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A photograph of a floor laid with a white cloth bearing rows of small offerings: silver-foil and brown coconut-shell bowls each holding a white conical mound garnished with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. A red flower arrangement sits at the upper left. A barefoot person in white dhoti, with a red thread on the wrist, reaches toward the arrangement, and a brass lota or kalasha stands at the top right. The setting is a tiled floor, consistent with a temple ritual preparation.

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Overhead photo of a ritual arrangement on a yellow cloth with green and striped borders spread on a tiled floor. Around two dozen small coconut-shell halves, each holding a white shell-like item and a yellow marigold flower, are laid out in a pattern, with a conch shell placed near the centre. To the right stand several bronze deity murti figures on a gold-embroidered cloth, a brass plate, a small bowl of flowers and a coconut. A timestamp in the corner reads 02/12/2024 13:08. No people are visible.2024-02-12Photograph of a temple offering ritual. A woman in a red saree with floral embellishment and gold bangles sits on the floor at lower left, arranging food on a silver thali with banana-leaf plates, flower garlands nearby. A large mat with pink and green stripes holds rows of food offerings in small bowls, decorated with yellow marigolds, with fruit at the centre. Behind, a figure in white dhoti stands at the top edge, and a red-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp.A photograph of many round brass or bronze plates arranged in rows on white cloth spread over a stone floor. Each plate holds a symmetrical ring of white cone-shaped offerings. Bare feet and the hem of white and orange garments are visible at the top edge, and a carved stone pedestal appears at the right.2007-12-25A photograph of a woman in an orange saree sitting cross-legged on a tiled floor in a ritual preparation area. She holds a metal tray of flowers and small items in her hands. In front of her, on a yellow cloth with a green border, rows of coconut-shell cups filled with white and yellow flowers form a pattern, with a conch shell placed among them. Nearby on the right, a brass or bronze deity figure stands on a gold tray, and strings of marigold and multicolour garlands lie on a blue cloth. Brass pots, a silver plate, bags and red fabric fill the background. The timestamp 02/12/2024 13:08 appears in the corner.2024-02-12February 06 20142014-02-06 +1 copiesPhoto 11716826 +1 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20October 24 20122012-10-24February 14 20142014-02-14January 12 20072007-01-12January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copies