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Close view of a ritual offering table decorated with fresh flowers. Several metal plates hold conical mounds of powders: white (likely rice or ash-like powder), pale cream/beige, and bright yellow-orange turmeric powder in the foreground. Yellow marigold-type blooms, purple and magenta flowers, and red roses form a border around the plates along a white cloth-covered table. Behind is a dark green fabric with embroidered red sequin-like dots. No people are visible, and the powders appear to be prepared offerings for a puja.

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Close view of ritual offerings arranged on a white cloth-covered table. Silver-toned metal bowls hold heaps of white rice, fine grey-white powder, and a yellow-orange powder in the foreground, and red powder sits at the upper left. The bowls and powders are ringed and scattered with yellow marigolds, orange roses and purple flowers. Behind them a dark green fabric with a red border and small red sequin-like dots is visible. No people are shown.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual offering spread on a white cloth along a low orange-draped platform. Four metal bowls hold heaped powders and grains: red kumkum at the top left, white rice or grain, grey-white ash or powder, and bright yellow turmeric powder at the right. The bowls are ringed and bordered by yellow marigolds, magenta and purple flowers, and orange roses. Behind is a deep green fabric with red sequin accents, and at the upper left a bare-footed person in white trousers is partly visible at the edge. No face is shown. The scene suggests a puja arrangement of offerings.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01Close view of a table covered with a blue cloth, decorated with rows of mixed flowers in yellow, orange, purple and red. Several heaped mounds of coloured powders sit on metal trays behind the flowers, including white, yellow-orange, red, peach and pale yellow, with a golden silk cloth with pink and purple woven motifs hanging in the background. A red flower rests on the white powder. No people are visible; the arrangement resembles offerings prepared for a ritual.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31January 01 20182018-01-01A photograph of a row of colourful powders heaped in metal trays on a blue cloth-covered table, with flowers laid along the front edge. Mounds of white, pale yellow, orange, red, deep yellow and white powder sit beside purple, pink, yellow and orange flower petals and blossoms. Behind the table hangs a gold and orange silk cloth with pink and purple woven motifs, and a grey stone wall is at the left. No people are visible; the powders are.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA close indoor photograph of a ritual preparation on a low glass-topped table draped with a red-and-cream striped cloth. A man's bare forearm, with a red thread tied at the wrist, reaches into a steel plate of dark seeds mixed with yellow powder. In the foreground a second person's dark-haired head and hand rest near a steel bowl of bright yellow powder. Behind the table sit a steel dish of white granular material, folded red cloths, and an orange cushion. The man wears a red-brown dhoti and a white garment on his upper body.2018-04-15October 16 20162016-10-16