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A top-down view of offerings laid out on a woven mat with a chalk kolam design on the ground behind. Multiple stainless steel plates hold steamed rice cakes topped with coloured dots, halved coconuts, ripe bananas and green leaves, with colourful paper rosettes stuck into the food on sticks. One plate holds white rice with a small decorative arrangement. The scene looks like a set of ritual offerings arranged for a pooja.

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Close overhead photo of a round stainless steel plate on a dark ground holding a brown husked coconut and two white rounded blocks, each topped with a small paper umbrella-style decoration in blue, white and red and dotted with red kumkum marks. A yellow item lies beside the coconut. Offering arrangement.2006-12-31A stainless steel plate holds a halved brown coconut, two yellow bananas, and two white rounded sweets with a dusting of red powder, arranged as a temple offering on a white stone step. Two white paper fan-shaped ornaments on thin sticks rise from the coconut and the sweets, one with a yellow and red centre and one with a pink centre. No people are visible; the scene reads as a vilakku pooja offering set out in front of a white temple structure.2006-12-31September 03 20092009-09-03Outdoor ritual offering on a brown earthen ground decorated with white kolam lines. A round stainless steel plate holds bananas, cooked rice, jaggery pieces and white flour or powder. Banana leaves with rice portions and halved coconuts sit at the top, and a whole coconut lies to the left. A small brass oil lamp with a bright flame burns in the lower left, beside a brass bell and incense sticks at the lower right. No people are visible.2006-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20072007-01-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11728753 +1 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19July 07 20172017-07-07October 23 20062006-10-23Overhead photo of a ritual offering plate on bare ground: a round stainless steel thali holding a whole brown coconut, two white rounded items with red kumkum dots, a bunch of bananas, a green betel-type leaf, and two paper rosettes with white petals and red or yellow centres on sticks. A small woven basket of green leaves sits beside the plate. No people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2006-12-31Overhead photo of a floor offering arranged on a red-brown tiled floor. Steel trays hold sliced bananas, halved coconuts, lemons or limes, a steel bowl of cooked grain or pudding, another bowl of chickpea-like pulses, and a trays of coconut pieces and pink flowers. A small pink basket holds coconut pieces and fruit, and a glass dish contains pink petals. Behind the offerings stands a flower-covered arrangement of white jasmine garlands, red and pink blossoms and coconuts, with a brass pot on the right. Bare feet in white cloth appear at the left and edge. The scene reads as a ritual food offering; no visible person's face or identity is shown.2006-10-23