Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth before a red placard reading KAILASA Thanjavur. Plates and steel bowls hold savoury snacks, sweets, crisp fried items, rolled sticks and a dark sweet. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and a brass bell with a handle stand nearby, along with a copper vessel. Pink and yellow flowers rest on a dark stone base at left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth before a red placard reading KAILASA Thanjavur. Plates and steel bowls hold savoury snacks, sweets, crisp fried items, rolled sticks and a dark sweet. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and a brass bell with a handle stand nearby, along with a copper vessel. Pink and yellow flowers rest on a dark stone base at left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual setup for a puja, shot from above. A red and white sign reading KAILASA THANJAVUR sits on a dark wooden base scattered with pink rose petals. Yellow marigold flowers are arranged on the left, and a brass lamp with a lit flame stands at the top. A round brass tray holds prasadam: yellow chips, fried sweets, dried fruit, and packets of snacks, with a pink cloth beneath. Brass oil lamps with flower decorations frame the altar on the left and bottom. No people are visible.

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A small shrine-like altar with a dark stone base bearing a red placard reading KAILASA THANJAVUR. On top, a pair of golden sandals is decorated with red roses, draped with a red cloth. Two brass lamps with lit flames flank the altar. In front, two steel bowls hold cooked food, one pale yellow-green and one golden-brown, and a round brass tray holds offerings such as cashews, fried snacks, rice crackers and packaged foods. No people are visible.

A photograph taken from above of an Annakoot offering laid out on a striped woven mat of red, blue, green and yellow stripes on a pale marble floor. About fifty small brass bowls are arranged in neat rows, filled with varied foods: fried snacks and namkeen, pulses and grains, sweets such as laddus and barfi, sliced vegetables, dried fruit, nuts, jaggery pieces, coconut pieces, eggplants, and a heap of white salt. A brass lamp stand is visible at the right edge. The overlaid caption reads Coronation Ritual Annakoot, with a date and hashtags. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an indoor puja offering arranged on the floor before a decorated deity murti dressed in an orange silk garment. A white placard reads KAILASA TIRUVANNAMALAI SRI NITHYANANDA JANMABHUMI. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a small crowned figure stand on a red cloth near the murti. Around it, on green, blue and orange cloths, are steel plates and bowls of rice, sweets, fruits, nuts, noodles and savouries, with banana leaves holding limes and fruit. A flame burns in a small lamp in the foreground. A date and caption overlay in the lower right reads 26-Aug-2024 11:58:45 pm, NJB, and samijiiiiii krishna Alankaram. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an altar display with no people visible. Several small clay oil lamps burn on a brass tray at the top, and more lit lamps sit on a second tray at the upper right. A white paper sign with bold black capitals reads KAILASA TRISHULAM, edged in gold, set against a magenta cloth with gold motifs. In the foreground, a large brass plate holds pink and yellow flowers, and a white plate holds rice, fried snacks and a dark dry preparation on banana leaves. A small brass puja vessel with a spoon and a lamp sits on a white marble stand at left, and a yellow cloth covers the back of the table. A timestamp in the corner reads 12/3/25 05:24, Chennai, 600043, India.

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