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A photograph of a temple offering table set out in front of a large dark stone sculpture of a seated figure draped with a green fringed cloth. The table is covered with striped pink, purple, teal and blue cloths and holds dozens of small white paper plates and wooden bowls of food: fruits such as bananas, apples and a pomegranate, nuts, dried fruit, sweets, grains, lentils and savouries including murukku-style twists. Above the table a small brass deity figure and a lamp stand on a red cloth beside a gold-and-orange backdrop printed with temple architecture. No people are visible in the scene. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Jul. 11, 2025 5:00:09 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.

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A photograph of a temple shrine during an offering display. In the foreground, a large black stone Nandi bull statue wears a green silk cloth draped over its back, a bell-studded golden collar, and a gold-decorated headdress. In front of it, a long striped cloth in purple, teal and pink holds rows of plates filled with sweets, fried snacks, nuts, lentils, fruit and other foods, with bananas, apples and limes among them. Behind, a pair of small metal deity figures stand on a red cloth beside a brass lamp, and a gold-rimmed lotus-shaped bowl with flowers sits on a pedestal. Pink flower petals are scattered on the floor, and an orange-and-gold cloth hangs on the right. A timestamp reads Jul. 11, 2025 5:06:10 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2025-10-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a large black stone figure of a seated bull, Nandi, draped with a green silk cloth and wearing a decorated collar with bells. In front, a long mat in blue, pink, purple and teal holds rows of offerings on white plates, including sweets, fried snacks, fruits such as bananas, apples and mangoes, and grains. A bronze metal bowl sits to the left. Behind the offerings stands a small pair of metal deity figures on a red cloth with oil lamps, and a gold lotus-shaped basin filled with pink flowers sits on a raised platform. A maroon and gold cloth with temple illustrations hangs on the right next to a black Shiva lingam with a gold band. No people are visible.2025-10-07Indoor temple photo of a food offering spread on a yellow cloth-covered platform in front of a black stone deity murti draped in blue and gold cloth. Dozens of small white and brown plates hold sweets, nuts, lentils, dried fruits, puffed snacks and round laddus, with fruits such as oranges, a yellow citrus and apples arranged on a green cloth nearby. Two brass lamps with lit oil flames stand in front, and a small deity figure with a floral garland sits at the right edge beside a green and maroon draped altar. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 4, 2025, Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-03-01A photograph of a ritual offering spread in a temple shrine. Dozens of small leaf or disposable plates hold varied food offerings such as nuts, grains, sweets, dried fruit, fried snacks, beans and round balls, arranged in rows on a yellow cloth with a green-and-purple border. Behind them on a green cloth sit fresh bananas, lemons, a mango, a pomegranate and a coconut-like fruit, plus two small metal deity murti with floral garlands. A large dark stone image draped in a blue and gold cloth with gold ornaments sits at left, and brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the foreground. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 4, 2025 6:46:32 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu, with altitude and speed data.2025-03-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large black stone Nandi bull on the left wearing a blue and gold cloth and a silver necklace, with a standing deity figure in blue behind it garlanded with red and white flowers. In the foreground a long yellow-covered table holds many small plates of nuts, sweets, grains, fruits and offerings, with brass oil lamps lit in front. To the right stands a green draped altar with a brown and gold silk cloth bearing a painted bull, plus a small group of fruits and two small figurines on a green cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2025-03-01KAILASA SALEM On Jan 11 20262026-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an offering spread laid out on a striped cloth of pink, teal, blue and white, arranged on the floor of a hall. Dozens of small round leaf or palm-leaf bowls hold varied food: fruits including a whole green gourd, lemons, a mango, bananas, a pomegranate and small berries, plus fried snacks, sweets, dal and grain preparations, pickles and sprouted legumes. Four larger mounds of rice dishes sit on banana leaves in the foreground, including yellow turmeric rice and green herbed rice. A low wooden stool and a yellow-painted wall edge are visible at the top of the frame. No people are visible. A date stamp in the lower right reads 11-Jan-2026 9:41:31 am Salem.2026-01-11A 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.2024-07-21A photograph of a large food offering spread laid out on a striped pink, teal and white cloth on a concrete floor. Dozens of small disposable leaf-and-palm bowls hold snacks, sweets, fried items, pickles and pulses, arranged in rows. Several banana-leaf plates hold rice dishes in yellow, white and green tones, along with whole fruits including a large green gourd, a yellow mango, a red apple, lemons, a bunch of bananas and a green-skinned fruit. No people are visible.2026-01-11Indoor temple shrine with gold-framed arches and a central pink-draped alcove holding a figure in a maroon turban and dhoti surrounded by pink flower petals and garlands. In front stand a large black stone Nandi bull draped with a green cloth and a silver-toned collar, and a small brass deity figure. A row of plates with fruits, sweets, rice dishes and snacks is laid on a striped purple and blue cloth. A stone Shiva lingam wrapped in orange cloth and a black-stone deity figure stand to the right, with a large brass pot and oil lamps nearby. A printed sign reads KAILASA Salem Bharath. On the far right a cutout of a bearded man is garlanded with flowers. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jul. 11, 2025 5:06:28 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2025-10-07Photograph of a ritual offering table covered with a white cloth in front of a large gilded lotus-shaped base. Round areca leaf plates hold offerings: whole green limes, pomegranates, a pile of brown dried fruit or seeds, a heap of roasted chickpeas, a mound of brown powder, crisp savoury wafers, coiled fried snacks and fresh pressed noodle-like sweets. Marigold and other flowers sit at the top edge near a brass vessel. Floral garlands lie on the left. No people are visible. A date and location timestamp is printed in the lower right corner.2024-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor puja offering arranged on the floor before a decorated deity murti dressed in an orange silk garment. A white placard reads KAILASA TIRUVANNAMALAI SRI NITHYANANDA JANMABHUMI. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a small crowned figure stand on a red cloth near the murti. Around it, on green, blue and orange cloths, are steel plates and bowls of rice, sweets, fruits, nuts, noodles and savouries, with banana leaves holding limes and fruit. A flame burns in a small lamp in the foreground. A date and caption overlay in the lower right reads 26-Aug-2024 11:58:45 pm, NJB, and samijiiiiii krishna Alankaram. No people are visible.2024-08-27