Overhead photograph of two metal plates set on a red cloth. The plate on the left holds clusters of roasted chickpeas and puffed grains bound with golden jaggery syrup, forming bite-sized balls. The plate on the right holds crisp, curled orange-brown savoury snacks. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the food appears as offering or prasadam-style snacks. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photograph of two metal plates set on a red cloth. The plate on the left holds clusters of roasted chickpeas and puffed grains bound with golden jaggery syrup, forming bite-sized balls. The plate on the right holds crisp, curled orange-brown savoury snacks. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the food appears as offering or prasadam-style snacks.

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Overhead photograph of two perforated brass bowls on a red and gold brocade cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of orange twisted savoury snacks resembling murukku. The right bowl holds many round, pale pinkish-beige sweet balls studded with white and pale nuts or seeds, possibly laddus, with a few darker pieces visible at the bottom edge. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.

Overhead photo of sweets arranged on a bright red and gold patterned cloth. In the foreground, a brass bowl with a scalloped, pierced rim holds brittle clusters of puffed grain and pulses bound with golden jaggery. Another pierced brass bowl at right holds several round, brown, rustic laddus. At the top, a pierced bowl holds rice-puff balls coated in golden syrup, and a dark metal vessel sits at the upper right corner. No people are visible.

Close-up photo of sweets served in two perforated copper bowls lined with green banana leaves. The top bowl holds clusters of chickpea or roasted gram bound with amber jaggery syrup, some with flakes of coconut. The bottom bowl holds peanut and jaggery balls with bits of coconut. The sweets are glossy and tightly packed, with no people visible.

Photograph of a large steel platter heaped with round, pale golden-beige balls made of puffed grain or lentil dough. A second bowl at right holds crisp, curled fried strands in orange-brown tones, and smaller steel plates with fried chips and condiments sit around the edges on a dark red cloth. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of puffed rice balls held together with a brown sugar or jaggery coating, resting on a metal plate with a ridged, engraved rim. A second dish of orange-coloured food sits at the left edge, and a red fabric with gold-toned patterns lies beneath the plates. No people are visible.

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Close overhead photo of offerings arranged on a low table draped in beige cloth, with a red cloth below. Round brass bowls hold round laddu-style balls, one coated in golden-brown powder and one lighter-coloured with a sprinkled crust; another bowl holds split yellow and brown lentils or chana dal. A blue-rimmed plate of raw peanuts sits at the right edge, and palm leaves appear at the top. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of several large brass and metal platters piled with food on a cloth-covered table. Heaped orange twisted savoury snacks. A round brass bowl holds roasted chana or dal, and another small bowl holds roasted peanuts. The right platter holds cooked white rice mixed with peanuts. A red cloth lies beneath the platters. No people are visible.

Overhead view of an offering spread on a red cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold a block of brown jaggery, blue rock sugar candy, white sesame or puffed grain, crisp fried snack strands, and round sesame or puffed-grain balls, with brown chikki-style sweets at the top right. No people, deity or throne is visible, so this is a close-up of prasadam-style food offerings.

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Close photo of offerings laid out on a red velvet cloth. In the centre a round stainless steel bowl holds a heap of sesame-coated sweet bars, golden-brown and crusted with white sesame seeds. Around it stand more steel bowls: at upper left, dark brown fried balls; at upper right, pale round sweets; at lower left, a yellow-brown crumbly sweet. No people are visible, and the food appears to be prasadam-style sweets set out as an offering.