A close-up photograph of several large green betel leaves stacked on a metal tray, with four dark, dried, shriveled seed-like pieces resting on the top leaf. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close-up photograph of several large green betel leaves stacked on a metal tray, with four dark, dried, shriveled seed-like pieces resting on the top leaf. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close-up photograph of four dark, shriveled, dried seed-like pieces resting on large fresh green betel-style leaves on a metal surface. A small fly sits on the right edge of the leaf. Behind them, a green printed box and a yellowish object appear at the left edge. No people, deity figures, or ritual setting are visible, so no identification applies.

Close-up photograph of several fresh green betel leaves fanned out on a shallow glass or metal tray, with three small dark dried nuts or seeds resting on them. A green and gold packet, possibly an incense or herbal product box, lies diagonally across the lower left foreground. No people or deity figures are visible.

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A close photograph of a round polished stainless steel tray resting on a gold embossed cloth. The tray holds a heap of fresh green betel leaves in the foreground, with two small stainless steel cups filled with dark ground or powdered substances and a small spoon placed among them. White folded napkins sit at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual offering or puja tray. No people are visible, and no a person depiction appears in the frame.

2012-04-23 +2 copies

November 10 2011

July 18 2016

Close photograph of a hand held open, palm up, holding a bright green betel-style leaf with a smudge of black paste or ash spread across its centre. The fingers and lines of the palm are in sharp focus while the dark background is blurred. No face or full body is visible, and no other people are shown in the frame.

December 20 2011

Close-up photo of a hand holding a leaf bowl filled with green folded leaf packets tied with thin green grass strands, possibly prepared offerings. The wearer's orange robe is visible at the right, and a blurred figure in orange stands behind on the left.

A metal tray holds many folded triangular green betel leaf packets, each with a small reddish-brown clove or spice tucked inside, arranged closely together in an overlapping layer. A wooden surface is visible at the tray's lower edge. No people are visible.

A close-up photograph of a silver puja tray with a betel leaf bowl. Green betel leaves hold small pieces of reddish kumkum or brown offering material in a silver bowl. Beside it sits a husked orange coconut with fibrous hair, and silver lidded vessels with ornate rims. No people are visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame. The background is blurred.

2013-02-26 +1 copies

Close-up photo of a hand held out palm-up holding four small dark red-purple fruits, possibly plums or jamun, with glossy skins and a few blemishes. The blurred background shows an orange fabric and a dark wall. No face or full figure is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.