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A photograph of a large white plate of fresh fruit offered during a pooja on a tiled floor. The plate holds green and yellow bananas, red apples, pomegranates, orange-yellow fruits, a halved coconut and a green betel leaf with a small square sticker. Pink and red rose petals and yellow flower petals are scattered around the plate, with lit oil lamps glowing at the left edge and a brass vessel at the top. A green and cream patterned cloth with printed lettering lies to the right. No people are visible.

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Photo 11728743 +1 copiesSeveral metal offering trays are arranged on a dark paved road at night, holding bananas, halved coconuts, oranges, grapes, betel-leaf packets with printed labels, and scattered pink flower petals. Only the lower bodies of people in white clothes are visible, with their hands placing or adjusting the trays. A brass oil lamp stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual offering on a procession route.2006-10-09Feb 13 2022 sripuramClose-up photograph of a brass ritual tray arranged for worship. A round brass bowl holds mixed brown and cream beans or nuts, topped with small pink flowers. Beside it lies a long green-and-brown speckled banana or plantain with pink blossoms strung along it. Smaller brass cups sit on the tray, one holding a pale yellow piece of food, and a brass spoon rests at the lower right. A red and white patterned cloth lies at the upper right. No people are visible; the scene shows offerings for a puja.2024-09-23A close photograph of a ritual food offering on a brass plate. A large ripe banana dominates the centre, with peeled white coconut pieces, cashew nuts, and a small portion of sweet paste in brass bowls on the plate. A separate wooden bowl holds cooked white rice at left, and a brass cup with liquid sits at upper right. Pink flower petals and strands of pink blossoms are scattered around the plate, and a red cloth with gold patterning lies behind. No people are visible.2024-11-02Overhead view of a ritual offering spread on a blue and maroon checkered cloth. Banana leaves hold heaps of fruit including bananas, apples, limes, oranges, guavas and a whole coconut, alongside grains, lentils, chopped vegetables, a sweet and a yellow sweet mound. A brass thali holds bananas, limes and bowls of food. Brass oil lamps with flames, a brass bell, a small bowl of coconut and a tray with burnt incense sticks in a sand-filled dish sit nearby. A red cloth lies at the top edge. No people are visible.April 14 20242024-04-14A close photograph of a brass puja thali holding ritual offerings for a Laghu Pooja. In the centre is a brass bowl heaped with soaked chickpeas or groundnuts mixed with pink rose petals. To the left sits a small bowl of cut jaggery or sweet fruit pieces, with a small brass cup of liquid behind it. A ripe green-yellow banana lies in the foreground with more pink petals scattered around it. At the right is a brass cup holding a small brass spoon. A red and gold woven cloth lies in the background on a dark surface. No people are visible.2024-10-27November 21 20102010-11-21April 14 20242024-04-14Overhead photo of a stainless steel thali on a dark table over white tiles. Two ripe yellow bananas sit at the top, with steamed white rice in a small bowl on the left, a whole orange-skinned fruit with a clove in a small bowl at lower left, and a red vegetable curry in a round bowl at bottom centre. A copper cup of liquid and a brass cup of white liquid sit at right, with a brass spoon resting in a copper bowl. A brass plate at upper left holds scattered red, pink and purple flower petals. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings laid out as a meal.2020-12-11June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copies