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April 01 2016

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Photograph 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 large display of many small leaf-bowls arranged in rows across a striped woven cloth. Each bowl holds a different dried herb, bark, root, seed, flower, or spice, including rolled bark sticks, dark berries, green leaves, reddish seeds, and powdered yellow material. The bowls cover the whole frame, showing a rich variety of plant materials, with no people visible.2016-04-03December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesMay 15 20162016-05-15Outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground: rows of disposable leaf plates arranged in a heart-like pattern, each holding a small heap of dried herbs, spices, seeds and powders in green, brown, red and grey tones. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit or stand at the top edge, one in a red sari, with brass bowls and a drum visible. A plant-based ritual offering arrangement, possibly part of a pancha-tapas or arati-type ceremony at a temple event. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2007-02-11Photograph of an arrangement of herbs, powders and seeds on a wooden table, prepared for the Turiyatita aushadha making process. Metal platters hold conical heaps of bright red, yellow and off-white powders, dried root and bark pieces, dark dried berries, small round seeds, blue-black beads and loose white grains. Dried leaves and herbal fragments lie in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-28A 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 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09December 20 20172017-12-20 +2 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesA ritual preparation scene on a red cloth-covered floor. Several round silver plates hold heaps of dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and dried leaves, with a few small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and a brass cup. A large brass vessel holds bundled dry sticks. Two coconuts sit in a wooden box, and a plate of white flower petals or puffed grains is in front. Behind on a raised table stand a wooden tray of fresh flowers and fruit, woven baskets, a bowl of oranges, a bowl of apples and steel containers. A brass kalasha and a small figure of a deity murti stand on a dark pedestal at the upper left, and a person in a white dhoti with a red sash is partly visible at the top right. Materials appear prepared for an offering or ritual.2016-12-07