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A close-up photograph of a large round stainless steel plate filled with a heaped mixture of dried herbs, bark pieces, twigs, seed husks, dried flower petals and small grey stones or nuts. The plate rests on a red-brown floor beside a purple and yellow patterned cloth with a fringed edge, and a white and red fan-like item is visible at the top right. No people are visible. The mixture appears to be prepared botanical material for a ritual offering.

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Close-up photograph of a round polished metal plate resting on a deep red cloth, filled with a heap of dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, small stones and crystals, and leafy plant material arranged in mounds. Partly visible at the top are a yellow-and-gold cloth and a second metal plate, and a green leaf lies at the left edge. No people are visible. The arrangement appears to be a mixed ritual herb and mineral preparation laid out for a ceremony.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 05 20162016-12-05Close photo of a wooden tray filled with a heap of dried herbs, twigs, leaves, small seeds and dark berries, with some yellow flower petals scattered through it. A purple-blue fruit sits at the left edge. The tray rests on a red cloth.2016-12-05Photograph of a table covered with rows of disposable round palm-leaf plates holding dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, petals and powdered spices in browns, greens, reds and yellows. A metal coin lies at the lower edge, and a red and white woven cloth and a white sack appear in the background. No people are visible.2017-04-28A close photograph of a large round brass plate heaped with dried homa offering materials: crumbled bark pieces, dried leaves, seeds, a bundle of dried twigs tied with yellow thread, a reddish wood chunk and scattered white petals. The plate rests on a striped pink, green and purple cloth, with a white cushion blurred at the top. No people are visible. This is the sacred offering mix prepared for a homa fire ritual.2016-07-02 +1 copiesA round brass thali sits on a red cloth holding a ring of small wooden bowls filled with dried herbs, powders, grains and fibrous plant matter. Bowls contain green and yellow leaves, grey and brown powders, white puffed grains, chickpea-like seeds, black seeds and three dark knobbly pods, with pale stalks laid across the centre. In the top right corner another brass plate holds red apples and turmeric-stained rice. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A close photograph of a large round metal tray on a red cloth, holding many small leaf-bowls filled with dried herbs and plant material. Bowls contain shredded green leaves, thin twigs and stems, a bundle of dried bark strips, pale yellow-cream slices, dried seed pods or nuts, and small round dried fruits. Large dried leaves rest at the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like a set of prepared herbal ingredients laid out on the tray.2016-12-07Close view of several round metal platters laid on a red cloth, each piled with dried herbs, leaves, roots, seeds, powders and shell-like cups of plant material. A small brass pot with a lid and a dish of yellow turmeric-like powder sit on a platter at the top. No people are visible, and the scene appears to be prepared offering or ayurvedic-style herb arrangement.2016-12-07March 16 20172017-03-16