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A photograph of an offering display arranged in tiers of stainless steel bowls on red-painted steps before a white brick fire pit. Dozens of bowls hold grains, pulses, flours, sweets, vegetables, pineapples, papayas, bananas and mounds of coloured powders, with a white and red floral arrangement and a brass kalasha-style vessel at lower centre. At upper right a seated figure in orange robes sits beside the fire pit, and at lower left the palms of a devotee are pressed together in anjali. The brick fire pit is partly visible behind the steps.

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A photograph of many stainless steel bowls of food offerings arranged in tiers on red-painted temple steps, containing rice, dals, sweets, fried snacks, fruits such as papaya and custard apples, and grains. At the lower left, a person with grey hair and glasses, wearing a light shirt, has hands pressed together in anjali while bowing over the offerings, with another person's shoulder visible at the edge. The scene suggests an offering of 108 food items as prasad, with the bowls laid out in a ritual setting.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21A photograph of a tiered display of over a hundred stainless steel bowls filled with prasad food arranged in rows on a red-painted stepped platform in front of deep maroon velvet drapes. The bowls hold bananas, cut papaya and pineapple, lemons, tomatoes, green pods, sweets, lentil dishes, rice preparations, pulses, coconut and colourful spiced foods. A shadow of the photographer falls across the lower foreground. No people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure in white at the lower left edge. The offering suggests a prasad display for a ritual event.2006-10-21June 09 20092009-06-09A large photograph of an offering arrangement on a floor covered with woven mats: hundreds of small stainless-steel bowls and plates filled with fruits, sweets, grains, dried nuts, spiced dishes and colourful powders, laid out in rows and tiered stands. Whole watermelon, pineapple, apples and bananas sit among them. At the upper left, a red-cushioned gold-trimmed seat and orange cloth appear, with seated figures in orange robes at the top edge. At the lower left, the dark hair of one person is partly visible in the foreground. The scene looks like a ritual food offering prepared for a ceremony.2010-01-01October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01November 17 20172017-11-17January 01 20092009-01-01November 17 20172017-11-17July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a large floor arrangement of food offerings laid out in rows on a stone-paved floor, most. Dozens of disposable paper plates each hold a different dish: grains, lentils, pulses, cooked rice preparations, vegetables, dried fruit and sweets, many set on green banana leaves. Bananas hang in a bunch at the upper left beside a kalasha-like container and a red cloth. A woven basket of red fruit sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2017-07-07