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Photograph of ritual offering preparations on a polished reddish-brown granite floor. Rows of small round brass bowls hold assorted dried herbs, seeds, spices, roots and bark pieces, arranged in a large curving pattern. In the foreground, a brass plate holds bananas, apples, a pomegranate, a coconut and green leaves, with sugarcane stalks laid across it. Bundles of dried sticks and wood pieces rest on two more brass plates to the left and centre. A brass oil lamp with a curved handle stands nearby, and a brass plate with a small ornate knob sits at lower left. Fruit and a brass lamp stand appear at the top left. No people are visible.

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