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A photo of food offerings arranged on a round textured mat over a deep red cloth with gold pattern. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds unshelled peanuts. Behind it, a stainless steel plate holds fried mixed nuts and a small steel bowl holds dark purple grapes on their stems. At upper right, a steel plate holds green edamame pods. At upper left, marigold petals sit in a small brass dish beside a pink flower. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a pale wooden tray with a tiger-stripe patterned cloth beneath it. Several small stainless steel bowls hold snacks: green edamame pods, purple grapes, a yellow citrus fruit, roasted mixed nuts, raw peanuts in shell, puffed rice, and puffed cereal balls in pale and purple tones. A small paper label on the tray reads 大師專用. No people are visible.2024-10-08Jan 14 2023 sripuram2023-01-16Close-up photograph of a brass ritual tray arranged for worship. A round brass bowl holds mixed brown and cream beans or nuts, topped with small pink flowers. Beside it lies a long green-and-brown speckled banana or plantain with pink blossoms strung along it. Smaller brass cups sit on the tray, one holding a pale yellow piece of food, and a brass spoon rests at the lower right. A red and white patterned cloth lies at the upper right. No people are visible; the scene shows offerings for a puja.2024-09-23Top-down photograph of a table laid with a red and gold brocade cloth and set with several metal bowls of offerings. Visible items include cashew nuts, raisins, a heap of crisp fried sweets, a bowl of orange twisted snack sticks, a bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a bowl of red kumkum powder, and dried yellow turmeric or ginger pieces. A bowl of dark dried fruit sits at the upper left. No people are visible, and no deity, a person or readable text appears in the frame.Photo 82887252021-02-28 +1 copiesClose-up overhead photo of offerings laid out on a bright red cloth. Brass plates and bowls hold puffed rice (murmura or pori), round brown sweet balls, dried dates or raisins, and yellow sliced sweets or dried fruit pieces. A small white flower lies on the cloth. No people or deity visible; the offerings suggest a festival prasad or naivedyam arrangement.Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth with gold floral pattern. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds dried dates, with more dates spilled beside it. Behind, perforated metal bowls hold whole almonds and cashews. On the right, puffed rice balls or sweet rice pieces sit on a brass plate, and a bowl of dried fruit or nuts appears at the top right. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene shows food offerings for a ritual.A close-up photo of a silver thali plate resting on a green banana leaf. In a hammered silver bowl, a heap of boiled chickpeas is scattered with yellow and pink flower petals. Beside it, in a small steel bowl, fried vadas or fritters sit alongside a fried flat item. Loose petals lie on the plate and leaf. No people are visible.2022-02-28A close-up photo of a brass offering plate on a dark table holding a raw green plantain laid across the front, decorated with pink flowers, alongside a heap of brown peanuts with some shells, a small mound of pale sugar or jaggery, and a small brass bowl. A green citrus fruit sits in a brass dish at left with pink flowers, and a brass cup stands at right. No people are visible, and the setting suggests a puja offering arrangement.2024-10-30A close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass bowls hold bright yellow turmeric powder, red apples and pomegranates, and a steel bowl of raisins. Round green limes and yellow lemons fill a plate on the left, and a pineapple with spiky leaves sits at the right edge. Flaky pastry turnovers, nuts, and a dark roasted item are arranged on small mesh trays at the top. No people are visible.Close-up photo of a brass ritual plate offering. In the foreground a ripe banana with dark spotted skin lies across the bottom edge. Beside it a brass bowl holds a pale yellow-orange block of jaggery. Behind, a larger brass bowl is filled with whole reddish-brown nuts, some with pale kernels showing. A small shallow brass cup of liquid sits at the upper left, and a red and gold patterned cloth lies at the top. No people are visible.2024-09-18Close-up photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. A green mango sits on a brass plate at left, with a banana wrapped in pink flower petals in front. A brass bowl holds peeled cashews and chopped nuts beside a plate of sliced fruit. A steel cup with a lit flame glows at right. Pink petals are scattered across the cloth. No people are visible.2024-10-31