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Close overhead photograph of two metal bowls on a red and gold patterned cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of wrinkled dried dates with rich brown skins. The right bowl, with a perforated rim, holds round pale beige sweet balls studded with pieces of nut. No people are visible.

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Top-down photograph of offerings arranged on a red and gold brocade cloth. Four perforated brass bowls hold, clockwise from top left: whole almonds, dark brown caramelised pieces of dried fruit or jaggery sweets, pale round laddu-like sweets, and dried dates with their wrinkled skin. A ring of crisp twisted savory snacks is visible at the upper right corner. No people are visible, and no deity or ritual setting beyond the food offerings can be seen.Close-up photograph of food offerings on a red and gold cloth. On the left, a brass bowl with a pierced, scalloped rim holds round balls of a pale, grainy sweet, studded with nuts and bits of coconut or dried fruit. On the right, a second brass bowl with a similar pierced rim is heaped with golden raisins. No people are visible.Overhead photo of two round brass or copper bowls on a red fabric cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of pale sesame seeds, and the right bowl holds a pile of glossy, dark-brown dried dates. No people are visible, and the scene appears to be offerings prepared for a ritual.Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth with gold floral pattern. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds dried dates, with more dates spilled beside it. Behind, perforated metal bowls hold whole almonds and cashews. On the right, puffed rice balls or sweet rice pieces sit on a brass plate, and a bowl of dried fruit or nuts appears at the top right. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene shows food offerings for a ritual.Overhead photograph of a festive offering spread on a red and gold brocade cloth. Small brass bowls with perforated rims hold cashews, raisins, whole almonds, dates, shredded coconut, round sweet balls in pale and brown tones, puffed rice cakes, and fried snacks. The arrangement suggests food offerings prepared for a ritual. No people, deity or a person depiction is visible.Overhead photograph of food offerings on a red and gold brocade cloth. Four round puffed-rice balls, golden-tan in colour, sit on a bronze-toned plate at left. A large bowl at upper right holds dried dates with wrinkled brown skins. A smaller bowl at lower right holds shredded white coconut. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like prasadam or naivedyam laid out for an offering.Overhead photograph of two perforated brass bowls on a red and gold brocade cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of orange twisted savoury snacks resembling murukku. The right bowl holds many round, pale pinkish-beige sweet balls studded with white and pale nuts or seeds, possibly laddus, with a few darker pieces visible at the bottom edge. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.Close overhead photograph of two offerings on a red and gold patterned cloth. On the left, a round brass bowl holds round sweet balls coated in powder. On the right, a perforated brass plate with a scalloped rim holds a heap of whole cashew nuts. No people are visible; the frame is filled by the food offerings and the cloth.Overhead photograph of a spread of prasadam offerings laid out on a red and gold brocade cloth. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold almonds, cashews, raisins, round sweet balls (laddus) in pale and brown tones, dried fruit pieces, shredded coconut, a golden spiced powder, a smooth brown sweet block, and crushed grain. A brass plate with dried red chillies sits at the upper right. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of two brass bowls on a bright red cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of puffed rice tinted orange-pink, and the right bowl holds rounded brown-sugar-dusted sweet balls. No people are visible; the frame shows only the food offerings.Close overhead photo of a brass bowl filled with dried dates, shrivelled and reddish-brown with wrinkled skins, piled loosely. The bowl rests on a red cloth with gold patterning at the left edge. No people are visible, and the image shows food offerings rather than any identifiable ritual event.A close-up photograph of a heaped brass bowl of round sweet balls coated in sesame seeds, set on a red and gold brocade cloth. The bowl has a scalloped rim with pierced heart-shaped cutouts. Smaller brass dishes with nuts or seeds are partly visible at the left edge. No people are shown.