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October 18 2007

Close view of sweets and snacks on steel plates set on an orange cloth. Two large spiral-shaped golden fried sweets. Orange jalebi-like sweets fill a plate in the lower left, and a packet of mixed namkeen snack sits at left. Scattered red flower petals lie on the cloth. A clear plastic bag is at the right edge. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a heap of golden-brown fried snack rings, a traditional savoury murukku-style sweet or snack with ridged, twisted spiral shapes dusted with small white sesame or salt specks. No people are visible; the frame is filled with the snacks in varied orientations, lit warmly.

Close-up photograph of a heap of golden-brown spiral savoury snacks, resembling murukku, piled densely with their coiled ridged rings filling the frame. Small white specks. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene is a food item prepared for offering or distribution.

Close-up photograph of a heap of golden-brown, spiral-shaped fried snacks resembling murukku, with ridged coils and a crisp texture. The pieces are piled densely, some showing hollow centres, and the background is blurred. No people are visible.

A close overhead photo of spiral jalebi-style sweets frying in hot golden oil in a deep dark kadai. Several coiled, ridged batter spirals are submerged and browning, with a long dark wooden or metal ladle resting in the pan. No people are visible.

A close-up photograph of a heap of golden-brown spiral snack pieces, shaped like coiled rings with ridged edges, crowded together and filling the frame. The surfaces look crisp and fried, with a few light specks scattered across them. No people or a person candidate is visible; the subject is food, consistent with a preparation of savoury sweets or prasadam.

A close photo of a woman's hand piping pale batter in a spiral onto a sheet of white parchment paper, forming ring-shaped sweets. Several uncooked rings of batter lie scattered across the paper. The woman wears gold bangles and a dark ring. The top right corner shows a wooden board and a bowl edge. This is a preparation of naivedyam, the food offering prepared in the kitchen.

Close photo of hands exchanging a golden orange sweet. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland hands the sweet to a person in white clothing on the left, who wears a gold bangle. A white-and-grey oscillating fan and a red wall are visible in the background.

A close photograph of a raw, unfried ring-shaped sweet made from pale dough, pressed into a twisted, rope-like spiral on a sheet of white parchment paper. Its surface shows ridged grooves and a central hole. A golden-brown surface lies at the lower left edge and a second dough piece is partly visible at the upper right. No people are visible, so this shows food preparation for offerings.

Close-up photograph of a heap of golden-brown fried savoury doughnut-shaped snacks, resembling medu vada, with small green herb flecks visible on their surfaces. They fill a stainless steel bowl, with the rims of the rings and crisp fried textures prominent in the frame. No people or ritual setting is visible.

Close photograph of a raw, pale dough ring on a light grey parchment or cloth surface. The ring is twisted rope-like, a braided spiral of dough, shaped as an oval with a central hole, ready to be fried as a sweet or snack. Two more partially visible dough rings sit at the top left and right edges.