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Close-up photograph of two shallow pale blue-rimmed bowls filled with powders. The bowl on the left holds bright yellow turmeric powder, and the bowl on the right holds deep red kumkum powder. Both sit on a red cloth with a gold brocade floral pattern. No people, deities or ritual figures are visible; the image shows only the coloured powders used in puja and ritual preparations.

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A close overhead photograph of dried red chilies with long stems piled on the left, beside a metal plate heaped with bright yellow-orange turmeric powder on the right. A red and gold patterned cloth lies beneath them. 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 two brass bowls filled with bright red kumkum powder, set on a red cloth. The powder is finely textured with visible swirl patterns in the left bowl and a smooth mound in the right bowl. No people or deity forms 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.Overhead photograph of a round metal bowl filled with fine bright orange-yellow powder. No people, a person, or readable text are visible.2022-12-07Overhead close-up of two round metal bowls on a red cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of whole blanched almonds. The right bowl is filled with fine bright red powder. No people 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.Overhead photo of ritual offerings arranged on a cloth-covered surface. Clockwise from the top left: a shallow bowl of bright red powder (kumkum), a metal tray of black sesame seeds with a crumpled foil wrapper beside it, a brass bowl of dark black seeds, a scalloped brass tray of black seeds, and a wide bowl of yellow turmeric powder at the lower left. No people are visible.2025-12-30Close-up photograph of a large steel tray filled with bright yellow turmeric powder, its surface pressed into swirled ridges. Behind it sits a steel bowl of deep red kumkum powder, and to the right a polished silver or steel vessel with engraved decorative bands. The items rest on a gold and orange brocade cloth with floral patterns. No people are visible in the frame.2021-06-20Close 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.October 14 20132013-10-14Close-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.