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A photograph of a neivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a beige carpet. Six white paper bowls along the top hold grapes, a kiwi and a red fruit, a green pear, a ripe banana, a green apple with a red apple, and green grapes. Below, leaf boats hold prunes, almonds, a mix of nuts, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, strawberries, raisins, dates and mandarins. Steel bowls at the bottom hold a yellow curry, fried savoury balls, round sweet balls and white rice. Pink flower petals are scattered across the cloth, and a brass lamp and a brass tray sit at the lower left edge. No people are visible.

HDH Jayanthi 2021

Overhead photo of a festive vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf on a bright yellow cloth. The leaf holds rice, golden turmeric rice, flatbreads, fried potato pieces, pickles, vegetable curries, a mound of white sugar-coated sweets and dates, with a pink flower. To the left, a silver tray holds fresh fruit including grapes, strawberries, mango, orange, apple, papaya and longan, with pink flowers. Behind them, steel tumblers and a small steel cup of drink or offering sit on a green tray. No people are visible.

A photograph of a table laid with an offering of food, not people. A silver tray in the foreground holds oranges, kiwis, bananas, apples, grapes, a persimmon, a mango, a coconut, a sugar apple and a melon. Behind it, small brass dishes and bowls hold dried fruits and nuts, blueberries, sliced pineapple, a watermelon, rice pilaf with cranberries, a sweet dish and a bowl of gulab jamun-like sweets, with a glass of water and a yellow flower arrangement on a brass plate. The white cloth-covered table sits on a carpet. No people are visible.

Overhead view of a large naivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a green banana leaf, with a red and gold patterned runner beside it. Dozens of small steel bowls hold sweets, savouries, nuts, dried fruits, puffed snacks, and fried items in yellow, orange, brown and white tones. Larger steel bowls and a wooden tray hold whole fresh fruits including apples, oranges, pears, pomelo, dragon fruit, mangosteen, lychee, grapes and bananas. No people are visible, and no person in the image is identified.

Mahashivaratri 2021

Overhead photo of a ritual food offering arranged on a magenta cloth with silver swirl embroidery. Several silver trays hold many small paper and white cups filled with rice dishes, vegetables, cut fruit, nuts, dried fruit and sweets, with a silver bowl of whole apples, oranges, pears, pomegranate and bananas at the top. No people are visible.

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HDH Jayanthi 2021

Overhead photo of two round stainless steel thalis on a dark red velvet cloth over a grey surface. The left thali holds small bowls of white rice topped with raisins, rice with pecans, almonds beside a rice dish with red pepper, and a rice dish with peppers and vegetables. The right thali holds bowls of sliced apples and pears, cut apple pieces, peeled mandarin orange segments, a bowl of orange-yellow sauce or dal, a bowl of spiced potato curry, and a bowl of sliced green chillies. A small steel cup of pale milky drink sits between the plates. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a large ritual spread of food offerings laid out in rows on a white cloth over a red and gold patterned mat. Dozens of small stainless steel and brass bowls hold naivedyam items such as sweets, nuts, dried fruits, seeds, savouries, rice, fried snacks and vegetable dishes. A green coconut and a golden tray of mixed fresh fruits sit at the upper right. A brass plate and lamp are visible at the top edge. No people are visible.