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Close overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a red and gold patterned cloth. Brass bowls hold red kumkum powder, yellow turmeric powder, whole pineapples, papaya, dates, dried nuts, white sugar cubes, puffed grains, crisp orange savory snacks and fried samosas. Some bowls sit near pink and red flower garlands. No people are visible, and the scene is an indoor puja-style offering arrangement.

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A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass bowls hold turmeric powder, red kumkum, cashews, raisins, dried fruit, fried sweets and savoury pastries, with apples in the foreground and limes and lemons in a blue dish at lower left. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests food offerings for a puja.Close overhead photo of a ritual offering spread laid on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold apples, cashews, almonds, raisins, dried dates, rock sugar crystals, pale grain, fried snacks, sweets, and fresh fruit. A ripe pineapple and yellow turmeric powder sit in front, with green limes and oranges at the left edge. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.A close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass bowls hold bright yellow turmeric powder, red apples and pomegranates, and a steel bowl of raisins. Round green limes and yellow lemons fill a plate on the left, and a pineapple with spiky leaves sits at the right edge. Flaky pastry turnovers, nuts, and a dark roasted item are arranged on small mesh trays at the top. 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 photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red cloth with gold border. Brass bowls and plates hold apples, pomegranates, sliced citrus and whole green limes, two pineapples with leafy crowns, a yellow-orange fruit, sugar cubes or crystal sugar, nuts and dried fruits, a mound of turmeric, and a pink-tinged sweet. Garlands of red flowers appear at the edge. No people are visible.A photograph of an outdoor offering spread on a red and orange cloth at night. Brass bowls hold fresh fruit including a whole pineapple, papaya, mangoes and limes, along with snacks such as fried savoury twists, sweets, puffed rice, yellow turmeric powder and red kumkum. Tall palm trunks and green foliage stand in the background, with a red cloth and folded fabrics at the left edge. No people are visible, and the arrangement looks like part of a puja or ritual offering.A photograph of an offering table covered with a red cloth patterned in gold. In the foreground a large brass bowl holds small crisp yellow-orange fried strips, and to the right a heap of orange spiral-shaped savoury snacks sits in a steel plate. Behind them, steel bowls hold raisins, dried fruit pieces, and golden-brown fried pastries. At the top right a brass bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder is visible. No people are visible, and no a person candidate is present.Photograph of a ritual offering table covered with a red cloth patterned with gold motifs. Brass bowls hold heaps of coloured powders in red, orange and yellow, alongside whole almonds, a pale spherical dough or sweet, and a dark green rounded object. Plates of sweets include golden-yellow pieces, round brown laddus, crisp orange strands, a square of pale cake and spiced puffed-rice bars. Fresh white flowers sit at the lower left edge. No people are visible; the setting appears to be an outdoor puja or homa offering table with palm fronds behind it.Overhead photograph of an offering arrangement on a red and gold brocade cloth. Small brass bowls hold puffed rice balls, rock sugar crystals, almonds, dates, cashew-like nuts, roasted seeds, round sweet laddus, orange spiral snacks, a pale block of jaggery, white sesame seeds, turmeric powder in a large brass dish and red kumkum powder at the lower left. No people are visible; the items appear prepared as food and colour offerings for a ritual.A close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red silk cloth with gold woven border. Brass bowls hold red kumkum, orange and yellow powders. Other bowls and plates contain dried dates, bright yellow turmeric-coloured dried pieces, a pale cylindrical block, round puffed rice sweets, orange fried strands, brown sugar-coated balls and loose grains. A garland of white flowers and green leaves lies in the foreground. No people are visible.A close overhead view of ritual offerings laid out on a red cloth with a red and gold border. Brass bowls hold yellow turmeric powder and red kumkum. Round brass and steel dishes hold sweets and snacks, including golden-brown laddus, puffed rice clusters, orange fried savouries, dried dates and cashew-like nuts. A cone-shaped brown object sits in a perforated brass dish, and a pile of yellow turmeric pieces rests in another. Bunches of green leaves and white chrysanthemum garlands lie in the foreground. No people are visible.An overhead view of a ritual offering spread on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold red apples, pomegranates, and dried raisins and dates, alongside heaps of bright red kumkum powder and yellow turmeric. Whole pineapples, green and yellow limes, and crystal sugar lumps are arranged around the bowls. No people are visible in the frame.