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October 21 2006

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Overhead 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.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJune 30 20042004-06-30 +1 copiesA 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.2006-10-21October 13 20102010-10-13 +1 copiesOverhead photograph of a ritual arrangement on a white cloth spread on a floor. Rows of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, hold varied dry substances such as grains, seeds, spices, powders and leaves. To the left, brass plates hold white sweets, cut fruit including bananas, apples, grapes and pineapple, round balls, nuts and coconut. A red cloth lies at the lower left, with a red and white sweet and loose twigs nearby, and a brass lamp appears at the top. No people are visible.2007-10-21Photograph of a ritual setup on a tiled floor for a homa or puja. Brass plates hold stacks of dried wood sticks, a heap of dried cow-dung cakes or fuel pieces, a pile of brown jaggery or sugar blocks, white sugar candy, a spoon of yellow turmeric, a dish of reddish-brown powder, bunches of fruit including pineapple and bananas, and plates of loose red, pink, yellow and purple flower petals. A small brass kalasha pot with a red cloth tied around it and a red-and-gold silk cloth sit at the edge. Brooms rest beside the plates and woven mats cover the floor. No people are visible.2004-07-022004-JUNE-032004-06-03 +1 copiesDecember 26 20072007-12-26Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement on a white cloth spread over the floor. A large grid of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, each holds a different dried herb, seed, spice or grain, like an array of ritual ingredients. On the left, brass plates hold white cotton-like pieces, cut yellow and orange pieces, a red-cloth-wrapped coconut, bananas, pineapple, apples, grapes, a bowl of red and orange flower petals, a mound of round pale balls, peanuts, and a bundle of dried twigs. Brass oil lamps and a small brass lamp stand sit on a low table at the top, with a hanging-style metal lantern at the upper right. No people are visible.2007-10-21December 26 20072007-12-26September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copies