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Overhead photo of a brass tray holding an offering arrangement for a ritual. Small dark leaf-cup bowls contain grains, dried fruit, cashews, almonds, turmeric pieces, red kumkum powder, coarse salt-like crystals, and white jasmine-style flowers. Pink flowers are heaped in the centre-left, with a green fruit and a dark jaggery-like sweet nearby. No people are visible.

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October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photograph of a round brass puja tray at night during a ritual offering. Yellow chrysanthemums, pink and magenta rose petals, and green leaves fill the left side. Small clay or coconut-shell bowls hold turmeric powder, red kumkum and sandalwood-coloured powder, with petals scattered on top. A green betel-type leaf and a white flower stem lie in the lower centre. Incense sticks and a brass lamp or bell stand at the upper edge, and a bundle of dried twigs rests beside the tray on a maroon cloth. No people are visible.2021-10-10September 19 20152015-09-19October 13 20212021-10-13September 19 20152015-09-19January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a large round steel tray set on a red cloth, holding many small wooden or leaf bowls filled with dried herbs, seeds, barks, berries and roots. Bowls contain dark round seeds, pale beans, dried green leaves, chopped bark strips, brown nuts and pods, and loose powdered herbs, arranged as an offering or ayurvedic preparation. No people are visible.2016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red and maroon woven mat. Rows of small leaf-plate dishes hold grains, seeds and pulses in varied colours: golden, dark brown, black, tan and green. Silver trays display sliced bananas, lemons, apples, a coconut, a cluster of green bananas, kumkum-red powder, turmeric yellow, and a cup of dark liquid. Bowls of cashews, pistachios, dried fruit and white rice complete the spread. No people are visible, and no deity, homa or readable event signage appears.2020-03-16 +2 copiesA top-down view of a long table covered with a red cloth, laid out with many small palm-leaf plates and brass bowls of offerings. Items include heaps of grains and pulses, white rice flour, jaggery cubes, sugarcane stalks, bananas, mangoes, limes, green berries, cut fruit, nuts, dried coconut pieces, bundled green leaves and grass, and bowls of pudding-like sweets. Brass kalashas stand at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2018-04-14