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A close-up photograph of a ritual food offering laid out on a purple cloth. Steel plates hold mounds of cooked rice dotted with dark spices and topped with red flower petals or a red blossom. Sliced watermelon, whole apples, bananas and green leaves sit alongside, with a heap of white and purple flowers in a woven basket at right. Steel bowls and a golden backdrop complete the scene. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close view of a ritual offering on a purple and gold silk cloth. Two stacked silver-coloured metal plates hold a mound of cooked white rice flecked with dark seeds and topped with a single red flower petal. To the right a plate holds yellow-tinted rice. Behind are a silver kalasha-style vessel with engraved bands, a sliced watermelon, and garlands of white and yellow flowers with purple blossoms. No people are visible; this is an offering arrangement, possibly for a puja.2021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19A ritual offering arrangement on a purple cloth draped table. Behind it, a stack of white cloth with gold borders sits atop a mound of red roses. White jasmine-type flowers and purple-spotted blossoms hang at left. Silver kalasha-style vessels stand among the offerings, one topped with a yellow turmeric-coloured coconut. A large bunch of ripe yellow bananas lies at right. In the foreground, a silver plate holds a mound of yellow pongal-like rice with a dried red chilli or cashew piece, and a silver bowl holds red kumkum powder. No people are visible.2021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19A photograph of a ritual offering spread laid out on a striped multicolour cloth on the floor, with no people visible. Trays and plates hold bananas in bunches, limes and other fruit, a mound of white rice, a heap of yellow turmeric powder, red kumkum powder, dried dates, white and yellow flower garlands, and loose red and yellow flowers, with a small brass vessel at the left edge. A folded orange and green cloth and a purple cloth sit at the upper right. This is an arrangement of puja offerings.2020-03-26Overhead view of a puja offering spread laid on a colourful striped woven cloth in red, orange, blue and yellow. Trays hold many bananas in bunches, mixed fruits including limes, oranges and green fruit, sliced apple, white and yellow flower garlands and loose blooms, red powder, yellow turmeric or kumkum-like powder, rice, dried nuts, sweets and a folded orange cloth. No people are visible; this is a ritual offering arrangement.2020-03-26 +1 copiesOctober 28 20062006-10-28A close, tabletop photograph of an offering spread laid out on a cloth for a ritual. Silver and steel bowls hold rice, sweets and savoury dishes in yellow, white and green, including laddu-style balls and fried snacks. Red apples are piled in the foreground beside orange and red flower petals and a small dish of mixed nuts. A silver vessel stands at the back. At the upper right, a person in a red and gold saree is seated behind the offerings, their clothing partly visible. No face is shown and no one is identified. The scene reads as food offerings arranged for a puja.2009-09-25 +2 copiesA ritual offering spread laid out on a striped woven cloth. Silver trays hold bananas in several bunches, yellow and white marigold and orange flower garlands, red roses, sliced green and white coconut, cut fruits including limes, oranges and apples, a red powder heap of kumkum, turmeric powder, dried leaves, sweets and a plate of coiled snacks. Folded orange and green cloth and purple fabric sit at the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja offerings.2020-03-13Overhead 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.2006-10-23July 07 20092009-07-07MAy 19 20212021-05-19