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A photograph of a floor-level ritual food offering display on a navy and green patterned carpet. Many small white cups filled with different dishes sit on round silver trays covered by a pale gold cloth printed with Om symbols, including yellow sweets, orange curries, fried snacks, pickles, rice and sweets. Fresh fruit including watermelon, apples, oranges, mangoes and a dragon fruit sits on a silver tray at left. At upper right, a leopard-print cushion supports a red and gold tray with a pair of wooden sandals and rose petals, flanked by two decorated pots, and an orange cloth hangs behind. A silver octagonal tray with green and blue floral enamel holds steel bowls of vegetables and a pink-wrapped item. A small packet of pure dal or flour sits at top left. The arrangement reflects a Hindu naivedyam food offering.

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Photograph of a floor-level array of food offerings (naivedyam) on a green and navy geometric carpet at a KAILASA centre. A pale peach cloth printed with small gold motifs covers the floor, holding steel plates and many small white paper cups filled with rice dishes, sweets, fried snacks, pickles, lentils and colourful chutneys. Whole fruits including watermelon, apples, oranges, mangoes and bananas sit on a steel tray beside a red flower. Behind, an orange cloth draped over a table, a leopard-print cushion, a vase of green leaves, and a decorated tray with flower petals and two small painted clay figures. A decorated silver-and-enamel thali holds small steel bowls and a cup. No people are visible.2024-12-05Top-down photograph of a Naivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a red patterned rug. Rows of small steel bowls hold dozens of vegetarian dishes, sweets, grains, pulses, nuts, dried fruits and fresh fruit, including corn cobs, oranges, grapes and strawberries. Behind them, two deity murtis dressed in red and orange silk with white flower garlands stand on silver-toned pedestals, with a large pineapple and fruit bowl at right. In the foreground are a silver thali with an orange, a small brass bell, oil lamps, a kumkum dish with flowers, and a brass kalasha with a spout. No people are visible.2021-12-28KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13A photo of a large vegetarian food offering spread across a red cloth on a white table, arranged in dozens of small white paper bowls and platters. Fruits including apples, bananas, oranges, a pear, pomegranate and dragon fruit sit near a coconut, with sweets, snacks, rice, flatbreads and pickles. A small blue-and-gold deity murti dressed in a blue robe and jewelled crown, adorned with garlands, stands on a leopard-print cushion at the centre. Two women in long pink and cream lehengas or saris are visible at the top edge, seated on a raised platform. The setting is an indoor hall with terracotta tile flooring.2020-11-13Overhead photo of a long table covered with a grey and white floral patterned cloth, laid out with many small round bowls and cups holding assorted food offerings: sweets, sauces, pickles, dal, rice, fruit, nuts and fried snacks. Pink and orange flower petals are scattered between the bowls, and a larger steel bowl holds a sweet dish at the right end. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits at the upper left corner and an ornate brass puja tray at the upper right, on a tiled floor. No people are visible.2022-04-14Overhead view of a large offering spread on an orange cloth runner laid across the floor. Dozens of small leaf bowls hold sweets, fried snacks, pulses, nuts, grains, vegetables, cucumbers, carrots, and lemon, with a platter of oranges, bananas, apples and a mango at centre. Marigold petals are scattered over the food, and marigold garlands and yellow flowers line a shrine-like area at right where a deity murti in red and gold dress is visible along with a brass lamp. A person in a pink garment is partially visible at lower right. This is a food offering display, shown as a photograph, with no visible a person candidate.2021-01-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a large ritual spread of food offerings laid out in rows on a white cloth over a red and gold patterned mat. Dozens of small stainless steel and brass bowls hold naivedyam items such as sweets, nuts, dried fruits, seeds, savouries, rice, fried snacks and vegetable dishes. A green coconut and a golden tray of mixed fresh fruits sit at the upper right. A brass plate and lamp are visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2021-11-04November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 11/14/20202020-11-14HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23