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A street-side ritual offering table with baskets of white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands, red roses and green leaves, plus a basket of bananas, oranges, limes, pomegranates and coconut halves. A brass multi-branched lamp holds three white camphor tablets, and a Homelite matchbox sits on the table. A woman in an orange sari stands at left. In the background, men in orange and pink dhotis and white and blue shirts stand on a cobbled street lined with shops.

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Photo 82914862022-04-07 +1 copiesA 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 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 copiesDecember 24 20152015-12-24Overhead 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.2025-12-27Outdoor 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.2025-01-07A busy street in a South Indian temple town, photographed in daylight. In the foreground, a young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and a bare upper body with white sacred ash marks and a rudraksha mala stands at a table laden with offerings: a brass lamp stand, a basket of flowers and leaves, folded white and gold-bordered cloths, coconuts, apples and bananas, and a garland of flowers. To the left, an older man in a checked shirt and orange dhoti walks past with a plastic bag. Behind them, pedestrians, a uniformed police officer and shopkeepers line the road, with a gopuram tower visible in the distance.2025-11-04A 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.2025-01-07January 16 20182018-01-16 +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.October 15 20102010-10-15