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Overhead photo of a Mandakpadi offering laid out on the ground. A large round woven basket holds bananas, green and purple grapes, pomegranates, apples, oranges, guavas, lime-like fruits and a whole coconut. Beside it, a smaller woven basket holds a folded cloth with red, green and teal borders and gold-toned elephant motifs. Further right, a basket of white jasmine-style garlands, yellow marigold flowers and red blossoms sits on a gold-coloured tray. Clay pots and a blue stand lie at the edge, with bare feet of people visible at the top of the frame. A digital timestamp reads 27 Dec 2025 6:00:03 pm.

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A photograph of a Mandakpadi offering laid out on a gold-coloured wooden tray on a grey cobblestone surface. In the foreground a woven cane basket holds bananas, green grapes, oranges, red apples, pomegranates, black grapes, a brown onion-like fruit, a whole coconut and bright yellow chrysanthemum flowers. Behind it, a second woven basket holds a folded orange silk cloth with red and gold woven floral borders. No people are visible. A timestamp and caption overlay read '26 Dec 2025 5:43:46 pm', 'Mandakpadi offering' and '#Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull' in blue text in the lower right.2025-01-07Overhead photo of a large woven bamboo tray piled with offerings: bananas, yellow marigold-type flowers, a husked coconut, red apples, oranges, green gooseberries, pomegranates and dark grapes. At the lower right, a bare foot in an orange garment is visible at the edge of the frame. A red and gold silk cloth lies at the lower left. The overlaid caption reads 26 Dec 2025 5:38:56 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull. No people are fully visible, only the foot and orange cloth.2025-01-07A woven wicker basket filled with fresh fruit photographed from above on a yellow surface. Red apples, purple grapes, pale green grapes, bananas, oranges, pomegranates, green guavas, amla-type green berries, a dried brown coconut and a red hibiscus flower with green leaves are arranged together as a Mandakpadi fruit offering. A bare foot is visible at the lower left edge. No people are shown in the frame. A timestamp and caption overlay in the lower right corner reads the date and offering name.2025-12-27A photograph from above of a round woven bamboo basket filled with offerings for a Mandakpadi sevai. The basket holds bananas in a bunch, two pomegranates, an orange, green guavas and limes, a cluster of dark purple grapes, green gooseberries, yellow marigold-type flowers, green betel-type leaves with dried red petals, and a whole husked coconut. The basket sits on a yellow wooden surface beside a cobbled stone floor, with a purple cloth edge at the top right. No people are visible.A photograph of a woven wicker basket filled with fresh fruit placed on a gold-coloured wooden altar table in front of a colourful deity image. The basket holds bananas, red apples, green limes, orange mandarins, dark purple grapes, pomegranates, green gooseberries, a halved brown coconut, and a bunch of green leaves with a sprig of purple leaves. A blue timestamp overlay reads 3 Jan 2026 6:23:31 pm. No people are visible.A photograph of a woven bamboo basket filled with fresh fruit and offerings for a temple ritual. The arrangement includes two red apples, a pomegranate with its crown, a bright orange tangerine, green and yellow citrus fruits, a pale guava, small green gooseberries, a cluster of dark purple grapes, a bunch of yellow bananas, and a brown coconut. Green betel-type leaves hold a small pile of dried red petals. A digital timestamp and caption read 31 Dec 2025 6:16:48 pm, Mandakpadi offering, Madurai Meenakshi Temple Brahmotsavam, #Kailasa Madurai. No people are visible.A photograph of temple offering arrangements set on ornate gold-painted side tables at a temple entrance. On the left table, a wicker basket holds bananas, a coconut, green and orange fruits, apples, grapes and a sprig of greenery, with a folded red-and-green silk cloth beside it. On the right, two wicker baskets hold white jasmine garlands, green leaves and yellow and red flowers. A brass multi-branched lamp stand with five cups sits between them. Behind are a dark patterned curtain, doormats and marble steps. Blue on-image timestamp text reads 30 Dec 2025 6:25:43 pm and Mandakpadi offering.KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Mandakpadi offering arranged on two gold-painted wooden tables set on a cobbled pavement. On the left table, two woven baskets hold garlands and loose flowers of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds and green leaves. On the right table, a woven basket of fresh fruit includes oranges, red apples, green grapes, bananas and a coconut, with yellow flowers beside it, and another basket holds a folded red and gold silk cloth. A brass lamp stand with several cups stands at the right edge. A woman in a magenta sari with a patterned border stands behind the tables with her hand on her hip, and a second person in teal and pink clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Market stalls appear in the background. A blue caption in the lower right reads Mandakpadi offering and #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.2025-01-07KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a woven bamboo basket on a wooden table filled with fresh fruit offerings: a bunch of bananas, dark red grapes, an orange, red apples, pomegranates, a large green guava, small green limes, a brown coconut, and green leaves. A folded orange and green cloth and a red garland appear at the left edge. Blue text in the lower right corner reads the date and time and the offering details. No people are visible.Outdoor photo of offerings laid on two gold-painted wooden tables set on a cobblestone pavement. On the left table, a brass five-branched lamp stand with small cups, beside a basket of white jasmine garlands with red and yellow flowers. Centre, a basket of white jasmine garlands with green leaves and red flowers. Right, a basket holding a folded red and gold silk cloth with green border, and a basket of bananas, a coconut, apples, oranges, grapes and other fruit. No people are visible. Blue timestamp overlay in the lower right reads the date and Mandakpadi offering. +1 copies