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A cluttered floor of ritual offerings laid out on a wooden surface. Brass and steel plates hold halved coconuts, bananas, a heap of orange kumkum or vermilion powder in a steel bowl, red and yellow flowers, betel leaves, apples and mounds of rice. Plastic bags and a woven basket are scattered among the plates, and a golden deity murti or pedestal is visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.

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November 05 20062006-11-05October 23 20062006-10-23A 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.2017-07-07Photograph of brass and metal plates arranged on a reddish-brown wooden ledge holding offerings of split coconuts with white flesh exposed, ripe bananas, white jasmine-style flower clusters, green leaves and small red flowers. Small printed cards with a red-bordered picture are tucked among the plates. A patch of white powder is dusted on the wood. A person in a striped garment is partly visible at the top right edge, and a figure in pale clothing appears at the far right. The setting suggests a temple offering table during a ritual.2006-10-13Close view of a temple offering table laid with steel vessels of prasadam and fruit. Steel pails and bowls hold yellow rice, chickpea preparations, crisp savouries and sweets. Boxes of round laddu-style sweets and pale sweets sit beside bananas, pineapples, oranges, apples and pomegranates. Behind the offerings, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and a kalasha-like floral vessel. A brass pillar and wooden floor edge the scene.2006-11-05October 28 20062006-10-28October 31 20062006-10-31October 24 20062006-10-24Overhead photograph of a temple offering arranged on a wooden floor scattered with pink flower petals. Dozens of stainless steel bowls hold rice preparations in yellow, white, brown and green, alongside sweets and fried snacks. Trays of red pomegranates, pineapples, apples, lemons, limes and bananas surround them, with fresh flowers and orange marigolds near the top. A carved stone deity figure and an orange cloth appear at the left and top. No people are visible.2006-10-28July 07 20172017-07-07November 05 20062006-11-05Several metal offering trays are arranged on a dark paved road at night, holding bananas, halved coconuts, oranges, grapes, betel-leaf packets with printed labels, and scattered pink flower petals. Only the lower bodies of people in white clothes are visible, with their hands placing or adjusting the trays. A brass oil lamp stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual offering on a procession route.2006-10-09