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A photograph from above of a ritual food offering arranged on a round red metal tray placed on a tiled floor. Stainless steel bowls hold a brown lentil or dal dish with cashews, white rice with a spoon, a yellow dal, a golden savoury porridge or upma, a grainy dish, and a small bowl of fried vadas. Thin crisp papadums are stacked on one side. A timestamp and caption in the lower right corner read as a naivedyam offering for a maheswarapuja. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a banana leaf served as a plate on a light tiled floor, holding prasadam offerings for a maheswarapuja naivedyam. On the leaf are vadas, papadums, a mound of rice with yellow curry and mixed sides, a cooked portion of rice, a pile of dried fruit or raisins, a small heap of brown pulses, and a banana piece. A steel tumbler sits at the upper right, and an orange cloth edge is visible at the bottom. A timestamp overlay reads 12-May-2025 06:26:24 with the caption kailasa thiruchenkod u maheswarapuja naivedyam. No people are visible and no a person depiction appears.2025-11-05A photograph of a food offering arranged on a green banana leaf placed on a white enamel plate, set on a light grey table. The offering includes fried reddish-orange sweet rings, white rice balls, golden fried fritters, crisp papad, brown rounds with raisins, small sweet morsels, and dark dried fruit pieces. A small copper cup of reddish drink sits to the left, beside a copper vessel. The caption on the image reads the text below. No people are visible.2025-11-05Overhead photo of two round red metal thalis set on an orange cloth on a tiled floor, holding a naivedyam offering of vegetarian food. The left thali has small steel bowls of white rice, a rice dish with mustard seeds, sliced white radish, chips, pickled vegetable, a dark chutney, and crisp round snacks. The right thali has bowls of yellow curry, green leafy chutney, dal, a dark gravy, a vegetable stir-fry, and a papad. A small steel bowl of red chutney sits between them. No people are visible. A green on-image caption reads the date and the place.2025-07-06A photograph of a large round metal thali tray lined with green banana leaves, set on a table covered with newspaper. The tray holds small bronze or steel bowls of food: idli cakes, a red chutney or pickle, white rice with mustard seeds, a yellow-brown rice dish with eggplant pieces, a grated vegetable and onion-style side dish, a reddish gravy, a brown dal or sambar bowl, and crisp papadums. This is a naivedyam food offering arranged for a meal. No people are visible. A printed Tamil newspaper page appears at the top edge and a digital timestamp with the caption 'Naivedhyam Offering' and the hashtag #Kailasa Madurai appears in the lower right corner.2025-04-07A photograph of a round red metal thali laid on an orange cloth over a tiled floor, holding a naivedyam meal of several small steel bowls. Clockwise from top left are a dark brown lentil curry, a yellow stir-fried vegetable dish, a deep brown thick gravy, a pale yellow vegetable stew with drumstick pieces, a dark liquid dish, a yellow dal, a bright green chutney, and a crisp papad. Green overlay text in the lower right reads the date and place of the offering. No people are visible.2025-07-06A photograph of a large round stainless steel thali tray set on a wooden table, lined with green banana leaves. Around the edge sit small stainless steel cups holding rice dishes: plain white rice with red pickle or chutney, a pale creamy yogurt-style dish sprinkled with herbs, a golden spiced rice with lentils, another rice dish with cashews, a yellow vegetable preparation, a mixed vegetable stew, and a thin brown broth. A large white papadam rests across the lower part of the tray. In the upper left corner, a brass lamp or ritual object is partly visible. No people are visible. Blue timestamp text in the lower right reads 21 Dec 2025 12:55:33 pm, Naivedhyam Offering, #Kailasa Madurai #Volunteer.2025-12-21Overhead photo of a naivedyam food offering arranged on a round brass thali plate lined with a green banana leaf. Around the rim are small brass bowls holding rice, a yellow lentil dish with carrot pieces, a pink rice dish, plain white rice, dal, a thin sambar-like gravy, a red chutney, a shredded vegetable poriyal, and a mound of white idli-style rice cakes. Papad pieces are scattered on the leaf. Behind the plate are gold-coloured sacred objects and a maroon cloth. The timestamp overlay reads Feb 12, 2026 11:07am, Naivedhyam Offering, #Kailasa Madurai #BF_Full. No people are visible.A photograph of a naivedhyam offering on a large round steel plate lined with a green banana leaf. The plate holds idli, a white steamed cake, fried papad-like crisps, a mound of pale rice preparation, a reddish-brown sweet, and small steel bowls of sambar-like curry, a yellow lentil or vegetable side, dark brown chickpea-style legumes, and a thin brown chutney or sauce. Brass oil lamps stand at the top edge of the frame on a wooden surface. A timestamp and caption overlay in blue text at the lower right read Naivedhyam Offering. No people are visible.2026-01-05A photograph of a naivedhyam offering on a copper thali plate lined with a banana leaf, set on a wooden table. The thali holds small metal bowls of rice, sambar-style curry, rasam, dal, coconut chutney, pickle, crisp papads and a green-tinged dish. A separate bowl of stir-fried vegetables sits to the right. Behind the table, a gold-coloured deity murti holds a lamp, and brass lamps stand near a draped blue cloth with flower garlands. A newspaper lies under the plate. No people are visible. The bottom right corner carries a blue timestamp reading Sunday 11 January, 2026 12:55:34 and Naivedhyam Offering with hashtags.2026-04-08A photograph of a round stainless steel thali plate on banana leaves, set on the floor, filled with vegetarian food for a naivedhyam offering. Small steel bowls hold white rice, a yellow lemon or tamarind rice, a thick lentil preparation, sambar, rasam-style broth, curd (yogurt), fried potato, a red pickle, a vada with a hole in the centre, and papadams. A brocade blue fabric and a gold-coloured ornate base appear at the top edge. Blue overlay text in the lower right reads the date, Naivedhyam Offering and hashtags. No people are visible.2025-01-21Overhead photo of a South Indian vegetarian meal served on a large green banana leaf with a stainless steel thali. Small steel bowls hold rice, sambar-like lentil curry, yellow dal, chickpea-style brown chana, a white mound of idli or rice cake, coconut-tinted rice, a sweet orange halwa-like preparation, a pickle or chutney, a yellow curry, and a plate of crisp papad. A newspaper edge is visible at top left. A blue timestamp in the bottom right reads 18 Dec 2025 9:35:11 am, Naivedhyam Offering, and the hashtags Kailasa Madurai and BF_Full. No people are visible.A photograph of a round metal thali tray holding a South Indian vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf. Around the rim are small steel bowls containing yellow lemon or tamarind rice, plain white rice, a brown lentil or chickpea curry, a fried vada, thin sambar or rasam, a green vegetable curry, a white yogurt-based dish with herbs, a dark brown gravy, and a bowl of tomato pieces. Crisp papads are arranged in the centre. A newspaper lies under the tray and the table is wooden. No people are visible. A printed timestamp reads 27 Dec 2025 2:07:19 pm, with the caption Naivedhyam Offering and hashtags.2025-01-25