Close-up photo of a metal tray with several stainless steel bowls of white cooked rice topped with crisp, golden-brown fried pieces. A visible timestamp reads 18-May-2025 18:06:13 with a caption reading kailasa thiruchenkodu and naivedyam. No people are visible, and no deity, a person, or ritual participants appear in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

Nithyanandapedia

Close-up photo of a metal tray with several stainless steel bowls of white cooked rice topped with crisp, golden-brown fried pieces. A visible timestamp reads 18-May-2025 18:06:13 with a caption reading kailasa thiruchenkodu and naivedyam. No people are visible, and no deity, a person, or ritual participants appear in the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery

A photograph of a steel tray holding several small stainless steel bowls filled with white rice topped with a yellow dal-type preparation, arranged as a naivedyam food offering. A stainless steel plate sits on a patterned tiled floor, with a brass or metal object visible at the top edge. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads the date, time and coordinates. No people are visible in the frame.

A top-down photo of a round stainless steel thali tray holding seven small cylindrical steel cups, each filled with white rice topped with diced yellow vegetable curry, some with curry leaves. The tray sits on a purple cloth. No people are visible. A date and location stamp reads 21-Jul-2025 11:06:07 Pallipalayam Tamil Nadu, with overlaid caption text in the lower right.

A photograph of a stainless steel tray on a light tiled floor holding six small steel bowls, each filled with white cooked rice topped with a dark green leafy preparation and a yellowish sauce. Several yellow flower petals are scattered on and around the tray. No people are visible.

A photograph of a food offering arranged on a green banana leaf placed on a white enamel plate, set on a light grey table. The offering includes fried reddish-orange sweet rings, white rice balls, golden fried fritters, crisp papad, brown rounds with raisins, small sweet morsels, and dark dried fruit pieces. A small copper cup of reddish drink sits to the left, beside a copper vessel. The caption on the image reads the text below. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a brass puja tray with a repoussé fan-and-petal pattern. Two brass bowls hold coarse white granular material. No people or deity murti are visible. A timestamp and overlay read 22-Mar-2026 9:55:11 am, Salem, KAILASA Salem.

A photograph of a red round metal tray set with food offerings for a naivedyam, placed on an orange cloth over a tiled floor. The tray holds steel bowls of banana chips, sliced banana or plantain fry, cooked white rice, a mound of rice with seasoning and a ghee-like sheen, another bowl of white rice, a dark reddish-brown chutney or pickle, a bowl of sliced white rice cakes or pappadam-like pieces, and a small bowl of dark sauce at the top right. A timestamp and caption overlay in green text read 07-Jun-2025 9:23:19 am, KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE, chithra natchathiram, naivedyam. No people are visible.

Close-up photo of an offering in a polished copper vessel lined with green banana leaves. It holds white rice or pongal-style food mixed with curry leaves and black mustard seeds, alongside a portion of brown sweet rice. Bright yellow flower petals sit at the top edge. A date stamp in the lower right reads 30-Dec-2025 10:21:57 pm, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of three stainless steel bowls on a blue fabric covered with gold sequin peacock-eye embroidery. The left bowl holds a pale white rice preparation flecked with green herbs, the right bowl holds a golden-brown mixed rice dish with dark raisins or lentils, and the small top bowl holds several fried golden fritters. Red rose petals are placed on the rice dishes and fritters as offerings. No people are visible.

A photograph from above of a ritual food offering arranged on a round red metal tray placed on a tiled floor. Stainless steel bowls hold a brown lentil or dal dish with cashews, white rice with a spoon, a yellow dal, a golden savoury porridge or upma, a grainy dish, and a small bowl of fried vadas. Thin crisp papadums are stacked on one side. A timestamp and caption in the lower right corner read as a naivedyam offering for a maheswarapuja. No people are visible.

A photograph of a round stainless steel tray holding seven small steel bowls filled with a pale, grainy white-and-pinkish food offering, arranged around a central bowl. Behind the tray stand a pair of carved wooden feet or sandals with gilt and silver-painted detailing, decorated with white flower petals, on a wooden platform. At the upper right, red and yellow marigold or flower garlands are visible. No people are visible.

A photograph of offerings on a round white tray with a red and blue painted rim. Several small steel bowls and clear glass bowls hold cooked white rice mixed with diced vegetables, peas and mustard seeds, topped with a dusting of dark ground spice. The bowls are arranged around the tray. A small caption reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. No people, deities or a person depiction are visible.

A round stainless steel thali tray holds five small metal bowls of food offerings: white rice with yellow-green chopped vegetable, two bowls of chopped yellow-green vegetable dishes, a bowl of thick golden lentil or dal preparation, and an empty small bowl with water. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the tiled floor at the bottom of the frame, with a brass vessel edge visible at top. No people are visible. Timestamp overlay reads 22-Aug-2025 12:22:25 with GPS coordinates and location details, and a caption reads naivdyam offering.