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A silver bowl on a silver tray holds a dessert of sliced banana and nuts in a milky liquid, topped with red and yellow flower petals. Almonds, pistachios, raisins and cashews are scattered around it. A small silver cup sits behind the bowl on a dark maroon cloth. This is a neivedyam offering of sweet food, prepared for a temple offering. No people are visible.

A photograph of a silver oval tray with embossed rim resting on a dark wooden table. In a round silver bowl sits a mound of yellow rice, topped with a pink rose petal and a yellow petal. A small silver cup stands on the tray beside the bowl. No people are visible; this appears to be an offering or prasadam plate.

A photograph of a round steel thali tray holding seven small steel bowls of food offerings. Clockwise from the top are cashew nuts, sliced mango, a dark curry, flatbread (parathas or rotis), a small cup of water in the centre, and sliced banana. A jewelled ornament with red and green stones and pearls sits at the right edge against a dark surface. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a silver-toned ritual tray on a dark wooden table. A small cup stands at the left and a round metal bowl holds yellow-green cooked rice or grain, topped with a pink rose petal and a small piece of red dried chili or flower. The tray has a decorative scalloped rim. No people are visible. This appears to be a food offering or prasadam on a temple-style plate.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/17/2022

Overhead photo of a polished silver thali-style offering tray on a striped placemat with a leopard-print cloth behind it. The tray holds about ten small silver katoris of varied rice preparations in orange, tan, and pale tones, plus a small glass of water and two ripe yellow bananas laid across the center. No people are visible; this is a food offering arranged for naivedyam.

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A close photograph of a brass puja thali holding ritual offerings for a Laghu Pooja. In the centre is a brass bowl heaped with soaked chickpeas or groundnuts mixed with pink rose petals. To the left sits a small bowl of cut jaggery or sweet fruit pieces, with a small brass cup of liquid behind it. A ripe green-yellow banana lies in the foreground with more pink petals scattered around it. At the right is a brass cup holding a small brass spoon. A red and gold woven cloth lies in the background on a dark surface. No people are visible.

A close photograph of a small ornate silver bowl with scalloped rim and engraved floral and radiating patterns, filled with white rice and topped with a single piece of yellow turmeric. The bowl sits on a glossy black surface against a dark background. No people are visible.

A close photo of a ritual food offering on a brass plate. A large green unripe plantain lies diagonally across the plate, decorated with a sprig of small pink flowers. Behind it sits a brass bowl heaped with yellow-tinted rice mixed with cashews and pieces of fried nuts or fruit. To the right stands a brass tumbler filled with water on a dark surface, with pink flower petals at the top edge. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a temple neivedyam offering set on two polished silver thalis placed on a black cloth. The upper thali holds small bowls of rice dishes, fried potato-like pieces, peanuts, coconut-looking shreds and a white rice preparation. The lower thali holds raisins, nuts, a small bowl of water, a cut mango piece and other dry fruits. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame burns at the left edge beside a silver dish with a cut mango. No people are visible.