Overhead photo of a large grid of small round brass or gold-toned bowls, arranged in rows on a white cloth laid over a striped mat. Each bowl holds a small heap of dried material such as seeds, grains, roots, bark, flower petals and other ritual substances. Pale white mounds sit in dishes at the top edge, and a red cloth bag lies at the left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photo of a large grid of small round brass or gold-toned bowls, arranged in rows on a white cloth laid over a striped mat. Each bowl holds a small heap of dried material such as seeds, grains, roots, bark, flower petals and other ritual substances. Pale white mounds sit in dishes at the top edge, and a red cloth bag lies at the left. No people are visible.

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