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A woman kneels on a woven mat, arranging food offerings from steel bowls onto a white-draped table. She wears a white sari with a red-and-orange patterned border, a black beaded necklace and pearl earrings, and gold bangles. Many bowls hold sweets, fried snacks, nuts, fruit pieces and vegetable dishes, set out in rows as part of a ritual food offering. Behind her, another person in white garments stands near a brass vessel. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style food offering, with dishes arranged on the floor and table.

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A photograph of a food offering arrangement in a temple setting. Several women in white and cream traditional dress, one in a teal blouse with a green-bordered sari, bend over a low floor spread with small steel bowls of colourful foods, powders and condiments. On the right, tiered white-draped tables hold many polished steel bowls heaped with rice, sweets, vegetables and fried items, typical of an annadan or naivedyam offering. An orange patterned curtain and a garlanded deity murti are visible at the top right. Partially visible people stand at the left edge.2010-01-01A woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari leans over a white cloth laid on a grey marble floor, arranging steel plates of food offerings. She wears gold earrings, a rudraksha mala and bangles. Plates hold sweets, rice, lentils, fried snacks and small round laddus, with a bowl of orange sweet at the lower right. At the right edge a partial arm in white clothing is visible, and a child's head appears at the lower left. No other clear individuals are shown.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 15 20152015-07-15Overhead photo of a floor spread of steel vessels filled with prepared dishes laid out on a peach-coloured cloth and a striped mat. Visible dishes include white idlis, a yellow vegetable preparation, dal or sambar, a green curry, coconut or rice preparations, fried snacks and papad. Partially visible at top are seated people in white clothing and a woman in a green and gold sari, with a plate of flowers and fruit nearby. Steel lids rest in front. No one is clearly identifiable as a person, and this is a food offering rather than a clear ritual act.2011-11-06December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 28 20062006-10-28January 01 20122012-01-01July 18 20132013-07-18 +1 copiesJune 12 20142014-06-12A photograph of a row of seated women and young women eating a meal from banana leaves on a concrete floor under an open thatched pavilion. Most wear white saris with gold borders and orange shawls or stoles, some with orange-and-white attire. Each has a banana leaf with rice, vegetables, papad and sweets, with small brass pots, steel cups and a brass vessel beside them. Several are eating with their right hands; one at left touches rice on her leaf. Bamboo poles stand among them and other people in white stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2006-10-12A photo taken from above of a floor laid with a row of stainless steel serving vessels filled with South Indian foods, including idli, sambar, coconut chutney, pongal-style rice, vegetable curries and fried snacks, on a striped cloth and orange-tinted floor. Behind them a seated woman in a yellow and orange sari with a teal blouse sits on a mat, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge. Marigold petals and a plate of bananas appear at the top left. The scene suggests a communal offering or annadan meal.2011-11-06