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Close photo of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth and leopard-print covering. A large ornate brass vessel with a raised rim sits on a carved brass stand, holding rose petals and a small silver cup. A hand rests at the left edge of the stand. In front, a silver tray holds many small steel bowls with cooked rice, yellow and orange sweets, vegetable preparations and pickles. To the right, two brass containers with lids sit on a silver plate, filled with pale yellow food. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.

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Photo 82848502022-05-10 +1 copiesPhoto 99167852022-04-24 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/20/20222022-02-20A brass or gold-plated ornate pedestal stands on a patterned dark cloth before a shrine with carved panels and small deity figures. On top sits a large golden bowl holding a cone-shaped object decorated with flowers and two small golden cobra-like forms, with a silver cup beside. In the foreground a round silver thali tray holds small steel bowls of cooked white rice, dal, vegetable curries and chutney, offered as naivedyam. No people are visible in the image.2022-03-06KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 11/2/20222022-11-02 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/17/20222022-02-17Photo 82872712022-07-27 +5 copiesPhoto 82860722022-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple offering setup with no people visible. In the foreground, a round silver tray holds about ten small stainless steel cups filled with rice dishes in yellow, orange and green tones, one with a metal tumbler, as naivedyam food offering. Behind it, a brass tray holds brass cups, a small bowl of red kumkum, turmeric, a flower petal and a betel-like offering. A large ornate brass vessel stands on a brass pedestal in front of a green and teal silk cloth with gold border, with a small deity murti wearing a flower garland at left. Leopard-print mats cover the floor.2022-05-28 +11 copiesPhoto 66787352022-05-02 +1 copiesA close photo of a shrine offering in a temple room. A gold-finished ornate peetha or pedestal with a gold kalasha-like vessel and pink flowers sits centre frame, with carved gold ornamentation. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and beaded red bracelets holds a small brass vessel over the offering. A silver thali holds naivedyam: a whole mango, rice, vegetable curries, beetroot-coloured dish, pickles and sliced vegetables in steel bowls. Leopard-print fabric covers the floor and the background shelves display deity figurines.2022-02-21Overhead view of a shrine puja setup on a leopard-print cloth. A person's hand in a red patterned sleeve holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. A large brass thali holds a brass plate with flower petals in red, orange and yellow, a small brass lamp and a brass cup. A silver tray holds small steel bowls of rice and colourful food, and a brass bowl floats red and yellow flowers in water. Behind, a green draped altar holds a small deity murti with a garland and a pink cloth.2022-01-22