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Overhead photo of a brass Shivalinga-style sculpture on a tiered brass pedestal, surrounded by an offering of fresh fruit on a dark red granite floor. Apples, oranges, limes, pomegranate halves, watermelon rounds, bananas, a halved papaya with a small brass bell, a pineapple and coconut pieces are arranged around it, with a few brass vessels at the edges. No people are visible. The arrangement reads as a fruit offering to a deity murti, with the lingam decorated with slices of watermelon and pomegranate.

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A photograph of a festive offering table draped in a deep maroon cloth, laden with fresh fruit and sugarcane. Plates hold green limes, pomegranates, a whole watermelon, pineapples, mangoes, and bunches of bananas. Two small conical arrangements topped with pineapple leaves and yellow flowers sit in woven netting, alongside a brass bowl of yellow sweetmeat, a dish of pulses, and folded white cloth. Behind the table, deity murti and figures draped in pink, orange and white silk, with a purple garland, are partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-15Photograph of a fruit-decorated Shiva lingam display on a red granite floor. A dark lingam with white three-striped tripundra markings and a red bindu sits on a white-draped platform, encircled by garlands of apples, oranges, limes, guavas, bananas and pineapples, with dark rudraksha-like beads. Watermelon slices, pomegranate and carved papaya are arranged around it, along with a stepped pyramid-like cone of fruit and brass oil lamps on each side. Gold ornate pillars frame the background. No people are visible.A close photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. In the foreground a large brass plate holds pomegranates, limes and green-yellow limes, with a whole watermelon at the left edge. At the right stand pineapples, and behind them bunches of bananas. A glass oil lamp or ornate lantern and a small bowl of red liquid sit in the background beside folded orange cloth and a bangle-like metal object. No people are visible.2010-10-15A photograph of a tiered offering display before a golden deity murti at a Navaratri worship site. Stacked stainless steel plates and silk-draped tiers hold green and yellow apples, red apples, bananas, pineapples, green grapes, oranges, limes, sweets and cooked rice in shallow bowls. A red and yellow marigold garland lies in front, with a yellow and red garland draped over the golden shrine on the left. Green, magenta and red silk cloths cover the platforms. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-09A photograph of a ritual offering table draped in purple and maroon cloth, laden with fresh fruit on brass plates: a watermelon, pomegranates, lemons, limes, green apples, bananas, pineapples and sugarcane stalks. Two brass kalasha-like pots with cone-shaped yellow-orange kumkum tops sit in netted cages. Behind the table, deity murti in orange and pink garments with floral garlands are visible, along with a bird figurine and a brass lamp stand. Bowls of grains and kumkum are on the right. No people are visible.2010-10-15November 20 20092009-11-20Close-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped in deep maroon cloth. Center foreground: two pineapples with green crowns on a silver plate, flanked by a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas. Left foreground: pomegranates, green limes and a small silver dish of red kumkum paste beside cinnamon sticks and a brass item. Right: a bowl of orange-yellow powder and fresh green betel-type leaves. Upper left: a woven cane-patterned vessel with a brass lid. Blurred background shows a figure in blue fabric. No faces are clearly visible; the scene reads as fruit offerings for a puja.2010-10-15November `4 2015 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a metal offering plate on a red cloth, heaped with bananas, red apples, oranges, pomegranates and a pear-like fruit. A green leaf with dark raisins or dried fruit sits among the fruit, and a mound of yellow flowers lies in the lower foreground. The arrangement suggests fruit offerings for worship, with no people or deity figures visible.2018-01-31A brass offering plate holds fruit for worship: small yellow bananas, red apples, pomegranates and lemons, with a brown fruit at the top. Behind it sit silver bowls and a silver tray with gold-coloured cups on a white cloth, with scattered red petals. The fruit is an offering, and no people are visible.2009-09-07A close photograph of a ritual offering table. In the foreground are a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas, whole pineapples, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in white netting and topped with green leaves and turmeric, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, gold bangles, and a folded orange and green silk cloth. Behind, a bowl of orange sweets or prasadam sits on a red cloth, with a blue fabric in the background. No people are visible.2010-10-15A photograph of ritual fruit offerings on a dark speckled granite floor. In the foreground a large polished brass plate holds bananas, red apples, green apples, oranges, a pomegranate and a whole coconut. Behind it, a second brass plate holds more apples, oranges and bananas with a husked coconut, and a brass lamp stand stands at the right edge. A white wall with a small copper vessel is visible behind. No people are visible.2009-05-28