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Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth with gold border. A round steel plate holds a bunch of yellow bananas, three red-blushed nectarines or peaches, and an orange-brown folded cloth with pale stripes. Two large mangoes sit on a smaller steel plate at right, and steel bowls of almonds and pistachios are at the lower left and right edges. A framed-looking printed photo of a smiling woman with a red bindi and orange clothing is propped on a book at the top. A blue cushion sits at the upper left on a dark wooden floor.

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Overhead photo of a ritual offering on a red cloth. A round stainless steel plate holds a bunch of yellow bananas and three red-skinned nectarines or peaches. A folded rust-orange cloth with thin pale stripes lies beside the plate. Small steel bowls of almonds and pistachios sit at the left and right edges. No people are visible, and no deity or a person is shown.2024-07-07Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on the floor of a room with a grey wood-grain floor. Two orange and red cloth-covered trays hold a silver plate of bananas, red apples and yellow mangoes, a whole coconut in a steel dish with yellow marigolds in water, bowls of pistachios, cashews, almonds, lychees and dates, and a folded orange cloth. A hardback book titled Living Enlightenment, bearing a portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi, stands on the floor beside a vase of yellow chrysanthemums. A blue cushion, a charging cable and a stack of packets printed with swastika symbols are also visible. No people are present.2024-07-07A photograph of a stainless steel tray filled with fresh fruit set on a stone-tiled floor beside a folded magenta cloth with gold border. The fruit includes oranges, red apples, plums, peaches, mangoes and a bunch of yellow bananas. Two aluminium foil food trays lie at the top and bottom edges of the frame. No people are visible. This appears to be an offering of fruit, possibly naivedhyam, but no person or ritual action is shown.2021-02-27 +1 copiesPhoto 99187572022-06-17 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a ritual offering spread on an orange cloth. Green bananas and red apples rest on a yellow cloth, with a steel bowl of cashews and dark berries, a plate of turmeric-dusted sweets decorated with a pink flower, and a brass Sri Yantra plate. Gold-coloured figurines of deities stand at the top right, beside a red brocade cloth and a brass tray with a geometric engraving. Marigold-like flowers and a small steel cup sit nearby. No people are visible.Feb 13 2022 sripuramOverhead photo of fruit and flower offerings laid on a woven striped mat on a grey floor. Silver and gold-rimmed trays hold red apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas and a red-and-gold bowl of orange and magenta roses. A brass lamp stand sits at the upper left, and a person in a red garment is partly visible at the right edge. No faces are shown. This is a puja offering arrangement consistent with the event's pada puja and naivedyam.2019-07-15Photo 82863552022-05-15 +3 copiesOverhead photo of a ritual offering laid out on a red cloth. Steel bowls hold fresh fruit: pears, a mango, a bowl of dark plums, strawberries, yellow bananas and lemons. Bowls of flowers include magenta orchids, bright red blossoms, deep red roses and pink petals. Thin grass blades are scattered across the fruit. A folded maroon and teal cloth lies at the right edge. No people are visible.2024-03-01A close overhead photo of a ritual offering on a red cloth scattered with red rose petals. A wooden plate holds ripe yellow bananas, a red-and-yellow apple, and several green-yellow citrus fruits, one with a visible stem end. Beside them is a small metal cup with a wooden spoon, and a mound of cooked white rice sits on the left edge. Brass vessels appear at the top. No people are visible.A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a striped woven cloth in red, blue, green and orange. Brass plates hold fresh fruit including papaya, mangoes, bananas, apples, a pineapple and small kiwi-like fruit. Another brass plate holds a heap of red flower petals with white blossoms. Smaller bowls hold cooked grain or rice, chopped nuts or seeds, sliced fruit and whole red apples. White painted blocks and marigold petals sit behind the offering. No people are visible.2009-07-01A close overhead photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. Stacked folded silks in red, grey-green and cream with gold paisley embroidery sit at the top. Bananas, red and green apples, kiwis, a dark green squash and bright oranges are heaped beside small steel bowls holding pink, white and red roses, orange roses, pink gerbera daisies, purple chrysanthemums and rosemary sprigs with green leaves. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like an offering of fruit, flowers and cloth.2024-07-07