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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.

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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.2010-10-15A 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.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of an outdoor ritual offering table draped in red and blue cloths. Heaped bananas, yellow marigold garlands, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, oranges, limes, coconut, and mounds of rice and prepared food sit on banana leaves. A brass lamp with a lit flame stands at left, beside a brass kalasha-style oil lamp and a plate with kumkum and folded white cloth with gold border. A red-draped object and white jasmine garland sit centrally. Brass pillar lamps and a partially visible deity murti are at the upper right. No people are visible.2010-10-15A still-life of ritual offerings on a red cloth. Brass trays hold a heap of yellow marigold flowers, bananas, oranges with a coconut crowned by yellow blossoms, round brown sweets or laddus, lemons, and a small dish of red kumkum. A folded white cloth with a gold border lies in front, and a woven basket-lidded brass vessel sits at right. No people are visible.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Close-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 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.2010-10-15Close view of a ritual offering table laid with bananas in bunches, a red cloth tied around a brass kalasha-like vessel set on a white flower garland, bowls of yellow and orange foods, white grated coconut in a glass dish, a brass lamp stand on the left, coconuts, limes and fruit on a pink cloth. No people are visible; the scene reads as a puja offering arrangement.2010-10-15A ritual offering spread laid out on a striped woven cloth. Silver trays hold bananas in several bunches, yellow and white marigold and orange flower garlands, red roses, sliced green and white coconut, cut fruits including limes, oranges and apples, a red powder heap of kumkum, turmeric powder, dried leaves, sweets and a plate of coiled snacks. Folded orange and green cloth and purple fabric sit at the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja offerings.2020-03-13