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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering arrangement during a Rudra Abhishekam-style worship. Two pomegranates, a red apple, and purple chrysanthemum-like flowers with orange marigold petals are scattered across a rangoli-style floor design of pink, green, and yellow powder. A partially visible figure in a white garment with teal and dark embroidered motifs stands behind the offerings, with a yellow cloth beside them. In the foreground, blurred objects include a yellow wooden tray with more flowers and fruit. No clearly identifiable face is shown.

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A close-up photo of a ritual offering arranged on a cloth-covered table. Pomegranates, a red apple, an orange and a yellow fruit are placed among purple and lavender chrysanthemum-type flowers, orange marigolds and scattered yellow petals, with pink and green petal borders forming a decorative mandala-like pattern. A silver-toned tray sits at the lower left. A person in a white quilted sleeve and pink bangle reaches toward the arrangement from the upper left. No identifiable face is visible and no one is identified.2016-12-02A close photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a decorated table. In the foreground are a red apple, an orange and a pomegranate set among purple and orange flower petals and yellow grains on a rainbow-coloured floral rangoli design. A woman's hand in the upper left sprinkles purple petals, and another woman's hand wearing gold bangles and henna is visible at the top right, both partly out of focus. Brass-coloured decorative trays and a pale cloth with embroidery sit in the foreground. No one's face is visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A close view of a ritual offering arranged on a white cloth over a dark wooden surface. Two orange citrus fruits sit at the left and two red apples at the right, with a scattering of yellow marigold petals and a few whole yellow flowers at the centre, alongside grains or seeds in black, pink and yellow powder patterns. Blurred figures in white and cream dhoti-style garments stand behind the table. No readable text appears in the scene, and no individual's face is visible.2016-12-12August 14 20162016-08-14A close photograph of a ceremonial offering arrangement on a white cloth laid over a silver tray. Colourful petals in pink, red and yellow are scattered across the cloth, with mustard-yellow and red powder rangoli-style borders and a black-seeded patch at the top. Apples and a pomegranate sit at the corners, and a small flame or oil lamp glows at the left edge, with a woven basket out of focus behind. No people are visible.2016-08-14January 30 20162016-01-30A ritual floor arrangement on a white cloth shows a symmetrical kolam-style design of yellow and orange turmeric, black and white grains, and red kumkum powder, decorated with yellow marigold flowers. Four red apples sit at the corners of the cloth, and a fruit-like offering lies at the left edge. Bare feet of standing people and a seated person's hand folded with a red thread appear at the edges, with scattered petals on the stone step. No faces are visible, and no identifiable person is shown.2016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA decorated square ritual tray on a silver-edged base is covered with white cloth and arranged with pink and red flower petals, yellow marigold blooms, coloured grain or powder patterns in yellow, red and white, and a black grain square. Two red apples and a pomegranate sit at the corners, with a hand in a gold bangle placing a pomegranate at the right. A lit oil lamp glows at the left edge, with a woven basket and a brass vessel behind. No people's faces are visible; the scene looks like a floral and fruit offering arrangement.2016-08-14