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A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a white cloth. A large silver tray holds a dark perforated plate with two orange-painted, curved clay or wooden pieces at its centre, surrounded by a ring of red roses, pink petals and white jasmine-style flowers. Around the tray sit small steel bowls containing yellow turmeric or powder, reddish paste, and dried fruit or nut pieces. A silver spoon, a conch-shaped shell, a brass oil lamp and a bundle of flowers lie on a woven mat at the top. White-clad legs of seated participants frame the left and right edges.

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A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a silver tray encircled by red and orange roses, pink roses and white jasmine-style flowers. On a dark cloth at the centre sit two terracotta ritual vessels, with thin smoke rising from the arrangement. Around the tray are small steel bowls holding red and brown offerings and rose petals, along with a steel spouted vessel, a steel lamp and a covered silver dish on a woven mat. There are no people visible in the scene.2006-02-27A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a white cloth over a woven mat. A black stone object. Two orange-brown cloth bands are tied across it, and small brass or copper cups stand nearby. Three stainless steel bowls of brown sweet offerings sit in front, with scattered rose petals. No people are visible.2006-02-27A top-down photograph of a ceremonial offering arrangement on a round metal tray placed on a white cloth. A ring of white jasmine-bud garlands and red roses with sprigs of green foliage surrounds a copper-coloured plate at the centre, which holds a red rose and a pair of small brass objects. No people are visible.2006-02-27Close photograph of a puja setting on a woven mat. Hands in white garments hold and arrange items on a silver tray piled with red roses, white jasmine-type flowers and pink petals, with orange ribbon-like strips draped over a dark object. Nearby are a silver covered dish, a silver conch-shaped vessel, small brass bowls, an ornate silver lamp stand with a lit oil lamp, and incense sticks at the lower edge. A person in white sits behind, holding a small bowl, and an open book lies at the top left. A woman in white with gold bangles is partly visible at the left edge, consistent with a ritual event.2006-02-27April 13 20132013-04-13 +2 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20112011-01-01A ritual offering table laid out under a red and white canopy. At the centre stands a large polished silver vessel filled with yellow marigold petals and topped with pink flowers. Around it are small silver cups filled with yellow marigolds and red flower heads, a small bowl of red powder, a heap of golden-yellow grain in a steel bowl, and bananas and fruit at the lower left. Strings of white jasmine and red flower garlands lie along the table edges, and white-painted blocks at the left are decorated with flower petals. No people are visible.2006-12-26A photograph of a ritual offering arranged on ornate silver trays draped with a white cloth. Two white woven baskets holding kalasha-like vessels are wrapped in blue-and-white checked cloth and decorated with white chrysanthemum and red flower garlands and mango leaves. Surrounding the tray are oranges, apples, red and yellow flower petals, and a small rangoli-style powder design in yellow and red. A partially visible person's bare torso and white dhoti appear at the top right, and a silver lamp stand and brass vessel sit at the left. No identifiable a person is clearly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2017-05-26January 01 20142014-01-01August 05 20102010-08-05December 20 20132013-12-20