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A photograph of a large grid of brass or bronze bowls arranged on a striped woven mat on a raised outdoor platform. Each bowl holds small heaps of offerings, including dried leaves, petals, grains and fragments of herbs and shells, laid out in rows. A white stone-edged pool or tank sits at the upper left, and a carved wooden chair with a red cushion is partly visible at the top right, with a small red mat bearing an Om symbol. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close-up photograph of many shallow round brass plates arranged in rows on a red cloth-covered table. Each plate holds a small heap of mixed offering material, including dried leaves, small seeds or grains, pale fragments and brown items. No people are visible, and the plates are not shown with any visible fire or homa setup.2009-12-24Overhead photo of a large grid of small round brass or gold-toned bowls, arranged in rows on a white cloth laid over a striped mat. Each bowl holds a small heap of dried material such as seeds, grains, roots, bark, flower petals and other ritual substances. Pale white mounds sit in dishes at the top edge, and a red cloth bag lies at the left. No people are visible.2007-10-12Close view of many small brass or gold-toned plates arranged in neat rows on a red and green cloth, each holding a small mound of offerings such as grains, seeds, pebbles, flower or leaf bits and possibly sweets. No people are visible; the rows of plates suggest a ritual offering arrangement in a temple or ashram setting. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-12-24Overhead view of a large grid of small clay cups arranged on a woven mat set on bare reddish earth. Each cup holds a different small offering of grains, seeds, dried leaves, spices, roots and powders, in shades of brown, yellow, orange and black. Strings of orange marigold garlands run across the top edge, and a red cloth with a green leaf sits at the left. No people are visible.2006-09-29 +1 copiesClose-up of many small brass bowls arranged in rows on a cloth-covered table, each holding a mound of dried herbs, grains or ritual offering material. Yellow marigold garlands and flower heaps sit in brass plates in the blurred background, with a white-draped platform at upper right. No people are visible in the frame. The scene suggests a temple offering or homa preparation setup.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28October 04 20082008-10-04A top-down view of many small shallow leaf plates arranged in rows on a woven striped mat, each holding a different dried herb, seed, bark piece, root, flower, powder or mineral. Some plates are pale, some brown, some bright yellow or black. No people are visible; this appears to be an arrangement of yajna offering materials laid out before a fire ritual.2006-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering setup on a colourful striped woven mat in a dim interior. Dozens of small brass bowls are arranged in a large triangular pattern filled with grains, seeds, dried leaves, powders and small stones, with a red-powder bowl at the lower left. Trays of dried twigs, white shell-like pieces and yellow grains sit at the left edge, and a wooden stand holds metal vessels and a brass lamp. A figure in orange robes is seated behind the arrangement, with a white-clothed person partly visible at the top left. A rock wall glows warm at the left, and a small clear-glass lamp sits on the floor. Such arrangements suggest a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a homa ritual setup on a blue tarpaulin. Rows of small hexagonal leaf-plate bowls hold dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and grains arranged in a large grid. A brass plate holds a mango leaf cluster around a coconut-like fruit placed on white grain. Behind them, brass bowls hold oil and offerings, a bundle of wooden sticks lies in the middle, and a carved wooden stand sits at right. At the top left, a person in white clothing with an orange-edged garment sits on the cloth, with only hands and lap visible. No other people are visible.2006-09-21