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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.

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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.2025-07-21A 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.A photograph from above of a food offering laid out on a terrazzo floor. Stainless steel trays hold plain white rice, a yellow rice dish with green herbs and dark raisins, a brown grain dish, a creamy white curd dish garnished with green coriander, and a dark brown sweet. A steel bowl of yellow chutney sits at the top. Spiral fried snacks are heaped in steel bowls, along with round brown fried balls. A plate holds ripe yellow bananas and a piece of coconut. The trays sit on a green cloth edged with gold and an orange cloth with gold zari borders. The bottom right of the image carries a timestamp reading 10-Aug-2024 5:00:26 am and an address in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible and no a person candidate appears.2024-10-08Overhead 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.2025-07-21A photograph of a large ritual food offering spread across a purple cloth on the floor. Dozens of small metal plates hold fried snacks, sweets, sev-like noodles, laddus and fried savouries arranged in rows. A heap of cooked rice and a mound of yellow pongal sit on a large round plate with a green banana leaf. Bananas, apples, a mango and cucumbers fill brass plates in the foreground, and brass tumblers and a small brass tray stand at the edges. Brass kalasha vessels sit at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2022-07-13A 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.2024-07-21November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesKailasa Hosure 30 August 2021Photograph 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.2022-12-19HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A photograph of an offering spread laid on a green cloth and orange-red mat before a deity murti draped in a gold-and-orange silk garment, with a pink cloth on a stand behind it. Six stainless steel trays hold cooked rice dishes in yellow, white, orange and brown tones, including a pale kheer-like sweet, a plain white rice and a spiced pulao. Banana leaves hold fruits and sweets, including lemons, grapes, nuts and fried snacks, and a brass plate holds burning incense, a lit oil lamp and flowers. A white sign on a stand reads the centre's name. No people are visible.2024-06-09