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A close-up photograph of a ritual food offering laid out on a purple cloth. Steel plates hold mounds of cooked rice dotted with dark spices and topped with red flower petals or a red blossom. Sliced watermelon, whole apples, bananas and green leaves sit alongside, with a heap of white and purple flowers in a woven basket at right. Steel bowls and a golden backdrop complete the scene. No people are visible in the frame.2021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19Close-up photograph of a ritual fruit offering on a purple cloth. In the foreground, a silver plate holds a heap of fresh green grapes on their stems. Behind it are ripe bananas on the left, orange fruits and a glass-like metal vessel with embossed patterns in the centre, and red-skinned apples or pomegranates on a silver plate at the right. No people are visible.2021-05-19A close-up photograph of a silver offering plate arranged for puja, holding ripe bananas, bunches of green grapes, a red apple, a halved coconut, a pomegranate and scattered pink petals. Garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers lie at the left edge, a silver lamp stand and a metal vessel sit behind, and incense sticks rise from the fruit. A striped cloth covers the surface. No people are visible.2017-06-23A close still life of ritual offerings on a table. Silver bowls and a silver ladle hold yellow and pink flower petals and a white powder. A large silver bowl with a swan-shaped handle sits beside a bowl of fresh fruit: green and red apples, limes and bananas. A yellow marigold garland hangs above, with a small dish of turmeric powder and loose rudraksha beads nearby. No people are visible.2011-11-10A ritual offering arrangement on a purple cloth draped table. Behind it, a stack of white cloth with gold borders sits atop a mound of red roses. White jasmine-type flowers and purple-spotted blossoms hang at left. Silver kalasha-style vessels stand among the offerings, one topped with a yellow turmeric-coloured coconut. A large bunch of ripe yellow bananas lies at right. In the foreground, a silver plate holds a mound of yellow pongal-like rice with a dried red chilli or cashew piece, and a silver bowl holds red kumkum powder. No people are visible.2021-05-19A photograph of a tiered offering display before a golden deity murti at a Navaratri worship site. Stacked stainless steel plates and silk-draped tiers hold green and yellow apples, red apples, bananas, pineapples, green grapes, oranges, limes, sweets and cooked rice in shallow bowls. A red and yellow marigold garland lies in front, with a yellow and red garland draped over the golden shrine on the left. Green, magenta and red silk cloths cover the platforms. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-09Close view of an ornate puja arrangement on a gold-coloured tray. Silver-toned bowls with engraved rims hold yellow marigold and red rose petals, and small silver cups and ladles sit among them. A silver vessel with a spout stands at right beside a garland of red roses, yellow flowers and gold-tone beads. Offerings and flowers fill the foreground, with no people visible.2013-10-28A photograph of a festive offering table draped in a deep maroon cloth, laden with fresh fruit and sugarcane. Plates hold green limes, pomegranates, a whole watermelon, pineapples, mangoes, and bunches of bananas. Two small conical arrangements topped with pineapple leaves and yellow flowers sit in woven netting, alongside a brass bowl of yellow sweetmeat, a dish of pulses, and folded white cloth. Behind the table, deity murti and figures draped in pink, orange and white silk, with a purple garland, are partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-15October 09 20132013-10-09A ritual puja arrangement with a large cream-white flower garland shaped into a tall pointed form topped by a small maroon cloth cap, decorated with pink hibiscus, orange marigolds and yellow blooms. It sits on a golden-yellow silk cloth beside red apples, a silver kalasha-style vessel, small silver cups and a rolled maroon cloth with smoke rising. Behind it, garlands of purple, orange, white and yellow flowers drape a deity murti. No people are visible.2010-11-05Close-up photograph of a ritual offering table draped in deep maroon cloth. Center foreground: two pineapples with green crowns on a silver plate, flanked by a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas. Left foreground: pomegranates, green limes and a small silver dish of red kumkum paste beside cinnamon sticks and a brass item. Right: a bowl of orange-yellow powder and fresh green betel-type leaves. Upper left: a woven cane-patterned vessel with a brass lid. Blurred background shows a figure in blue fabric. No faces are clearly visible; the scene reads as fruit offerings for a puja.2010-10-15