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April 28 20162016-04-28A top-down photograph of a large polished stainless steel bowl filled densely with round, golden-brown fried balls. A bright red cloth lies at the right edge and a blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner. No people are visible; the scene is a food offering arranged for distribution.2016-04-28Close-up photograph of a stainless steel tray filled with round, golden-brown fried balls. A gloved hand in clear plastic gloves reaches in from the top right, lifting one ball. Behind the tray, a blurred glimpse of gold and red metallic items suggests a ritual or offering setting. No people's faces or a person are visible.2016-04-30April 15 - 17 2022 Chithirai Pournami, Tiruvannamalai2022-04-16Close photo of a devotional offering being made. A bare-backed figure with white sacred ash stripes and a gold waist cloth is in the left foreground, blurred. In the centre, a hand wearing a gold bangle and ring reaches into a polished metal plate piled with golden sweets, round laddus and crisp fried snacks. Another hand with a tattoo and a gold bracelet holds the plate from below. The background is deep red cloth.2015-11-10Close-up photograph of a stainless steel bowl filled with round, golden-yellow sweet balls coated in small granular pearls. Several more bowls with similar yellow sweets are blurred in the background on a green cloth. No people are visible; the focus is on the food offering.2011-12-20Close-up photo of a stainless steel steam tray filled with a golden-brown crumbly dish, flecked with white pieces that look like grated coconut. A large silver serving spoon rests in the food. Behind it, another steel tray holds a green preparation. No people are visible.2009-06-04January 08 20122012-01-08A close photograph of a round stainless steel tray filled with golden-yellow sweet balls. Blurred figures are visible at the top edge: a person in saffron-orange robes wearing gold ornaments, and a hand in a white garment with a red border at the upper right. A hand holding the tray's edge appears at the lower left. The setting suggests a distribution of food offering.2010-12-27Close-up photograph of an ornate silver bowl with embossed arched and floral relief patterns, filled with a coarse golden-brown granular food. A person's arm in a rust-orange cloth sleeve is visible at the right edge. The background is a blurred pale wall and white table surface. No deity, throne or clearly identifiable person is shown.2015-10-23October 23 20152015-10-23May 05 20152015-05-05