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A top-down photograph of ritual offerings laid out on a woven straw mat with blue, red and cream stripes. Arranged across the mat are apples, pomegranates, bananas, yellow lemons, a large yellow citrus fruit, a dark green watermelon, round brown sapodilla-like fruits, a box of Nova sweet tamarind, cashew or nut packets, sweets in plastic packaging, and a receipt. No people or a person candidate are visible; the image shows only fruit and packaged foods as an offering for a jayanthi. A timestamp reads 10-Jan-2026 9:33:37 pm, Salem, with the caption KAILASA SALEM and Dr Ram Kumar iyya offering for jayanthi.

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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.2026-04-08Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08Overhead photograph of a ritual offering laid out on a red-painted wooden table. Steel plates hold pineapples, red apples, pomegranates, green guavas, yellow lemons and limes, dark jamun-like berries in a brass bowl, reddish bananas and yellow bananas, plus a plate of white grated coconut and a small bowl of spices. Scattered pink flower petals and a red blossom lie among the fruit, and a loose sheet of paper is visible at one edge. A white-clad arm is partly visible at the lower right. No people are clearly visible apart from that arm, and no deity, a person or ceremony is visible. A date stamp in the corner reads 28 10 2006.2006-10-28A photograph of a large food offering spread laid out on a striped pink, teal and white cloth on a concrete floor. Dozens of small disposable leaf-and-palm bowls hold snacks, sweets, fried items, pickles and pulses, arranged in rows. Several banana-leaf plates hold rice dishes in yellow, white and green tones, along with whole fruits including a large green gourd, a yellow mango, a red apple, lemons, a bunch of bananas and a green-skinned fruit. No people are visible.2026-01-11A 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.A photograph of an offering spread laid out on a striped cloth of pink, teal, blue and white, arranged on the floor of a hall. Dozens of small round leaf or palm-leaf bowls hold varied food: fruits including a whole green gourd, lemons, a mango, bananas, a pomegranate and small berries, plus fried snacks, sweets, dal and grain preparations, pickles and sprouted legumes. Four larger mounds of rice dishes sit on banana leaves in the foreground, including yellow turmeric rice and green herbed rice. A low wooden stool and a yellow-painted wall edge are visible at the top of the frame. No people are visible. A date stamp in the lower right reads 11-Jan-2026 9:41:31 am Salem.2026-01-11Overhead photo of a wooden table laid with offerings on steel plates for a ritual. Plates hold bananas arranged in a ring, apples, red pomegranates, guavas, oranges, black jamun-type berries, red bananas, a heap of white grated coconut, and whole brown coconuts. Pink rose petals are scattered across the table and plates, with a plate of petals at upper right and a bundle of pink flowers and green leaves beside small paper packets. The offerings suggest puja or annadan food offering, but no people or deities are visible.2006-10-28Feb 13 2022 sripuramA photograph of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a green cloth with a pink and gold border. Many small brass and gold-rimmed plates hold grains, pulses, spices, powders in yellow, red and white, and seeds. Around them are fruits including apples and limes, a basket of white and pink flowers, a folded red cloth with a gold border, a red-brown cloth with a white line drawing of a temple, and a yellow printed sheet. Incense sticks and a small packet sit at the right edge, and a dark stone figure base appears at upper left. No people are visible.2026-02-20Overhead view of a ritual offering spread on a blue and maroon checkered cloth. Banana leaves hold heaps of fruit including bananas, apples, limes, oranges, guavas and a whole coconut, alongside grains, lentils, chopped vegetables, a sweet and a yellow sweet mound. A brass thali holds bananas, limes and bowls of food. Brass oil lamps with flames, a brass bell, a small bowl of coconut and a tray with burnt incense sticks in a sand-filled dish sit nearby. A red cloth lies at the top edge. No people are visible.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.A 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.2025-12-27