Dear INDOLOGY members,
Can anybody tell us the name of the deity
on the attached photograph, and the festive occasion for
which the offerings have been prepared (also taking the
month of the year into account)?
The photograph was taken in New Delhi,
India, March 2007.
The offerings include pottery with sprouted
Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a decorated coconut (Cocos
nucifera) and flowers of several plants.
Sprouting
barley has also been documented in Calcutta (november
2014), where it is offered for sale as germinated grain
and as seedlings in pottery, similar to the one on the
photo.
I am
asking this question on behalf of the author of the
photograph, René Cappers. He is currently preparing a
book on traditional agriculture practices and food
preparation.
With kind regards and thanks in advance for your help,
Roelf
Barkhuis
Barkhuis
Kooiweg 38
9761 GL Eelde
the Netherlands