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A photograph of a ceremonial offering arranged on an ornate silver-toned tray over a red cloth, with scattered pink flower petals. Copper bowls hold oranges, bananas, small green-and-brown guavas or similar fruit, and two kinds of cooked rice, one white and one pink-tinted with flowers and bits of herb. Pink blossoms are placed among the fruit. No people are visible in the frame.

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Photo 11728747 +2 copiesApril 17 20182018-04-17Close overhead photograph of a ritual offering tray. A large round metal plate holds bananas, sugarcane pieces, red pomegranates, green guavas, an orange, a yellow lemon-like fruit, pieces of jaggery, and small leaf-bowl portions of white grains, powders and dark ground material. Sprinkled petals sit near the top edge, and a second metal tray with powder and petals appears above. No people are visible and no deity or throne is shown.2021-10-10March 26 20132013-03-26July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesA still-life of ritual offerings arranged on a red cloth: bunches of ripe bananas on a brass tray, green limes in a shallow dish, a brass bowl heaped with yellow marigold flowers, and a brass plate of orange fruit. A white cloth with gold borders folded beside a small bowl of red kumkum, and round brown sweets or laddus on a plate at left. A coconut is wrapped in yellow flowers and leaves in a woven basket at right, with a glass vase of flowers behind. No people are visible.2010-10-15May 24 20162016-05-24September 01 20112011-09-01November 12 20102010-11-12October 15 20102010-10-15Top-down view of a red cloth-covered table holding six stainless steel bowls of prepared foods: a central bowl of golden fried savory snacks, a bowl of white rice with dark specks, a bowl of pale beige paste, a bowl of orange-yellow rice with red chilies, a bowl of yellow rice with orange vegetables, and a bowl of coarse brown mash. Fresh green leaves and a red fruit sit at the left edge on a metal plate, with a small brass tray and dish in the background. No people are visible; the foods appear to be offerings or prasadam laid out for a ritual.2010-11-12December 24 20072007-12-24