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A temple shrine decorated for Mahashivaratri with a dark-stone deity murti draped in red and blue cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds. Golden carved pillars with rearing lion-like figures flank the shrine. In the foreground a pink-covered table holds a large stainless steel pot of cooked rice, a bowl of yellow dal, a banana leaf piled with fried vada, bananas, a pineapple, flower garlands in red, yellow and orange, brass oil lamps and a plate of turmeric powder. No people are visible.

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/1/2022

2022-05-01 +1 copies

A photograph of a festive food offering spread on a maroon satin cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold a white creamy porridge, a thick golden-brown sweet dish, a seasoned rice with mustard seeds and curry leaves, and a yellow lemon-style rice. A brass plate holds round brown laddus, and steel bowls hold crisp savoury snacks, fried spiral murukku and papadum. Red, orange and yellow marigold garlands sit at the top, and a teal cloth with white flowers lies at the lower left. No people are visible.

A top-down photograph of a ritual food offering spread across a red and cream woven mat with green leaf and orange flower motifs. Many silver and steel bowls hold rice dishes, fried vadas, round sweet laddus in brown, white and yellow, a mound of golden lentil-like sweet, nuts, sugar candies and mixed savouries. A brass plate holds bananas and a block of jaggery, and steel bowls hold red pomegranates and apples with oranges. A red and gold silk cloth and a mango leaf bundle sit at the upper right, and a small book titled Glory of the Divine Mother lies at the top left. No people are visible; this is an offering arrangement.

Offerings laid out on banana leaves before a deity murti draped in white cloth with a red-and-gold bordered shawl and a garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. On the left leaf are ripe yellow bananas and a small heap of puffed rice; at centre a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits on a round tray; on the right leaf are two mounds of cooked rice and sweet dishes garnished with red roses and marigold petals. A coconut half and a metal bowl with incense sticks and pink flowers sit on the stone platform behind.

A close-up photo of a silver thali plate resting on a green banana leaf. In a hammered silver bowl, a heap of boiled chickpeas is scattered with yellow and pink flower petals. Beside it, in a small steel bowl, fried vadas or fritters sit alongside a fried flat item. Loose petals lie on the plate and leaf. No people are visible.

Interior shrine with a black Ganesha murti at center, adorned with a gold crown, gold and red garments, and a beaded necklace, flanked by arched gold frames. Other black deity murtis stand at left in blue and gold dress and at right in purple sari with red marigold garlands. Before the central murti sits a table draped in red and gold brocade, holding steel pots and bowls of rice dishes, a bowl of savory fried snacks, and a pot of yellow sweet food, with flower petals scattered on the rice. Brass lamps and a brass plate with lit wicks and a smoking incense stick stand at right. Coconut halves sit before the Ganesha. No people are visible.

2022-05-15 +1 copies

July 13 2022 Sripuram

Overhead photo of three stainless steel bowls on a dark surface, set on a red and gold patterned cloth with gold tinsel trim. The top left bowl holds crisp fried ring-shaped snacks, the top right bowl holds yellow lemon-coloured rice with scattered dark roasted lentils and mustard seeds, and the bottom bowl holds a brown sweet paste studded with raisins and cashew pieces. No people are visible. A caption in the lower right reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.

A top-down photo of an offering spread on a table draped in a purple and red patterned cloth. Brass bowls hold pink-tinted grain, yellow pulao-style rice with green herbs, and small steel dishes of sauces and sweets. A pineapple, green grapes, red apples and bananas sit on a steel tray. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands at left beside a steel plate with a small clay lamp, and a brass plate holds flower petals at right. At the top edge, part of a person in an orange-and-blue garment holds a brass implement, and bare feet in white clothing appear at lower left, indicating a puja offering setup.

A temple shrine scene with a table draped in a brown satin cloth holding offerings for puja: brass plates with mangoes, flower petals, a brass lamp with lit wicks, a copper cup, bowls of yellow rice, sambar-like curry, and a tray of fried samosas. Behind the table stands a metal deity murti with a crown-like headdress, draped in a blue and green cloth and wrapped in white and pink garlands, set on an orange cloth-covered pedestal. Incense sticks smoke nearby. A phone on a tripod films the offerings. A partly visible person in white dhoti with gold border stands at left; two seated deity statues in green and purple garments with necklaces appear in the background.

Overhead photo of a festive food offering laid out on a large green banana leaf on a tiled floor. Rows of small clay or coconut-shell bowls hold rice preparations in white, yellow and brown, along with lentil dishes, dark sweets and round balls. Fried snacks sit in a woven basket and on a white bowl, with a cup of white sauce, a few whole fruits and a wedge of yellow sweet. Several small oil lamps with lit wicks and brass bowls surround the leaf, and a brass spoon and a metal dish appear at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the scene shows naivedhyam food offering arranged for a ritual.