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Photograph of many polished brass bowls arranged in rows on a striped red and green cloth, each filled with a different offering: spices, grains, rice, dried herbs, bark pieces, powders in yellow, orange and red, cloves, and whole pale grains. Bottom-centre caption reads mandagappadi for rajarajeshwari bramotsava. No people are visible.

A photograph of many polished brass bowls arranged in rows, each filled with a different dry offering ingredient for the mandagappadi offering. Visible contents include yellow turmeric powder, orange-red powder, puffed white grains, pale ground powder, bark or root pieces, dried red chillies, cloves and seeds. A caption along the bottom reads 'mandagappadi for rajarajeshwari brahmotsava' with a copyright line. No people are visible.

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December 19 2016

A photo of many stacked brass bowls filled with varied raw offerings for a naivedyam display. Each bowl holds a different food: white rice, grains, lentils, dried fruit, cubes of jaggery, sugar, nuts and cut vegetables. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.

November 04 2021

Overhead photograph of a ritual arrangement on a white cloth spread on a floor. Rows of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, hold varied dry substances such as grains, seeds, spices, powders and leaves. To the left, brass plates hold white sweets, cut fruit including bananas, apples, grapes and pineapple, round balls, nuts and coconut. A red cloth lies at the lower left, with a red and white sweet and loose twigs nearby, and a brass lamp appears at the top. No people are visible.

April 28 2017

Overhead view of a ritual offering spread laid on a white cloth over a floor covered with woven mats. A large grid of small brass bowls, roughly a hundred, each holds a different dry offering such as grains, seeds, spices, herbs and petals. To the left, brass plates hold white puffed rice or sugar, sliced yellow fruit, bananas, apples, grapes, pineapple, a bunch of dried sticks, round sweet balls and a heap of peanuts, plus a red cloth bundle. Above, a brass oil lamp and a small altar with flowers sit near the top edge. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a large grid of small round brass or gold-toned bowls, arranged in rows on a white cloth laid over a striped mat. Each bowl holds a small heap of dried material such as seeds, grains, roots, bark, flower petals and other ritual substances. Pale white mounds sit in dishes at the top edge, and a red cloth bag lies at the left. No people are visible.

Close view of many round metal trays set in rows on a red cloth, each holding a heap of ritual materials: dried herbs and bark pieces, grey and brown powders, white and pink powders, coarse salt-like grains, dried roots and seeds. No people are visible in the frame, only the trays and a blurred dark object in the lower right corner. This resembles a ritual setup of offering substances.

A photograph of a Mandapadi offering arrangement on the floor, with rows of polished brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, rice, spices, dried chillies, jaggery-like lumps, sugar, flowers and sweets set out on a striped multicoloured cloth. Red flower petals are scattered around the bowls. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow flower garlands and draped in green cloth, flanked by golden lion figures. A timestamp reads 29 Dec 2025 01:16:22. No people are visible.