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Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a striped multicoloured cloth. Metal trays hold a blue silk garment, a maroon cloth, a rudraksha mala with a pendant, gold and silver jewellery, bangles with red threads, incense sticks, turmeric, kumkum and vibhuti in small bowls, and green leaves. Surrounding brass bowls contain rice, lentils, grains, chickpeas, nuts, dried fruits and spices, with a bowl of fresh vegetables including eggplants, okra, beans and carrots, and another bowl of purple flowers and leaves. No people are visible. This appears to be a puja or naivedyam arrangement.

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A 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.2025-09-21Overhead photo of a ritual offering setup on a carpeted floor. Rows of gold-rimmed brass trays hold grains, pulses, powders, dried herbs, packaged items, bottles with blue and black caps, and sealed packets, arranged on a long pink cloth with a purple-blue border and a blue cloth above. Gold-embroidered fabric and a small table with a stand sit at the top edge. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests puja or naivedyam materials prepared for a temple seva.2022-07-01 +1 copiesClose overhead photo of a temple offering arrangement for a Mandagappadi-style ritual. On the left, two deity murtis are dressed in pink and blue silk and heavily garlanded with yellow, pink and red flowers and rudraksha-style beads. A brass lamp stand and brass kalasha-style vessels sit nearby. On a wooden tray, green unripe coconuts, round custard-apple-like fruits, green limes, small bowls of spices, cardinal seeds, black rice, yellow turmeric powder, sacks of grain and folded silks in pink and turquoise are laid out, with a bundle of yellow and red garlands in front. No people are visible.2024-06-03A photograph of a Mandapadi offering arrangement on the floor, with rows of polished brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, rice, spices, dried chillies, jaggery-like lumps, sugar, flowers and sweets set out on a striped multicoloured cloth. Red flower petals are scattered around the bowls. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow flower garlands and draped in green cloth, flanked by golden lion figures. A timestamp reads 29 Dec 2025 01:16:22. No people are visible.2025-06-27A photograph of a ritual offering spread laid out on a red cloth. Two ornate brass oil lamps with lit flames stand at the back. Many small brass plates hold powders in red, yellow, orange and white, whole spices and seeds, dates, jaggery-style balls, ginger roots, green okra, a coconut, bitter-green leaves, purple brinjals, chopped white vegetable, loose flower petals, yellow plumeria and mixed red and orange flowers. No people are visible in the frame apart from a partial figure in white at the right edge. No deity murti or a person depiction is visible.2025-11-23A photograph of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth in front of a draped red altar. Dozens of small brass and steel bowls hold colourful dry offerings such as powders, grains and spices in yellow, orange, green and brown. A large brass tray in the centre holds a lit oil lamp, a green leaf plate, bananas and small brass items. Trays of white and yellow flower garlands and pink petals sit at the sides, and a brass pot with flowers stands in front. Garlanded green and gold fabric decorates the altar above. No people are visible.Photo 66781362022-07-01 +1 copiesOverhead 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.2022-02-08A ritual arrangement on a red cloth spread across the floor. Two lit oil lamps with brass bases stand at the back, flanked by small brass plates holding coloured powders, turmeric, vermilion, and white powder. Green leaves, green beans, betel-like leaves, purple brinjals, white and pink flowers, and a brass plate of orange and pink blossoms are arranged in rows. In the foreground a decorated maroon pot wrapped in gold-bordered fabric, topped with mango leaves, orange flowers and a golden cloth cone, sits on a magenta cloth. Behind it a dark maroon drape with a painted figure. No people are visible.2025-11-23KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth. Brass bowls hold coloured powders in orange, red and yellow, plus white and grey granules, and a small stone-like heap. A woven tray holds a red bottle, a brass oil vessel and dried seeds or rudraksha-like beads. On the right, a brass plate holds banana leaves with fried papadum-style wafers, crisp pretzel-shaped snacks, a vegetable dish in a brass bowl, a bowl of cooked greens, cucumber slices and a dried red chilli. A brass vessel sits at the top. No people are visible.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.2025-08-27