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Close-up photograph of a polished metal bowl heaped with dried green leaves, possibly bilva or similar, resting on a striped cloth against a whitewashed wall. No people are visible in the frame. The leaves are curled and brown-edged, arranged loosely in the bowl.

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Close-up photograph of a round polished metal plate resting on a deep red cloth, filled with a heap of dried herbs, roots, bark pieces, seeds, small stones and crystals, and leafy plant material arranged in mounds. Partly visible at the top are a yellow-and-gold cloth and a second metal plate, and a green leaf lies at the left edge. No people are visible. The arrangement appears to be a mixed ritual herb and mineral preparation laid out for a ceremony.2016-12-15A close view of a round, scalloped silver tray holding a neat stack of fresh green betel leaves, their broad pointed tips fanned across the centre. The tray rests on a purple cloth with orange and pink striped borders. A brass plate and red flowers are partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2013-03-07A close-up photograph of a large round stainless steel plate filled with a heaped mixture of dried herbs, bark pieces, twigs, seed husks, dried flower petals and small grey stones or nuts. The plate rests on a red-brown floor beside a purple and yellow patterned cloth with a fringed edge, and a white and red fan-like item is visible at the top right. No people are visible. The mixture appears to be prepared botanical material for a ritual offering.2012-07-11A close-up photograph of a heap of dried brown and olive-green leaves piled on an orange cloth. The leaves are broad and oval with visible veins and stems, some spotted and yellowed. No people are visible in the frame.2010-02-22December 05 20162016-12-05A close photograph of a large round metal tray on a red cloth, holding many small leaf-bowls filled with dried herbs and plant material. Bowls contain shredded green leaves, thin twigs and stems, a bundle of dried bark strips, pale yellow-cream slices, dried seed pods or nuts, and small round dried fruits. Large dried leaves rest at the edges. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like a set of prepared herbal ingredients laid out on the tray.2016-12-07August 19 20172017-08-19December 15 20162016-12-15Close view of several round metal plates on a red cloth covered table, each holding heaps of dried herbs, leaves, dried flowers and grains. Scattered white petals and grains lie on the cloth. On the left, a wooden stepped platform with red flower petals and orange marigold-like blossoms sits beside the plates. A silver lamp stand is visible at the upper left against a yellow wall, and a striped textile is folded at the upper right. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-07Close-up photograph of a brass plate on a red cloth holding a heap of dried herbal stems, twigs and leaves, with a few small pale pieces and a yellow flower petal in the foreground. A brass singing bowl sits blurred in the background. No people are visible, and no person is identifiable in the scene.2016-12-02Close-up photograph of three round brass plates on a red cloth-covered table, each piled with dried herbs, leaves, roots, grains and dark seed pods. Scattered white grains and petals lie on the cloth. To the right is a striped multicoloured textile, and at the upper left a silver vessel sits against a yellow wall. A brown wooden block with a red and white striped cloth edge is at the left. No people are visible.2016-12-07Close-up photograph of a heap of dried brown and yellow-green leaves piled in a shallow orange cloth-covered tray. Behind it, out of focus, a gilded ornate metal object and a bunch of purple and yellow flowers sit at the left edge. No people are visible.2010-02-22