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A photograph of a ritual food offering display with no visible people. Tiers of stainless steel bowls heaped with sweets, savouries, fried snacks, grains and fruit are arranged on white-draped tables and on the floor in front of a gilded red-upholstered chair. Behind the offering stands a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and multicoloured flower strands; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, set against a rocky backdrop. Orange drapes hang behind the arrangement. The chair is draped with an orange cloth. A portrait captioned with a printed name is present, so the figure depicted is a printed image rather than a physical person in the room.

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A photograph of a large food offering arranged for a ritual, with hundreds of stainless steel bowls filled with rice dishes, curries, sweets and fried items. The bowls are stacked into a tall pyramid on a white draped platform and spread across the floor in front of it. Against an orange curtain at left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a garland of marigolds and red flowers sits on a red and gold armchair. In the background, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the pyramid, and a person in white dhoti-style clothing stands nearby. A brass oil lamp and lamp stands are visible at right, with a wall painted with red and white decorative motifs.2010-01-01A photograph of a large food offering arranged for ritual display. Hundreds of small metal bowls filled with cooked dishes, fruits and sweets are stacked in tiered pyramids on white-draped platforms and spread across the floor in front. A framed portrait with a garland of marigolds and orange flowers sits on a red and gold armchair to the left, beside an orange drape. Two women in cream and beige saris stand at the right, and a figure in white clothing moves near brass lamps. A bright blue sign and red and white painted wall decorate the background. The scene suggests an annadan style food offering, with a portrait being honoured. Three people are visible.2010-01-01January 08 20102010-01-08Photograph of a festival offering display on the floor of a hall: rows of round silver-rimmed steel trays heaped with sweets, nuts, dried fruit, candies and wrapped confections, set on white cloth, with large white rectangular blocks of sweets stacked in a pyramid at right. Behind, a red-draped table holds a silver container and gold-coloured items, and a small framed portrait shows a smiling bald man in orange and red robes beside a sign reading2007-01-01March 08 20132013-03-08December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28Close overhead view of many small stainless steel bowls densely packed on a floor, each filled with a different savoury snack and food item such as fried crisps, puffed grains, flatbread pieces, spiced chickpeas, vegetable pieces, sev noodles, murukku spirals and nuts, some covered with clear plastic film. Beside them a striped woven mat with the printed name 'NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM' runs along the right edge. No people are visible. This appears to be an arrangement of prepared food offerings.2013-07-22 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a large display of sweets and snacks arranged on tables for an annadan-style offering. Dozens of silver-rimmed steel plates and bowls hold colourful packaged candies, nuts, dried fruit, halwa-like pieces and fried snacks. On the right, white blocks of sweet are stacked into a pyramid-like form decorated with flower petals. In the background at upper left, a poster shows a portrait of a figure in a red-orange headwrap, beside a silver-topped altar or throne platform.2007-01-01A photograph of a large ceremonial offering arranged on the floor of a temple hall with woven straw mats. Hundreds of small silver and steel bowls and plates cover the floor and a stepped tiered stand, filled with sweets, fruits, grains, nuts and cooked dishes, with whole fruits including a watermelon, pineapple and bananas at the right edge. Behind the offering, a gold and red throne with a red cushion stands beside a marigold garland. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand in the background, one holding a tall brass implement. The scene suggests an annadan style food offering.2010-01-01A large photograph of an offering arrangement on a floor covered with woven mats: hundreds of small stainless-steel bowls and plates filled with fruits, sweets, grains, dried nuts, spiced dishes and colourful powders, laid out in rows and tiered stands. Whole watermelon, pineapple, apples and bananas sit among them. At the upper left, a red-cushioned gold-trimmed seat and orange cloth appear, with seated figures in orange robes at the top edge. At the lower left, the dark hair of one person is partly visible in the foreground. The scene looks like a ritual food offering prepared for a ceremony.2010-01-01December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28