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A woven wicker basket filled with fruit offerings sits on a white cloth edged with a gold border, with scattered pink petals on the surface. The arrangement includes a bunch of yellow bananas, dark purple grapes, several oranges or tangerines, red-skinned apples, a pear-shaped yellow fruit and pomegranates. A green plastic bag lies at the top left. No people are visible. The blue caption at the bottom reads a date and time stamp along with a Mahashivaratri offering label, and hashtags for the Devalaya and Kailasa Madurai.

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Overhead photo of a woven bamboo basket of offerings on a grey floor beside a patterned cloth with white and gold designs. The basket holds a bunch of small yellow bananas, a pale melon, two red pomegranates, several orange mandarins, and a cluster of dark purple grapes. A brass bowl in the front holds a small heap of white and reddish-brown flaked material. A timestamp and caption read Feb 06, 2026 09:16pm, Shivratri Mandakpadi, #Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya. 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.Overhead 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.2025-12-27Overhead 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.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 woven bamboo basket on a woven straw mat holds an assortment of fresh fruit: small yellow bananas, green and red apples, red pomegranate-like fruits, a brown husked coconut, green leaves, a green custard apple, an orange tangerine, a green guava, and a cluster of dark purple grapes. A caption at the bottom right reads 'Swamiji's Jayanthi Fruits Basket' with a date stamp of 10 Jan 2026 11:03:37 pm. No people or persons are visible.2026-04-08Overhead photo of a woven bamboo basket filled with fresh fruit offered as a Mandakpadi offering. The arrangement includes a brown husked coconut, several green custard apples, green guavas, a yellow lemon, pomegranates, a large orange, bananas, bunches of dark purple grapes and pale green grapes, with a green leaf beneath. A purple cloth edge appears at lower left and a grey pavement at upper left. No people are visible. +1 copiesA 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.December 20 20112011-12-20A flat-lay photograph of fruit for an offering, arranged on an orange and white cloth tote bag placed on a pale floor. Visible fruit includes two green guavas, four custard apples (sugar apples) with knobby green skins, several red apples, three pomegranates, and a bunch of dark purple grapes in a green plastic bag at right. Yellow on-screen text in the lower right reads the date and time, Mandakpadi, Fruits for Offering, and Bharani Deepam Dec 3, with the hashtags #Kailasa Madurai and #Devalaya. No people or deity images are visible.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.2025-12-27