Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth. In the centre sits a large pale orange-brown sweet or ritual offering with a streak of white on top, resting on a perforated brass or metal plate with a scalloped rim. To the right, a second brass plate holds pale blue crystalline sugar or sweets. Partial yellow item visible at the far left edge. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth. In the centre sits a large pale orange-brown sweet or ritual offering with a streak of white on top, resting on a perforated brass or metal plate with a scalloped rim. To the right, a second brass plate holds pale blue crystalline sugar or sweets. Partial yellow item visible at the far left edge. No people are visible.

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