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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.

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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.Close 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.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.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 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.A photograph of a Mandapadi offering arrangement on the floor, with rows of polished brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, rice, spices, dried chillies, jaggery-like lumps, sugar, flowers and sweets set out on a striped multicoloured cloth. Red flower petals are scattered around the bowls. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow flower garlands and draped in green cloth, flanked by golden lion figures. A timestamp reads 29 Dec 2025 01:16:22. No people are visible.2025-06-27Close-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.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.KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03Close-up photograph of puja offerings arranged on a bright magenta silk cloth. Top left, a perforated silver-toned bowl holds dried yellow turmeric roots. Top right, a similar bowl holds dried dates or raisins. Bottom left, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and bottom right, a larger bowl of deep red-pink kumkum powder. No people, deities or text are visible.Overhead 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.