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March 16 2020

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Overhead photo of a round woven bamboo basket filled with puffed rice (pori), pale golden and crisp, set on a red and brown striped woven mat. To the right, a second basket holds dried coconut husk fibres. No people are visible; the a person field is none as no candidate appears.2020-03-16December 02 20162016-12-02April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA close photograph of ritual items on a red cloth. In the foreground, a woven basket holds a heap of white puffed rice. To the right, a second basket holds bundles of brown sticks, possibly sacred twigs or herbs. Behind them, two brass pots are wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves, with coconuts or turmeric-coloured fruit visible on top. A brass vessel and a small basket sit in the background. No people are visible.2016-12-02Overhead view of a woven wicker basket holding several dried, fibrous brown bundles resembling tied-up roots or dried grass knots, on a striped reddish-brown woven mat. A second basket to the left holds pale puffed grain, and a third basket at right is filled with thin dried twigs and sticks. No people are visible.2020-03-16 +2 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03A large round woven bamboo basket is filled with many small white cotton wicks or sacred threads coiled into loops, arranged densely in rows. Behind it are stacks of folded white cloth and loose white papers, and blurred green leaves and an orange fabric edge appear in the foreground.2017-02-15Close-up photograph of a large stainless steel bowl heaped with plain white cooked rice, with a small yellow garnish near the centre. Around it sit other foods on steel plates: golden spiral snacks at the upper left and yellow-tinged rice in a plate at the upper right, with bowls of cooked lentils and vegetables at the bottom edge. No people are visible, and the food is served as an annadana offering.2012-01-08Close photo of a small dried leaf plate holding a mound of cooked white rice, resting on a coral-orange woven cloth beside a green leaf. A blurred ochre surface edges the left side. No people are visible; the food offering is the main subject.2012-07-20A large round woven bamboo tray filled with many loops of white thread or cotton, arranged in a dense overlapping pattern. The tray rests on a red cloth, and a dark box with more white loops sits at the right edge. No people are visible. The loops appear to be prepared sacred threads or ritual cords laid out for use.2017-04-03Close view of a brass plate on a red cloth holding concentric rings of puffed white rice, fine tan grain, and yellow powder around a central white heap. Pomegranates sit on a plate at the left edge, and another brass tray of white grain is behind. Scattered white petals and green leaves lie on the cloth. No people are visible.2016-12-23