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A photograph of a festive offering table draped in a deep maroon cloth, laden with fresh fruit and sugarcane. Plates hold green limes, pomegranates, a whole watermelon, pineapples, mangoes, and bunches of bananas. Two small conical arrangements topped with pineapple leaves and yellow flowers sit in woven netting, alongside a brass bowl of yellow sweetmeat, a dish of pulses, and folded white cloth. Behind the table, deity murti and figures draped in pink, orange and white silk, with a purple garland, are partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a ritual offering table draped in purple and maroon cloth, laden with fresh fruit on brass plates: a watermelon, pomegranates, lemons, limes, green apples, bananas, pineapples and sugarcane stalks. Two brass kalasha-like pots with cone-shaped yellow-orange kumkum tops sit in netted cages. Behind the table, deity murti in orange and pink garments with floral garlands are visible, along with a bird figurine and a brass lamp stand. Bowls of grains and kumkum are on the right. No people are visible.2010-10-15Close-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped in deep maroon cloth. Center foreground: two pineapples with green crowns on a silver plate, flanked by a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas. Left foreground: pomegranates, green limes and a small silver dish of red kumkum paste beside cinnamon sticks and a brass item. Right: a bowl of orange-yellow powder and fresh green betel-type leaves. Upper left: a woven cane-patterned vessel with a brass lid. Blurred background shows a figure in blue fabric. No faces are clearly visible; the scene reads as fruit offerings for a puja.2010-10-15A close photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. In the foreground a large brass plate holds pomegranates, limes and green-yellow limes, with a whole watermelon at the left edge. At the right stand pineapples, and behind them bunches of bananas. A glass oil lamp or ornate lantern and a small bowl of red liquid sit in the background beside folded orange cloth and a bangle-like metal object. No people are visible.2010-10-15A close photograph of a ritual offering table. In the foreground are a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas, whole pineapples, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in white netting and topped with green leaves and turmeric, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, gold bangles, and a folded orange and green silk cloth. Behind, a bowl of orange sweets or prasadam sits on a red cloth, with a blue fabric in the background. No people are visible.2010-10-15A table draped in red cloth holds an offering spread for a ritual. Brass plates contain bananas, green limes, oranges, yellow marigold petals, round sweets, coconut and a white cloth with gold border folded on a tray. A brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass pot wrapped with yellow flowers and a mound of red and brown powder stand nearby. Brass pillar lamps frame the left side, and a deity murti with garlands is partly visible at the top right. No people are clearly visible, only a partially visible figure at the top right edge.2010-10-15A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red-tiled floor during evening worship. Brass plates hold bananas, limes, pineapples, whole coconuts, cut coconut halves, bundles of dried sticks, and yellow cloth-wrapped offerings, with a bowl of fruit at the upper left. A red and gold draped cloth hangs in the background beside a brass lamp stand, and a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands at the upper right. A partially visible person in beige clothing stands at the right edge. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so no identification is made.2006-10-21A ritual offering spread laid on a red cloth with a blue border. Brass plates hold bananas, green limes, oranges, yellow flowers, kumkum, a bowl of red powder, and a coconut in a woven basket. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a tall brass lamp stand sit at left. Part of a person's bare feet and a patterned sari hem appear at upper right, but no full person is shown.2010-10-15A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth with a golden-bordered edge. Heaps of green limes sit in a metal dish at left, bunches of ripe yellow bananas and a pile of green bananas are arranged at left and centre, and yellow marigold-type flowers fill a brass bowl in the foreground. Sliced-open oranges fill a brass plate at right. A folded white cloth with gold border rests at centre beside a small bowl of red kumkum powder and bangles. Behind, a brass oil lamp with a tall stem and a brass kalasha-style vessel with netted cover stand near heaps of yellow powder and a decorated pineapple-like piece. No people are visible.2010-10-15A photograph of a tiered offering display before a golden deity murti at a Navaratri worship site. Stacked stainless steel plates and silk-draped tiers hold green and yellow apples, red apples, bananas, pineapples, green grapes, oranges, limes, sweets and cooked rice in shallow bowls. A red and yellow marigold garland lies in front, with a yellow and red garland draped over the golden shrine on the left. Green, magenta and red silk cloths cover the platforms. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-09Overhead photo of a brass Shivalinga-style sculpture on a tiered brass pedestal, surrounded by an offering of fresh fruit on a dark red granite floor. Apples, oranges, limes, pomegranate halves, watermelon rounds, bananas, a halved papaya with a small brass bell, a pineapple and coconut pieces are arranged around it, with a few brass vessels at the edges. No people are visible. The arrangement reads as a fruit offering to a deity murti, with the lingam decorated with slices of watermelon and pomegranate.October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15