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December 31 20092009-12-31Rows of fruit offerings arranged on a long cloth-covered table over a floor of red tiles. Each offering sits on a shallow leaf-shaped dish wrapped in clear plastic, holding bananas, red apples, orange-yellow mangoes or plums, and clusters of dark purple grapes. The cloth beneath has striped borders in red, yellow and blue. No people are visible in the frame. Partial edges of a white garment appear at the far right corner.2012-07-11A photo of a bare-chested man in saffron/orange dhoti-style cloth holding a large tray lined with red and gold brocade cloth, piled with fruit including bananas, oranges, apples, grapes and a small brown fruit. A rudraksha mala is visible around his neck. On the table below, a clear plastic box holds red cloth, a small brass container and a folded red fabric. A saffron-orange cylindrical cloth cover sits on the maroon table, and a small potted plant stands at the left edge.2012-07-09Close photo of a brass plate of offerings on a striped purple, yellow and green cloth. The plate holds yellow bananas, orange citrus fruits, red apples, and green betel-type leaves, with a red and gold brocade cloth at the right edge. Yellow and purple flowers and scattered grains of rice lie around the plate, with a flower-decorated altar behind. No people are visible.2016-12-15November 12 20152015-11-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a large round silver tray and many small brass-rimmed bowls arranged on a white cloth, filled with prasadam-style food offerings wrapped in clear plastic: red apples, dried apricots, sesame and jaggery sweets, fried snacks, peanuts, savoury chips, colourful candies, ring-shaped biscuits and brown ladoo-type sweets. No people are visible; the scene is a food offering display.2015-01-13 +2 copiesA close-up photograph of a silver offering bowl heaped with fresh fruit on a colourful striped woven cloth in red, green, yellow and blue. The fruit includes dark purple grapes, two oranges, red apples, a small reddish fruit, and bunches of yellow bananas, with green leaves tucked beneath. Behind it, a silver vessel and a yellow-and-pink ceremonial altar or offering table are partly visible. No people are shown; the arrangement suggests a fruit offering set out for a ritual or puja.2016-12-19A rotated photograph of offerings arranged on a striped multicoloured woven cloth. Baskets hold red apples and pomegranates, dark purple jamun-like berries, green grapes, pink flower petals, green limes, and oranges. Along the right edge, a person in white dhoti and a shawl bends over the offerings, and another figure in red and orange clothing with beaded necklaces is partly visible, apparently preparing the offerings.2018-01-16Close photograph of a round woven bamboo basket heaped with fresh flowers in yellow, pink, red, purple and white, including chrysanthemums and roses. Behind it, two flat silver-coloured ritual platforms sit on a striped multicoloured cloth in purple, red, green and orange. At right, a metal plate holds a bundle wrapped in white cloth topped with cream and purple flowers. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja offerings.2016-12-19Close overhead view of many round gold-rimmed bowls covered in clear plastic wrap, filled with food offerings. Visible items include three red apples stacked in a bowl at centre, dried apricots, dark round sweet balls, golden-brown fried snacks, a slab of brown sweet, light brown chickpea or lentil-like grains, and small sesame-coated sweets. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a display of prasadam or food offerings.2015-01-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual offering on an orange cloth in front of a golden ornate frame. A tray holds a carved vegetable peacock made of orange carrot-like material with a green-tipped beak and white flower crest, set on a pineapple, with carrot slices, cucumber, coconut, betel-leaf greens, yellow marigold flowers, and a small oil lamp burning in front. Behind, a pineapple, grapes, bananas, and a white flower garland hang near a woman in a brown top with palms pressed together in namaste, and a tray of fruit sits further back. The scene suggests a devotional offering, with the ornate golden palanquin or throne frame in the background.2010-12-20April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copies