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A photograph of a ritual offering spread laid out on a stone floor. Dozens of small round plates, many lined with green banana or leaf, hold cooked dishes, grains, pulses, sprouted beans, fruits, lemons, sliced vegetables, green beans, a whole pumpkin-like gourd and bananas on a leaf. Behind the offerings, several people in saffron-orange robes and others in white dhotis stand with hands folded, and a bunch of bananas sits on a green leaf near brass items and a cloth-wrapped bundle. The scene suggests a puja offering arranged before a deity.

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July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual offering scene indoors. A long row of plates covers the stone floor in front of a line of women in bright orange-red saris, several with hands folded in prayer and some holding small items; a few women in white or cream saris and men in white dhotis stand behind them. Plates hold grains, pulses, sliced vegetables, green beans, bananas, citrus, a whole pumpkin and other produce, arranged as an annadan-style food offering. At the left edge is a small stone shrine base or peetha. Some children in orange and white stand among the adults.2017-07-07A night-time photo of a ritual offering on a raised stone platform, with a crowd of devotees standing behind it. Many plates of food are arranged in rows across the front: rice dishes, lentil preparations, pulses, lemons, sliced carrots, cabbage-like greens and a large pumpkin, all set on green banana leaves. Behind them a bunch of ripe bananas sits on the platform. Devotees in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded in anjali, and several young boys in white dhotis, one bare-chested, also join their palms. A young woman in a saffron sari has a white tilak on her forehead. Women in white and gold saris and garlands stand among them. Red-and-white decorative lights and a draped canopy hang overhead.2017-07-07A photograph of a large floor arrangement of food offerings laid out in rows on a stone-paved floor, most. Dozens of disposable paper plates each hold a different dish: grains, lentils, pulses, cooked rice preparations, vegetables, dried fruit and sweets, many set on green banana leaves. Bananas hang in a bunch at the upper left beside a kalasha-like container and a red cloth. A woven basket of red fruit sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2017-07-07Overhead view of a long floor arrangement of many round leaf-based plates, each covered with clear plastic wrap, holding a wide variety of foods: cooked rice dishes in yellow, orange, white and green, lentil and dal preparations, chutneys and pastes, sliced and whole vegetables such as carrots, green beans, pumpkin and aubergine, fruits including lemons or limes, and nuts or beans. The plates sit on a grey stone floor, possibly as an offering spread for a ritual such as annadan or puja. No people are visible, and the scene is a food offering display.2017-07-07A night-time photograph of a devotional offering at a temple or ashram. In the foreground, many plates of food are arranged on a stone platform: bananas in a bunch, lemons, carrots, green beans, pulses, grains, sweets and other dishes on banana leaves. Behind the offerings, about a dozen people stand with hands folded in anjali. Several wear red-orange robes and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis and white blouses; one young boy in a white dhoti and bare chest stands with palms together. Strings of coloured lights and a hanging cloth canopy are visible overhead.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A night-time outdoor puja at an ashram courtyard lit by strings of coloured lights. Devotees in red and orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-brown shawl holds a phone in front. In the foreground a row of banana bunches and many leaf plates hold fruits, grains, lentils, sweets and sliced vegetables, including carrots and lemons, arranged as offerings. A blue deity murti stands among the offerings. The people visible include several children and men in white dhotis.2017-07-07