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Close overhead photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a pink cloth with gold floral brocade border. Two large round brass bowls hold heaped red kumkum powder on the left and bright yellow turmeric powder on the right. Behind them, a small perforated metal bowl holds whole dried turmeric roots, and another bowl at the top left holds white grains, possibly rice or puffed grain, beside a bowl of blue crystal-like pieces. No people or deity murti are visible; the items suggest preparation for puja or homa.

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A photograph of ritual offering materials arranged on a pink cloth with gold floral brocade pattern. In the foreground, a large brass bowl holds bright red kumkum powder and a second brass bowl holds yellow turmeric powder. Behind them, smaller perforated brass bowls hold white sesame seeds, translucent white rock sugar crystals, dried yellow turmeric roots, and dried dates. Above, brass bowls contain green limes and a dark round fruit. No people, deity or a person are visible in the frame.Close-up of two brass bowls on a pink silk cloth with a silver-and-maroon woven border. The left bowl holds bright red kumkum powder and the right bowl holds yellow turmeric powder. Behind them, a brass bowl of whole roasted cashews or similar nuts sits at the top edge, and a coconut husk is partly visible at the right. No people are visible; this is an arrangement of ritual powders and offerings.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a pink and gold brocade cloth. In the foreground, two round metal bowls hold a deep red powder (kumkum) on the left and a bright yellow-orange powder (turmeric) on the right. Behind them, a small bowl contains dried whole turmeric rhizomes, another bowl holds a heap of dried dates or similar pale brown fruit, and a third bowl at the top right holds a cylindrical brown object. No people, statues or printed text are visible.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a red and gold brocade cloth. In the upper left, a bowl of bright orange turmeric powder; in the upper right, a bowl of deep red kumkum powder. In the centre, a small brass bowl with a perforated rim holds white rock sugar crystals, and a second brass bowl on the left holds a pale sweet. A dark brown sweet is partly visible at the right edge. No people, deities or a person are visible.Close overhead view of several brass bowls on a green-grey surface holding offering ingredients for ritual use. A large bowl in the foreground is filled with bright red kumkum powder, and the centre bowl holds yellow-orange turmeric powder. Behind them are a bowl of white sugar-coated balls, a bowl of light blue rock sugar crystals, a bowl of orange fried snack pieces, and a bowl of dried nuts and raisins in the lower right. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a red embroidered cloth. In the foreground a brass plate holds a mound of bright red kumkum powder, and to the right a brass dish holds yellow turmeric powder. Behind them brass bowls hold dried raisins, sliced dried dates, and translucent blue-white crystal sugar pieces. A pale orange object sits in a brass dish at the upper right. No people are visible.Close overhead photograph of ritual offerings laid on a pink silk cloth with a gold leaf pattern. Shallow metal bowls hold turmeric powder in yellow and red kumkum powder, along with dried turmeric roots, dried dates or nuts, blue crystal sugar, a pale granular sweet, brown jaggery, a dark round fruit, green limes and small round sweet balls. No people are visible.A photograph of an offering table covered with a red and gold brocade cloth. Brass bowls hold red kumkum powder, yellow turmeric powder, raisins and almonds, with a plate of dates, a plate of round sweet laddus, pale sugar crystals and savory fried snacks nearby. Bamboo stalks and palm leaves stand behind the table. No people are visible.Close-up photo of ritual offerings arranged on a bright pink cloth with gold floral pattern. In the foreground, two metal bowls hold vivid red kumkum powder on the left and yellow turmeric powder on the right. Behind them, a perforated silver bowl holds dried dates or raisins, another perforated bowl holds a pale cylindrical block of jaggery or similar sweet, and a third bowl at the upper left holds dried yellow turmeric roots. No people are visible.Close-up overhead photograph of two round metal bowls on a red and gold brocade cloth. The upper bowl holds bright yellow-orange turmeric powder, and the lower, larger bowl holds deep red kumkum powder, with a textured surface showing scooped marks. No people, deity figures or readable text are visible; the setting suggests preparation of ritual powders used in puja.Close-up photograph of puja offerings arranged on a bright magenta silk cloth. Top left, a perforated silver-toned bowl holds dried yellow turmeric roots. Top right, a similar bowl holds dried dates or raisins. Bottom left, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and bottom right, a larger bowl of deep red-pink kumkum powder. No people, deities or text are visible.A photograph of a table draped with a red cloth patterned with gold motifs, laid out with brass bowls of offerings. Foreground bowls hold bright orange turmeric powder and deep red kumkum powder. Other bowls contain dried turmeric roots, dried dates, small round brown sweets, green limes, pale crystal sugar pieces, a bowl of white grains, and a large dark green gourd. Palm fronds and bamboo stalks are visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene.