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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.

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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.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.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.Overhead photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red fabric with gold floral brocade pattern. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold dry offerings: whole almonds, cashews, raisins, dates, sesame or grain, dried red chillies, crystal sugar (mishri) pieces, a block of jaggery, fried snacks, golden spiced chilli strands, and a plate of pressed sweets or puffed rice. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of four brass bowls with perforated heart-shaped cut-out rims set on a gold cloth. Clockwise from the top left: dried dates, cashew nuts, golden raisins, and almonds in the bottom bowl. No people, text or signage visible.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a red and gold brocade cloth. Perforated silver-toned bowls hold golden raisins, round sweet balls dusted with white and brown coconut or grain flakes, a large smooth brown sweet block, and small mounds of yellow turmeric powder and red kumkum. A grey powder sits in a bowl at the top edge. No people are visible, and no a person appears in the scene.Close overhead photograph of offering ingredients arranged in perforated round metal bowls on a cloth-covered table. Clockwise from top left: white beans, dried raisins, yellow turmeric pieces, a large round block of brown jaggery, almonds, and dried dates. No people are visible.Top-down photograph of a table laid with a red and gold brocade cloth and set with several metal bowls of offerings. Visible items include cashew nuts, raisins, a heap of crisp fried sweets, a bowl of orange twisted snack sticks, a bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a bowl of red kumkum powder, and dried yellow turmeric or ginger pieces. A bowl of dark dried fruit sits at the upper left. No people are visible, and no deity, a person or readable text appears in the frame.A close photograph of a ritual offering table covered with a red and gold cloth. Brass bowls hold red apples, reddish-brown fruits, raisins, cashews, almonds, dried dates or figs, and white crystalline sugar or rock candy. A cylindrical white block sits behind, a whole pineapple with green crown lies at right, and red flower petals or cloth appear at the top. No people are visible in the frame.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 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.