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A photograph of offering cloths laid out on a wooden bench on a cobbled pavement for the Arudra Darshan Mandakpadi offering. Folded silk saris and cloths in green, deep red, magenta, orange and light green with gold zari borders are piled in a woven basket, with a bunch of bananas, grapes and a coconut in another basket at right and garlands of white flowers at upper left. No people are visible. A blue timestamp and caption read 3 Jan 2026 7:48:45 am, Arudra Darshan Mandakpadi, 8 , ₹100 Garlands, #Kailasa Madurai.

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KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of ritual offerings for Arudra Darshan on a cobblestone street. Two gilded wooden tables hold woven baskets of garlands with white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Folded cloths in white, orange and pink, and green and red silk saris with gold borders, sit beside a basket of fruit including bananas, oranges, apples and a guava. In the upper right corner a person in red sits near a metal bowl of grains. No people are prominent in the foreground, and no a person candidate is visible.Close photograph of ritual textiles arranged on a brocade cloth with gold and green floral patterns. On the left, a red and orange silk sari is coiled inside a round metal tray. On the right, a teal green silk sari with a wide gold-zari border in red and magenta is folded flat. Along the bottom edge, small brass bowls hold dried fruits and nuts. No people or deity murti are visible.A folded red silk sari with a wide green border woven with gold zari motifs and red and green fringe tassels rests in a woven bamboo basket on a wooden surface. A red and orange cloth bag sits at the top edge, and a grey brick wall is visible behind. The photo is captioned as a Mandakpadi offering dated 30 Dec 2025 at KAILASA Madurai.Close-up photograph of folded silk saris and textiles arranged on a polished silver tray over a bright red cloth. The top sari is magenta with silver zari paisley and floral borders, its lower section deep teal with small woven motifs. Beneath it lie a mustard-yellow sari with pink and gold brocade border and a pink sari with a blue edge. Thin incense sticks rest on the tray, and red and pink flowers sit in small silver bowls at the lower edge. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2024-03-01Several folded silk saris laid out on a woven mat, arranged in rows. Colours include royal blue with gold-toned patterns, teal-green with copper floral borders, mustard-yellow with gold brocade border, emerald green with stone-studded motifs, bright red-orange with copper border, and maroon with copper motifs and stone-studded border. A white sticker label on the green sari reads Rathna Priya Embossed Fancy Border Stone. Overlaid caption text in the lower right gives the date and place, and reads Mandakpadi Amman sarees for Amman. No people are visible.A photo of folded cloth offerings arranged on a woven basket at Arudra Darshan preparations: several folded white dhotis or mandakpadi cloths with coloured borders, including peach with maroon border, orange with pink and gold stripes, white with orange-gold border, white with blue and gold border, and white with rust-red border. White jasmine garlands lie on the cloths, with white jasmine strands and red flowers at the left edge. A paved stone surface and a partial dark shoe appear at the top. No people are clearly visible. A digital overlay in the lower right reads the date and details.A photograph of folded silk textiles laid on a woven mat, with no people visible. In the foreground is a folded emerald-green silk cloth with gold zari striped and paisley-patterned borders and a tied cord at the top. Beside it is a maroon silk cloth with wide gold zari borders, a floral vine motif and a mango-pattern band, its gold tassels hanging at the left. Orange cloth edges appear at the top right and left. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads '2 Dec 2025 8:18:34 pm' with the caption 'Deepam Brahmotsavam For Moolavar' and hashtags '#Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya'.A flat-lay display of folded silk saris arranged in two rows on a white cloth over a grey floor. The saris show gold zari borders and bands in red, magenta, green, purple, brown and orange, with several bearing small round labels. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-08A photo of a Mandakpadi offering arranged on a wooden table outdoors beside a paved street. A folded red and orange silk sari with gold zari floral and paisley border work rests in a woven wicker basket. Behind it sits a brass lamp tray holding white camphor-like pieces and a brass bell with a handle. Bananas are visible in a basket at the bottom edge, and a motorcycle wheel appears at the top. No people are visible in the frame.2025-01-07A flat-lay photograph of folded textiles. A round brass or copper tray holds a tightly coiled red cotton shawl with orange and gold stripes and gold zari borders. Below it lies a teal green cloth with wide red-and-gold ornamental borders in a repeating circle and zigzag pattern, pink triangular edging, and a gold-and-red brocade background with paisley motifs. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible, so this is a textile arrangement rather than a scene from the event.A photograph of folded silk textiles resting on a round woven bamboo basket. The top layer is a green-and-gold border with a repeating band of elephant motifs, above a red fabric with a small floral pattern and a turquoise edging. Red tassels with green threads hang over the basket rim. No people are visible; the textiles appear to be a Mandakpadi offering, with a timestamp reading 27 Dec 2025 5:59:31 pm in the lower right corner.2025-12-27