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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.

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Close-up photo of a pile of dried dates with wrinkled reddish-brown skins and some split pieces, heaped in a perforated metal bowl with a scalloped rim, set on a pale tan surface. No people are visible.A close-up photograph of a pile of dried dates in a metal bowl with a scalloped rim and a row of cut-out cutwork holes. The dates are wrinkled, reddish-brown and amber, with pale sugary crystallisation on their skin. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.Close-up photograph of a perforated silver or steel offering bowl filled with dried dates, some split open to show their pale interiors. The bowl rests on a red and gold brocade cloth, and red powder. No people or deity murti are visible.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.A close overhead photograph of a heap of whole raw almonds with tan, ridged shells filling a shallow metal bowl. The bowl has a scalloped rim and a pierced pattern of teardrop-shaped holes, and it rests on a red fabric with gold embroidered motifs. No people are visible, and the setting suggests an offering or food arrangement rather than a ritual scene with identifiable deities.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 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.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 photo of a heap of dried golden raisins piled in a shallow metal bowl with a scalloped rim and perforated dot pattern. The raisins vary in colour from pale gold to amber and brown. The bowl sits on a light beige cloth. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.Close overhead photograph of a brass bowl filled with raw cashew nuts, their pale curved kernels heaped together. The bowl has a perforated rim with heart-shaped cutouts and sits on a red fabric with a gold embroidered pattern. No people, deities or ritual figures 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.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.