apples, oranges and bananas with a husked coconut, and a brass lamp stand stands at the right edge. A white wall with a small copper vessel is visible behind. No people are visible.

November 20 2009

A photograph taken from above of a round brass tray filled with fruit set on a speckled grey terrazzo floor. The tray holds red apple, mango, orange, pomegranate, a lemon-yellow fruit, a reddish banana, a cluster of dark purple grapes, and a large bunch of yellow bananas arranged along the lower edge. White flowers with petals are visible at the left edge. No people are visible, and the fruit offering suggests a ritual or festival setting.

Close view of a round metal tray or bowl filled with fruit: several tangerine-like oranges and red apples, lit with blue and teal tones and resting on green grass. No people or ritual figures are visible in this photograph of offerings.

A photograph of a round silver plate piled with about a dozen red apples with yellow streaks, resting on an orange cloth. A small green packet sits at the upper right edge of the plate, and a silver vessel rim is visible at the top right. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a fruit offering arranged on a metal tray. Red apples, a dark red pear, green grapes in a wire basket, oranges, and bunches of yellow bananas are heaped together, with pink rose petals scattered among them. A glass bowl of cut fruit and pink petals sits at the right edge, and flower garlands are visible at the top. No people are present.