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Overhead photo of an offering tray on a brass plate scattered with pink rose petals, set on a peach-coloured cloth. Steel bowls hold yellow banana chips, round fried sweets, a dark brown sheet of jaggery-type sweet, a clear-wrapped brown candy and a sesame candy packet. Packaged savouries include a Bikano-style snack bag with an orange label and a bag of puffed rice snack. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jul 21, 2025 5:48:35 AM Karanthai Thanjavur Tamil Nadu.

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Overhead photo of a food offering laid on a white cloth over a grey stone floor. On the upper right, a large brass tray holds packaged savouries including spiral murukku, chips, peanuts and crunchy sweets in plastic packets. On the upper left, a second brass plate holds more packaged snacks and sweets. Below, a white bowl holds yellow rice with vegetables, a glass container holds white curd or yogurt rice, and a round dish holds a dark brown sweet mixture with a pool of ghee. A timestamp reads Jul 21, 2024 6:18:09 PM, Melaveli, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth before a red placard reading KAILASA Thanjavur. Plates and steel bowls hold savoury snacks, sweets, crisp fried items, rolled sticks and a dark sweet. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and a brass bell with a handle stand nearby, along with a copper vessel. Pink and yellow flowers rest on a dark stone base at left. No people are visible.2025-08-17A 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.2025-07-21Overhead photo of a spread of savoury snacks arranged on a purple checked cloth. Small metal and leaf bowls hold murukku spirals, chakli-style coils, thin fried chips, namkeen mixes, crisp wafers, fried plantain and potato slices, and round brown fried balls. Some items sit on folded paper plates. A gold-bordered striped cloth runs along the top edge. No people are visible; the food appears to be prepared as an offering or annadan-style spread.2022-07-13Photograph of a red velvet-draped table laden with an offering of savouries and sweets arranged in silver bowls and plates, many set on green banana leaves. Varieties include fried noodle-like snacks, crisp chakli, murukku, sev, puffed rice chivda, chips, round crackers, peanuts, small balls of sweets, jaggery-style sweets and fried pastries. A yellow upma-style dish sits in a bowl at centre. Upper left, a brass bowl holds a deity murti or stone object encircled by yellow and pink flower garlands, set on a striped wooden stand. Gold-toned carved architecture is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2022-12-19A photograph of a ritual setup for a puja, shot from above. A red and white sign reading KAILASA THANJAVUR sits on a dark wooden base scattered with pink rose petals. Yellow marigold flowers are arranged on the left, and a brass lamp with a lit flame stands at the top. A round brass tray holds prasadam: yellow chips, fried sweets, dried fruit, and packets of snacks, with a pink cloth beneath. Brass oil lamps with flower decorations frame the altar on the left and bottom. No people are visible.2025-07-21A 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.Overhead view of a naivedyam spread of many small round steel bowls arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The bowls hold savouries and sweets including fried snacks, twisted and spiral snacks, fried dough pieces, roasted peanuts, cashews, green peas, puffed rice sweets, brown and yellow balls, grapes and papery crisps, with a banana leaf at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2022-12-19Kailasa Puduvai 30 August 2021A photograph of a festive food offering spread on a maroon satin cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold a white creamy porridge, a thick golden-brown sweet dish, a seasoned rice with mustard seeds and curry leaves, and a yellow lemon-style rice. A brass plate holds round brown laddus, and steel bowls hold crisp savoury snacks, fried spiral murukku and papadum. Red, orange and yellow marigold garlands sit at the top, and a teal cloth with white flowers lies at the lower left. No people are visible.Overhead photo of a red velvet cloth covered with small metal bowls of fried and sweet snacks offered as naivedyam. Bowls hold crisp golden murukku-style spirals, small fried gram-flour pieces, round flat savoury discs, sweet round balls studded with raisins or nuts, a bowl of flaked toasted grains, a bowl of rolled ring-shaped snacks, and a bowl of orange fried vermicelli-like strands. Puffed rice sits on a brass plate at the top left. No people are visible.2023-01-03A 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.2024-07-21