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February 26 20132013-02-26A metal platter holds a heap of small bundles wrapped in red, orange and green shimmering silk with gold-thread fringes, tied with cord. Behind and beside them are plates of grains, a dark powder, dried herbs and white granular material, with green banana leaves at the top. The tablecloth is maroon. No people are visible in the scene.2016-12-15October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of ritual offerings on a brass tray and a pink cloth-covered table. Several bundles wrapped in shiny red and green cloth, tied with thread, sit on a brass plate, with a second green-wrapped bundle and a small brass bowl nearby. Behind them stand large brass vessels filled with dried red spices or flowers, and a blurred figure in a white patterned garment is visible at the upper right. No people are clearly in focus and no one is identifiable as a person.2012-10-22July 18 20162016-07-18A close view of a bundled maroon cloth parcel tied with gold thread and decorated with yellow marigold-type flowers, resting on a polished silver tray with scalloped edges. The tray sits on a plain burlap-textured cloth surface, with a blurred wooden pole and soft background. No people are visible. This appears to be a ritual offering bundle.2011-12-08Close-up photograph of a red cloth bundle tied with a knot and decorated with yellow and white flowers, resting in a polished silver-toned metal bowl with ridged rim. Behind it are blurred brass or copper vessels and a wooden surface, with a wooden rudraksha mala visible at right. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-05Close photograph of a tulabharam weighing scale draped with white jasmine garlands and loaded with bundles of wrapped cloth in peach, salmon and gold brocade, plus bunches of green leaves in clear plastic sleeves. The tray sits on a red cloth, with a silver bowl in the background and a blurred figure in white at the right edge. No people are clearly visible beyond a hand at the top left.2016-05-24July 18 20162016-07-18May 24 20162016-05-24May 05 20152015-05-05December 15 20162016-12-15