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Overhead photograph of a temple offering arranged on a wooden floor scattered with pink flower petals. Dozens of stainless steel bowls hold rice preparations in yellow, white, brown and green, alongside sweets and fried snacks. Trays of red pomegranates, pineapples, apples, lemons, limes and bananas surround them, with fresh flowers and orange marigolds near the top. A carved stone deity figure and an orange cloth appear at the left and top. No people are visible.

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November 05 20062006-11-05October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a festival offering laid out on a wooden floor before a golden deity murti, with the figure's golden feet visible at the top. Dozens of stainless steel bowls hold colourful cooked foods such as rice dishes, sweets and sauces, surrounded by apples, oranges, pomegranates, pineapple, bananas and mango. Garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers drape the deity, and an orange cloth and scattered pink petals cover the platform. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a wooden table strewn with pink petals. Dozens of small steel bowls hold colourful prepared foods, sweets, grains and sauces in neat rows. A large steel platter of red pomegranates sits in front, beside a platter of green betel-style leaves, pink flowers and small paper slips. Yellow citrus fruits and bananas fill other trays, and an orange cloth and flower garlands are visible at the top. Only a partial white-clad lower leg and a cloth edge appear at the left edge, so no full person is shown.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28Overhead photograph of a ceremonial offering spread on a pink-and-cream striped cloth. Round metal platters hold fresh fruit: green and yellow limes, a pineapple, grapes, bananas, red apples, custard apples, papayas, sapodilla-like brown fruit, and a heap of orange jalebi-style sweets in a central tray. Green betel leaves sit beside white flowers and a small bunch of red berries, and a brass vessel and sugarcane stalks appear at the edges. No people are visible.Close view of a temple offering table laid with steel vessels of prasadam and fruit. Steel pails and bowls hold yellow rice, chickpea preparations, crisp savouries and sweets. Boxes of round laddu-style sweets and pale sweets sit beside bananas, pineapples, oranges, apples and pomegranates. Behind the offerings, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and a kalasha-like floral vessel. A brass pillar and wooden floor edge the scene.2006-11-05November 17 20172017-11-17A photograph of a large food offering arranged on an orange cloth covered floor. Hundreds of small stainless steel bowls hold grains, pulses, sweets, nuts, fried snacks, green herbs and colourful spices in mounded heaps. The bowls form a central tiered pyramid surrounded by spreading rings and sprays of yellow and purple flowers. A small wrapped sweet with a purple flower sits atop the central mound. No people are visible in the scene.2011-01-01November 05 20062006-11-05October 28 20062006-10-28