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Overhead photo of a wooden table laid with offerings on steel plates for a ritual. Plates hold bananas arranged in a ring, apples, red pomegranates, guavas, oranges, black jamun-type berries, red bananas, a heap of white grated coconut, and whole brown coconuts. Pink rose petals are scattered across the table and plates, with a plate of petals at upper right and a bundle of pink flowers and green leaves beside small paper packets. The offerings suggest puja or annadan food offering, but no people or deities are visible.

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Overhead photograph of a ritual offering laid out on a red-painted wooden table. Steel plates hold pineapples, red apples, pomegranates, green guavas, yellow lemons and limes, dark jamun-like berries in a brass bowl, reddish bananas and yellow bananas, plus a plate of white grated coconut and a small bowl of spices. Scattered pink flower petals and a red blossom lie among the fruit, and a loose sheet of paper is visible at one edge. A white-clad arm is partly visible at the lower right. No people are clearly visible apart from that arm, and no deity, a person or ceremony is visible. A date stamp in the corner reads 28 10 2006.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28Top-down photograph of offerings laid on a reddish wooden floor during a puja. On the left, a silver-rimmed tray holds two red apples and pale yellow-green fruit beside cut coconut halves. Center, a second tray holds banana fruit, more coconut halves, and a yellow paper wrapping with red printed text. On the right, a tray of loose pink and red flowers sits beside a yellow and white flower garland, bananas, limes or lemons, and a halved coconut. Scattered petals lie on the floor, and a brass lamp with a lit flame and a bare foot appear at the top edge.2006-10-24October 28 20062006-10-28Overhead photo of a ritual offering laid on a red-brown wooden floor before a bronze deity murti draped in white and magenta jasmine and marigold garlands. Stainless steel plates hold bananas, apples, pomegranates, pineapples, coconuts, limes, red bananas, grapes, and a bowl of white rice. Green leaves hold a heap of small printed paper packets, and pink and white flowers are scattered nearby. Orange cloth lies under the murti, and a person in a white dhoti with a red border stands at the left edge with bare feet visible. A date stamp reading 28-10-2006 is at the right edge.2006-10-28A photograph of a ritual offering spread laid out on a striped multicolour cloth on the floor, with no people visible. Trays and plates hold bananas in bunches, limes and other fruit, a mound of white rice, a heap of yellow turmeric powder, red kumkum powder, dried dates, white and yellow flower garlands, and loose red and yellow flowers, with a small brass vessel at the left edge. A folded orange and green cloth and a purple cloth sit at the upper right. This is an arrangement of puja offerings.2020-03-26Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a red-brown tiled floor scattered with pink and red flower petals. Steel plates and bowls hold fruit: pineapples, bananas, red-skinned apples, pomegranates, yellow lemons, green guavas, dark purple berries and reddish bananas. Small bowls contain sweets, grains and pastes, and a white-filled bowl sits at the bottom edge. Scattered paper slips lie among the plates, and a camera is partly visible at the lower right corner.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28April 20 20112011-04-20October 28 20062006-10-28April 14 20242024-04-14October 28 20062006-10-28