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Close-up photo of two large red-pink mangoes resting on ornate scalloped brass plates on a dark wooden tray. Behind them at the right edge are a white conch-shell, a strand of beaded mala or beads, and a small brass bowl holding white pieces of coconut or offering material. The setting suggests a ritual offering arrangement, with no people visible.

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December 07 2022 Sripuram2022-12-07Close-up photograph of four pink-red dragon fruits (pitaya) with yellowish-brown dried scale tips, piled in a round wooden or brown ceramic bowl set on a beige cloth. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a polished silver-toned metal plate holding eight dark purple-black figs arranged in a ring with one fig at the centre, set on a white surface draped with a red and cream patterned cloth. A silver bell with an engraved handle sits at the left edge. No people are visible; the scene looks like a simple ritual offering setup.KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/29/20222022-07-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of offerings arranged in copper bowls on a draped cloth. Pink dragon fruit with green scale tips fills the lower left bowl, yellow bananas sit in the upper centre bowl, and green-and-yellow citrus fruits crowd the right bowl. Dried nuts or seeds and a bit of yellow powder are visible at the edges. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of a ritual offering arrangement. Several pineapples with spiky green crowns are piled together, with a brass bowl of whole red pomegranates on the left and bright green and orange citrus fruits at the right edge. A red and gold textile lies beneath the fruit. No people are visible; the scene is a fruit offering of the kind placed before a deity during worship.October 15 20102010-10-15Close-up photograph of two brass bowls filled with bright red kumkum powder, set on a red cloth. The powder is finely textured with visible swirl patterns in the left bowl and a smooth mound in the right bowl. No people or deity forms are visible in the frame.Overhead photo of a round stainless steel plate filled with ripe yellow and green mangoes and one brown husked coconut at the top. The plate rests on a blue cloth with red, yellow and white stripes. No people are visible. This is an offering of fruit, consistent with a ritual offering on the page's festival theme.2022-08-05 +1 copiesApril 24 20222022-04-24 +2 copiesOverhead close-up of two round metal bowls on a red cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of whole blanched almonds. The right bowl is filled with fine bright red powder. No people are visible.Close view of ritual offerings on a red cloth. Two pale, whole ash gourds (white pumpkins) sit in a brass bowl in the foreground, one balanced on the other. Beside them are brass bowls holding bright yellow-orange turmeric powder, pale grains or cereal, and pink-tinted kumkum-like material, with white flowers at the upper left edge. No people are visible. The setting suggests a puja or homa arrangement of offering materials.