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Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid out on a silver cloth before a shrine. Two rows of small stainless steel bowls hold varied preparations: rice, dal, a yellow kheer-like sweet, papadums, chutneys and a red-orange curry. A brass oil lamp (deepam) with flowers sits at the centre top, beside a red and gold silk cloth with a floral garland. A brass tray holds ripe bananas and two coconuts. Patterned maroon and gold mats frame the top edge. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual food offering laid out on a white plastic sheet before a small brass lamp with a flower garland. A brass plate holds ripe bananas and two coconut husks. Around the lamp are about fourteen stainless steel bowls containing rice, dal, sweets, fried snacks, vegetable curries, a tomato-based dish, pappadums and coconut preparations. Behind the offering are a red and gold silk cloth and patterned maroon rugs with a white cushion. No people are visible.2007-09-24Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid on a silver-coloured cloth before a small deity murti or altar. A brass lamp with a flame stands at the centre-top beneath an orange and gold silk cloth draped over the altar, flanked by a patterned maroon and gold rug. In front, a brass plate holds bananas and whole nuts, while a rows of steel bowls contain rice dishes, curd preparations, a yellow lentil-style dish, chutneys, fried snacks, a thick orange dal-like curry, and white sweet preparations. No people are visible.2007-09-24November 20 20092009-11-20April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a food offering spread on a red cloth in a temple or ashram setting. Steel bowls hold white rice with vegetables, a yellow-orange tempered rice dish, a pale creamy porridge-like dish, and crisp fried snacks. Two red apples, a coconut and a plate of green betel or leaves sit at left. Behind the food are brass and silver vessels, a small ritual tray, a silver lamp, incense sticks in a cup, and a folded orange cloth. A person in white garments is partly visible at top left, so the scene is an offering arranged before a ritual.2010-11-12November 05 20062006-11-05May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20082008-01-01December 26 20152015-12-26Overhead photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a woven mat with red, green and orange floral borders. Metal bowls hold apples, pomegranates, and an assortment of sweets including yellow and white laddus, round fried snacks, rice preparations, lentil and vegetable dishes, nuts, bananas, a brass plate with jaggery and banana, and a small bundle of red and gold cloth. Chocolate sweets wrapped in purple and silver foil sit beside a small book with a red cover. The scene shows food offerings arranged for a ritual, with no people visible.2009-09-25