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KAILASA BAUDHA, NEPAL on 11/14/2020

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HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photograph of an offering arrangement on a red and gold brocade cloth. Small brass bowls hold puffed rice balls, rock sugar crystals, almonds, dates, cashew-like nuts, roasted seeds, round sweet laddus, orange spiral snacks, a pale block of jaggery, white sesame seeds, turmeric powder in a large brass dish and red kumkum powder at the lower left. No people are visible; the items appear prepared as food and colour offerings for a ritual.Close overhead photo of several shallow metal bowls filled with sweets and snacks arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The central bowl holds cubes of pale golden fudge-like sweet, with dark gulab jamun balls in a bowl at the top, twisted orange jalebi-style spirals at top left, sesame-coated brittle pieces at top right, and fried savoury snacks at lower left. No people are visible; the food appears to be offered as prasadam, with the scene.2022-12-19HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead view of a large offering spread on an orange cloth runner laid across the floor. Dozens of small leaf bowls hold sweets, fried snacks, pulses, nuts, grains, vegetables, cucumbers, carrots, and lemon, with a platter of oranges, bananas, apples and a mango at centre. Marigold petals are scattered over the food, and marigold garlands and yellow flowers line a shrine-like area at right where a deity murti in red and gold dress is visible along with a brass lamp. A person in a pink garment is partially visible at lower right. This is a food offering display, shown as a photograph, with no visible a person candidate.2021-01-23Photograph of a red velvet-draped table laden with an offering of savouries and sweets arranged in silver bowls and plates, many set on green banana leaves. Varieties include fried noodle-like snacks, crisp chakli, murukku, sev, puffed rice chivda, chips, round crackers, peanuts, small balls of sweets, jaggery-style sweets and fried pastries. A yellow upma-style dish sits in a bowl at centre. Upper left, a brass bowl holds a deity murti or stone object encircled by yellow and pink flower garlands, set on a striped wooden stand. Gold-toned carved architecture is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2022-12-19November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA large spread of food offerings laid out on an orange and gold cloth in front of a shrine. Dozens of small clay and metal bowls hold naivedyam: fruits including oranges, bananas, mangoes and apples, sweets, fried snacks, rice, dal, vegetables, nuts, coconut and flatbreads. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the altar. Behind the spread, a decorated shrine shows small deity murtis in red and gold garments with marigold garlands, and a second altar to the right holds lit diyas and flowers. Blue LED strip lighting runs along the back. The scene reads as a naivedyam offering display. No people are visible.2021-01-23Overhead view of a naivedyam spread of many small round steel bowls arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The bowls hold savouries and sweets including fried snacks, twisted and spiral snacks, fried dough pieces, roasted peanuts, cashews, green peas, puffed rice sweets, brown and yellow balls, grapes and papery crisps, with a banana leaf at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2022-12-19Overhead photo of a festive offering spread on silver-toned trays lined with foil over a red and orange cloth. Rows of round stainless steel bowls hold dried fruit, nuts and seeds, a sweet sprinkled with nuts, orange jalebi-like sweets, a white fudge piece, crisp fried snacks including coiled murukku, thin sev, chips, and spiced mixed snack. Dishes of cooked vegetable curries and pieces of avocado and fruit appear at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2020-11-14HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A photograph of a large floor spread of food offerings on a white cloth with a red and green border. Dozens of small brass bowls hold savouries, sweets, dried fruits, nuts and snacks, including crisp chips, spiral murukku-style snacks, jaggery balls and fried items. A woven basket in the upper centre holds bananas, apples, oranges, pomegranates and grapes. A round brass tray holds small bowls of white and yellow sweets and condiments. At the upper left are brass lamps, a brass tray and a kalasha-like vessel on a golden cloth. No people are visible in the scene.