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Close-up photograph of three shallow stainless steel bowls arranged in a row on a white cloth-covered table. The middle bowl holds dark, angular dried material, possibly small pieces of bark or wood, and the front bowl holds a white granular substance. The background is blurred, showing a dark wooden object at the top edge. No people are visible.

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July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph of a round stainless steel bowl filled with broken dark brown flakes or shards, possibly jaggery or a similar dried sweet, arranged loosely on a plain grey surface. No people or ritual setting is visible.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA close overhead photograph of a round stainless steel plate filled with fine sand mixed with small grey and brown granules or pebble fragments, set on a plain light grey cloth. Partial edges of another similar metal plate appear at the left and right margins. No people are visible in the frame.2013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA long red cloth runs down the centre of a workshop aisle, laid with small white bowls of offerings: reddish grains, dark stones, and grey pebbles, plus white blocks of solid material and a small bronze figure. Behind the table stand statues, stone sculptures and a golden deity murti near a kalasha-like object, with a grey gravel-paved floor and metal carts lining the right side. No people are visible. The setting resembles a sculpture workshop used as a ritual space for the offering table.2016-02-23Overhead photo of a dark metal bowl holding a rectangular block of brown, slightly crumbly material, possibly a dense sweet or jaggery-like offering, with a bronze figure of a deity or ritual object visible at the upper right edge. No people are visible. A pale grey surface surrounds the bowl.2013-07-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of many shallow metal trays heaped with grains, pulses and spices on a red cloth-covered table. Visible items include small green mung beans, clove buds, white crystalline salt or sugar, reddish-brown seeds and rice-like grains. No people, a person, deities or ritual figures are visible in the frame.2017-12-18A photograph of a stepped pyramid of stainless steel bowls on a draped white tablecloth, arranged for a food offering. The top bowl holds a single pale round sweet, and lower bowls hold golden fried or sugared pieces. No people are visible, and the scene is an offering display.2010-01-01Close-up photograph of steel plates heaped with colourful powders and grains on a red cloth, arranged for a ritual display. Mounds of orange-brown powder in front, white and pale blue powder, green powder, dark brown and black grains, and white granular substances fill the trays. No people are visible.2017-12-18Close-up of many small brass bowls arranged in rows on a cloth-covered table, each holding a mound of dried herbs, grains or ritual offering material. Yellow marigold garlands and flower heaps sit in brass plates in the blurred background, with a white-draped platform at upper right. No people are visible in the frame. The scene suggests a temple offering or homa preparation setup.2009-12-28December 18 20172017-12-18April 15 20182018-04-15