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Overhead view of a dark stone floor after a ritual offering, scattered with small yellow marigold-type flowers, loose rice grains, red kumkum powder, and halved cut fruits with red-stained flesh, including a split green-skinned gourd-like fruit and broken coconut pieces. A green cut vegetable sits on the right. No people are visible. The scene suggests an offering site after puja.

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November 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of a paved road surface at dusk showing a broken green coconut shell and a split white pumpkin or gourd on the ground, with scattered grains and fragments around them. Two small oil lamp flames burn on the asphalt, and a yellow fragment lies nearby. No people or a person are visible in the frame.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Close-up photograph of a smoky fire pit during a homa, showing charred wooden sticks, ash and partly burned offerings. Coconuts or fruit, small white items and a pink-red cloth bundle sit among the embers. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-05September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesOctober 12 20132013-10-12A photograph of a dark asphalt road with no people visible. A split white pumpkin lies on the ground, scattered with small grains and seeds, and a small yellow fruit piece sits nearby. A bright orange flame burns on the pavement in the lower centre.2006-05-22A photograph of a floral and grain arrangement laid on the bare earth floor of a shaded hollow between large rough stone walls and thick tree roots. The arrangement forms a stylised shape of yellow and white flower garlands, red and pink petals, green leaves and small heaps of coloured grain, with scattered white blossoms radiating around it. No people are visible; the scene looks like an outdoor ritual offering or decorative rangoli-style floral design.2009-10-31Close-up of a puja offering arranged on a green banana leaf over a red cloth. A coconut crowned with yellow marigold garland sits in a woven brass kalasha-style pot at centre, with yellow marigold heaps, pink and red flower petals, and green raw bananas around it. Small bowls of petals and a gold-coloured shrine structure appear in the background. No people are visible.2020-03-16 +2 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +2 copiesA close-up photograph of a silver offering plate arranged for puja, holding ripe bananas, bunches of green grapes, a red apple, a halved coconut, a pomegranate and scattered pink petals. Garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers lie at the left edge, a silver lamp stand and a metal vessel sit behind, and incense sticks rise from the fruit. A striped cloth covers the surface. No people are visible.2017-06-23July 03 20172017-07-03