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Close-up photograph of a perforated silver bowl heaped with golden-yellow raisins, set on a red and gold brocade cloth with a floral paisley pattern. The bowl has scalloped rim and heart-shaped cutouts. No people are visible.

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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.A close overhead photograph of two perforated metal bowls on a red and gold brocade cloth. The left bowl holds curved white cashew nuts, and the right bowl holds golden raisins. No people are visible; the frame shows only the offering bowls of dry fruit and nuts.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 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 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.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.A close overhead photograph of a round polished silver tray filled with dark dried raisins in the centre, ringed by brown dates, resting on a bright magenta cloth with gold floral woven motifs. No people, deities or ritual implements are visible; the tray appears to hold offering food.2022-07-02 +1 copiesClose 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.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.A close overhead photograph of a heaping pile of raw cashew nuts in a shallow brass bowl with a scalloped rim and teardrop-shaped perforations. The pale, curved kernels show faint reddish-brown skin marks and fill the bowl almost entirely. No people, text or ritual objects are visible.Close-up photograph of a heap of raw almonds in a perforated metal bowl with a scalloped rim and cut-out teardrop-shaped holes. The brown, ridged almond shells fill the frame, with a few darker spots on some nuts. 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.