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A photograph of many small leaf-plate dishes arranged in rows on a blue cloth with white stripes. Each octagonal disc-shaped plate holds a mound of greyish-brown ash or mud, with small pieces of wood or stick scattered in some. Larger pieces of wood sit in a brass tray at upper left, and a red flower lies near the top edge beside white brick wall. A hand is partly visible at lower left, and a copper pipe appears at the top. The scene looks like an offering or preparation display, and there are no people fully visible except the partial hand.

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A photograph of rows of small hexagonal white leaf-plate cups laid out on a blue cloth with white stripes, arranged in a grid across the frame. Each cup holds grey-brown burnt or charred material. A brass tray with dark contents sits at the upper left corner. No people are visible.2006-08-28A photograph of a long white cloth laid across a floor, covered with rows of small hexagonal wooden bowls holding dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, spices and dried flowers, arranged for an offering. A metal bowl of mixed grains or seeds sits at the left edge on the reddish floor, and a dark maroon drape hangs behind. No people are visible. This matches the 108 food and offering items described for the Deepavali Kaali pooja and Chandi homa at the Bidadi ashram.2006-10-21September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual setup on a blue tarpaulin. Rows of small hexagonal leaf-plate bowls hold dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and grains arranged in a large grid. A brass plate holds a mango leaf cluster around a coconut-like fruit placed on white grain. Behind them, brass bowls hold oil and offerings, a bundle of wooden sticks lies in the middle, and a carved wooden stand sits at right. At the top left, a person in white clothing with an orange-edged garment sits on the cloth, with only hands and lap visible. No other people are visible.2006-09-21October 04 20082008-10-04Stacks of round, pale biodegradable areca-leaf plates are arranged in a grid on a blue and white striped cloth laid on reddish-brown earth beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Each stack holds a small heap of different dried substances: crushed dark herbs, powdered brown spice, chopped bark or roots, dark granular material, reddish-brown seed-like pieces and a pinch of pale grains. No people are visible. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-11-11April 28 20172017-04-28December 24 20092009-12-24May 22 20062006-05-22April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor annadan-style food offering laid out on the ground in long rows. Hundreds of round silver-rimmed steel plates, many covered with cling film, hold portions of food including rice, vegetables and chutney. Between rows are long low rectangular blocks of white sweets or cake. Several men in white clothes stand and sit at the left edge, one in a light shirt with a rudraksha-style mala. At the upper right, a stall or altar area shows garlands of flowers and a deity murti, with a framed printed notice beside a stand and a teal cloth draped at the right. Mats cover parts of the ground.2007-01-01December 31 20062006-12-31