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A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a white cloth, viewed from above. Three people in orange robes sit at the edges; only their lap, arms and hands are visible, and one wears gold bangles and a wristwatch. An ornate gold-coloured stand holds a red cushion. Silver bowls and vessels hold rice dishes, sweets, nuts, dried fruit, fresh oranges, apples and bananas, as well as a kumkum dish and a silver pot. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and loose flowers decorate the cloth, with a bowl of pink and white flowers at left. Yellow marigold strands and folded orange cloth lie nearby. The arrangement suggests a naivedyam offering, but no deity form is visible.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Overhead view of a ritual offering table laid with a white cloth and orange-bordered marigold garlands. Silver and steel bowls hold offerings: pink and white flowers, yellow flower petals, cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, sweets, and white and yellow prasadam. Silver pots, a small silver lamp and incense sticks stand among yellow marigold blossoms. A folded saffron-orange cloth with a striped border lies beside containers of turmeric and red kumkum powder. At the right edge, an ornate gold-carved seat or throne and a partly visible figure in orange robes appear. The scene suggests an offering or puja arrangement; no people are fully visible.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Overhead photo of a puja offering table covered with a white cloth and bordered by orange marigold garlands. Silver bowls hold nuts, dried fruit, sweets, rice and yellow flower-garnished offerings, with fresh oranges and apples on a tray at the lower left. Two seated women in orange saffron-coloured clothing face the table; one has a long dark braid and wears gold bangles, the other, in a red blouse, has a shaved or closely cropped head. A large round platter of yellow-flowered sweets sits on a red cushion on a gold-ornamented seat at right.2009-01-01A photograph of a ritual puja setup on a patterned red-and-cream carpet. In the foreground are a large engraved silver kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves, silver bowls of fruit, sweets and offerings, a silver pot of flowers, and a silver vessel with a lid. Behind, a gilded throne draped in an orange cloth sits above a small silver tray. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls, one with hands folded in anjali, one holding a flower garland, surround the offerings. Marigolds and petals are scattered among the items, consistent with an abhishekam or puja. No person is clearly identifiable as a person; the throne is empty of a visible figure.2007-02-24November 27 20092009-11-27Overhead view of an offering arrangement for a ritual, with no people visible. A white cloth covers a low platform; in front, four folded saffron-orange cloths with gold borders are set in a row, above which sit four gold-toned ornate trays. Below are many small steel bowls of fruit, sweets and snacks: oranges, grapes, apples, bananas, sliced fruit, cut sweets, fried snacks, and rice-based preparations. Brass plates of lamps are arranged at the upper right, and incense sticks rise from a small brass stand at the left on a patterned red-and-blue rug. The scene is an offering table set out for a puja.2009-11-27