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A ceremonial offering spread laid out on a white cloth with red and patterned borders. Silver and brass bowls hold fresh fruit including oranges, apples, green grapes, pomegranates and a sliced melon, alongside sweets, nuts, dried fruit, cookies, yellow rice or sweet, and sliced cheese. Folded orange cloths with dark stripes, stacked on the table, are offered with the food. Gold-coloured ornamental pieces and a silver vessel sit at the top of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.

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Overhead view of an offering arrangement for a ritual, with no people visible. A white cloth covers a low platform; in front, four folded saffron-orange cloths with gold borders are set in a row, above which sit four gold-toned ornate trays. Below are many small steel bowls of fruit, sweets and snacks: oranges, grapes, apples, bananas, sliced fruit, cut sweets, fried snacks, and rice-based preparations. Brass plates of lamps are arranged at the upper right, and incense sticks rise from a small brass stand at the left on a patterned red-and-blue rug. The scene is an offering table set out for a puja.2009-11-27Overhead view of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a red floor covering for a puja. White cloths and a patterned maroon-and-navy runner hold rows of silver and steel bowls with fruits such as oranges, apples, grapes and bananas, sweets, nuts and dried fruit, along with stacks of orange cloths with gold borders, gold-coloured garlands and ornaments on plates, and a coconut. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a lamp stand and a small bowl of coloured powder sit at the left. No people are visible.2009-11-27Overhead photo of a ritual offering laid on a white cloth spread over a floor covered with striped blue, red and yellow mats. Rows of bowls hold sweets, fruits, nuts and savouries, including red and orange sweets, round ladoos, apples, tomatoes, bananas and a sliced fruit platter. A folded orange cloth with a gold border lies at left beside brass lamps, small oil pots and metal containers. A basket of white and pink flowers and a plate of flower garlands sit at top, with rows of small covered cups along the upper edge. A person in white clothes is partly visible at the top right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2009-09-03Overhead view of a ritual offering table laid with a white cloth and orange-bordered marigold garlands. Silver and steel bowls hold offerings: pink and white flowers, yellow flower petals, cashews, almonds, dates, raisins, sweets, and white and yellow prasadam. Silver pots, a small silver lamp and incense sticks stand among yellow marigold blossoms. A folded saffron-orange cloth with a striped border lies beside containers of turmeric and red kumkum powder. At the right edge, an ornate gold-carved seat or throne and a partly visible figure in orange robes appear. The scene suggests an offering or puja arrangement; no people are fully visible.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01August 25 20092009-08-25A photograph of a puja offering table draped with a patterned red and cream rug. In the foreground stands a silver kalasha with a coconut wrapped in a leaf and white flowers, flanked by silver bowls of nuts, sweets and fruit. Silver bowls hold yellow flower garlands, and a silver ewer and spouted vessel sit on the table. Red apples and yellow apples are piled in a silver dish at left. Behind the table are a gilded altar base, a silver lamp and incense sticks, and draped orange and white cloth worn by seated attendants at the edges. No face of a central figure is clearly visible, so no identifiable a person is shown.2007-02-24July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a white cloth, viewed from above. Three people in orange robes sit at the edges; only their lap, arms and hands are visible, and one wears gold bangles and a wristwatch. An ornate gold-coloured stand holds a red cushion. Silver bowls and vessels hold rice dishes, sweets, nuts, dried fruit, fresh oranges, apples and bananas, as well as a kumkum dish and a silver pot. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and loose flowers decorate the cloth, with a bowl of pink and white flowers at left. Yellow marigold strands and folded orange cloth lie nearby. The arrangement suggests a naivedyam offering, but no deity form is visible.2009-01-01November 20 20092009-11-20January 01 20082008-01-01A close, tabletop photograph of an offering spread laid out on a cloth for a ritual. Silver and steel bowls hold rice, sweets and savoury dishes in yellow, white and green, including laddu-style balls and fried snacks. Red apples are piled in the foreground beside orange and red flower petals and a small dish of mixed nuts. A silver vessel stands at the back. At the upper right, a person in a red and gold saree is seated behind the offerings, their clothing partly visible. No face is shown and no one is identified. The scene reads as food offerings arranged for a puja.2009-09-25 +2 copies