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A photograph of a bhandara offering spread laid out on a red cloth with a red and gold patterned border. Stainless steel plates hold bananas, green leafy vegetables, white flaked food, marigold and yellow flowers, pink petals, red tomatoes, folded green-packaged sweets, a block of white sweet, rolled white flatbreads, and bottles labelled Gold Winner, with red flower petals scattered among them. No people are visible in the scene.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26October 28 20062006-10-28Overhead view of a red-floored ritual space covered with trays and steel plates of offerings. Bananas, green beans, tomatoes, apples, limes, cut sweets, packaged snacks, nuts, coconut-shaped sweets and fruit are arranged, with bundles of coloured cloth and folded saffron-bordered textiles at right. Several people in white dhoti-style clothes and an orange-red shawl stand at the upper edge, reaching toward the offerings.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a large spread of offerings on a red-covered table. Plates and steel trays hold fruits including apples, oranges, bananas, limes and grapes, alongside sweets, nuts, sugar cubes, packaged snacks, coconut-filled confections and wrapped gift packets. Colourful paper rosettes and fringed ornaments decorate the trays. Two people in white clothing stand at the left, one in white with an orange cloth at the top right edge, and a partial figure in orange clothing is visible at the lower right. The setting looks like a temple or ashram offering for a devotional event.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17October 23 20062006-10-23April 20 20112011-04-20Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a wooden table strewn with pink petals. Dozens of small steel bowls hold colourful prepared foods, sweets, grains and sauces in neat rows. A large steel platter of red pomegranates sits in front, beside a platter of green betel-style leaves, pink flowers and small paper slips. Yellow citrus fruits and bananas fill other trays, and an orange cloth and flower garlands are visible at the top. Only a partial white-clad lower leg and a cloth edge appear at the left edge, so no full person is shown.2006-10-28January 01 20082008-01-01A floor spread of offerings for a ritual, laid on red and magenta cloths over a grey floor. Plates of bananas, oranges, apples, green grapes, mangoes, almonds, a cluster of dates or dried fruit, coconuts, cubes of paneer or white sweet, and aluminium trays of round sweets and a golden halwa-like dessert sit beside brass thalis, a brass lamp, folded silk saris or shawls in red, blue and pink, and a bowl of yoghurt. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2011-04-20