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A 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.

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Photograph of ritual offerings laid on a red tiled floor beside a blue cinderblock wall. On the left, brown husked coconuts are heaped on a round woven tray, with a bundle of green stalks lying behind them. In the centre, a tray holds bananas, green and orange citrus fruits. Two metal bowls at the back hold pineapples and more limes or lemons. On the right, a tray holds bundles of dried wood sticks. At the upper right, a red cloth hangs near a white cloth, and a yellow panel stands at the left edge. No people are visible.2006-10-21A photograph of a homa offering arrangement laid on a white cloth. Brass and silver plates hold limes, bananas, a bundle of green leaves wrapped in cloth, dried coconuts, red dried chillies, grains, roasted nuts, round rice or sesame balls, and bundles of dry wood sticks. Above, a white stone fire pit or kunda is visible, and two people in white dhotis sit at the edge of the frame, with brass lamps and vessels behind them.2010-10-13 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA 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.2010-10-15Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a red-floored surface for a homa or puja. Brass plates hold apples, bananas and limes, coconuts, a stack of white cloth with orange and red fabric, dark dried berries, and heaps of thin dried twigs and sticks used as fuel. Yellow sweets wrapped in leaves sit on one plate, and a brass oil lamp and a small bowl of yellow liquid appear at the upper right. No people are visible.2006-10-21 +1 copiesJune 30 20042004-06-30 +1 copiesA 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.2010-10-15A photo of a floor-level puja offering arrangement on a dark red-speckled granite floor. Brass plates and bowls hold rice in a steel pot, white rock sugar crystals, a bowl of pale grains, cut yellow and orange fruits, bananas, a pineapple and whole coconuts, along with incense sticks and two small green limes on a brass tray. A lit oil lamp and brass lamp stands sit in the background beside a white cloth. No people are visible, only the offerings and their ritual setup.A 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.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Close photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on a dark speckled granite surface. A brass tray holds bananas, a pineapple, oranges, apples and whole coconuts. Other brass plates contain raw sugar crystals, dried fruits and nuts, a yellow sweet, and a reddish-brown powder. A brass tray holds pink flower petals in the upper right. Two brass candlesticks and a small oil lamp with a lit flame stand behind, in front of a white-painted brick wall. No people are visible.A 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.2010-10-15