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Close photo of a round steel tray heaped with fresh fruit: several pineapples with spiky green crowns and a mix of round citrus fruits, mostly green-yellow limes or sweet limes plus a few bright orange ones. Green cloth is spread beneath. At the right edge, a blurred arm in a brown sleeve and an orange cloth edge suggests a devotee or priest handling the offering. Fruit offerings like this are typical of temple puja or prasad preparation. No faces are visible.

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A close photograph of a round stainless steel bowl filled with fresh fruit on a green cloth: several green and yellow-green citrus fruits, orange citrus fruits, and three whole pineapples with spiky crowns. No people or ritual figures are visible, only offerings of fruit on a table with a partial glass vessel and a small brown object at the top edge.2011-12-20Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesClose photograph of a round stainless steel plate heaped with whole green and yellow citrus fruits. The plate rests on a red silk cloth with gold woven pattern, and a second metal plate with a pale fruit is visible at the upper right edge. Offering fruit for a homa is suggested by the setting but not otherwise shown. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. No people are visible.2021-10-13December 16 20112011-12-16November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12A 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.2010-10-15Close overhead photo of a round steel tray holding about ten oranges, some fully orange and some green-yellow, several with brown marks and small blemishes. The tray sits on a light woven cloth. At the upper left a red offering or garland edge is partly visible, and a metal vessel rim appears at the top. No people are visible in the frame; the fruit appears to be an offering, though no ritual is shown.2011-01-16Close-up photograph of a fruit offering arranged on a metal tray. Red apples, a dark red pear, green grapes in a wire basket, oranges, and bunches of yellow bananas are heaped together, with pink rose petals scattered among them. A glass bowl of cut fruit and pink petals sits at the right edge, and flower garlands are visible at the top. No people are present.2008-09-30November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copies