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Photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on the floor. A bright blue cloth is spread across the foreground holding many small stainless steel bowls filled with grains, pulses, sliced fruit pieces, fried snacks, noodle-like sweets, coconut pieces and powders. Beside them sit a brass bowl of small green fruits and a brass bowl of fresh green grass. A pink and gold silk cloth lies behind, with a covered brass vessel on top and a steel tiffin-style box holding several compartments of offerings. A kalasha-like object wrapped in gold cloth and a leafy plate with flowers are visible in the background. No people are visible.

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A photograph taken from above of a large grid of stainless steel bowls on the floor, arranged in rows on a red cloth with a striped woven mat at the bottom edge. The bowls hold an array of food offerings for a 108 nivedyam: fried savouries and snacks such as murukku, sev and chakli, sweets and laddus, dried fruits, cut carrots, lemons, boiled rice dishes in yellow and white, and other prepared foods. At the top edge, partly visible, are a red silk garment and draped garlands of white jasmine, with a brass lamp at the left edge. Behind the offerings the floor of a temple shrine is visible. No people are shown.2024-07-21Kailasa seeragapadi december 28th 2021KAILASA Tharamangalam 10 Sep 2021A top-down photo of a ritual offering spread on a turquoise silk cloth. Metal bowls hold grains, pulses, spices, powders, dried fruits and nuts, including turmeric and red kumkum powders, rice, lentils, cashews, raisins and cardamom. Folded saris in orange, maroon and mustard, a set of gold-toned glass bangles, and a brass plate with small oil lamps and sweets sit at the top. No people are visible.2025-09-21Kailasa in tharamangalam 23 july 2021A photograph of ten small stainless steel bowls arranged on a shimmering red and gold cloth spread on a stone floor. The bowls hold food offerings: a twisted golden snack, dark seeds, white grated coconut with green herbs, crumbled orange sweet, fried crisp pieces, yellow savoury mix, orange-brown sweet, golden pressed snack, brown roasted peanuts and a crunchy mixture. A brass ornamental fitting with a leaf-like design sits at the right edge. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be food offerings laid out for ritual use.2025-07-21A 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.Kailasa avadi july 23 2021A photograph of a ritual food offering arranged on a white cloth with a green and maroon border on a marble floor. Dozens of small brass bowls hold savouries, sweets, dried fruits, nuts and snacks, including fried snacks, coated sweets, chikki-style bars, dates and lentils. A woven basket in the centre holds bananas, apples, oranges and grapes. Small brass bowls of colourful spices and powders sit at the top. Brass plates and a brass vessel appear at the edges, with a gold-coloured ritual stand and flowers in the upper right corner. No people are visible.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/13/20222022-01-13Overhead photo of a ritual offering arrangement on a purple silk cloth. Small round silver-toned metal bowls hold grains and pulses, including rice, yellow split pulses, sesame seeds, brown spiced sticks, chickpeas, dried nuts, turmeric powder, a flour-like powder, white camphor-like blocks, and a bowl of yellow lemons. Marigold-like yellow flowers and red powder appear at the edges, with golden leaf-shaped ornaments on the cloth. No people are visible.2022-02-08Kailasa Hosure 30 August 2021