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A photograph of offerings laid out on a red and gold patterned cloth. In the foreground a large steel bowl holds bright red kumkum powder. Beside it, a bowl of orange twisted savoury snacks, possibly murukku or similar fried pieces, and a bowl of green chilies. Behind them are steel bowls of golden fried flatbread pieces, crisp fried strips, and puffed rice. No people or a person are visible; the scene shows food and kumkum offerings arranged for a ritual.

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Top-down photograph of a table laid with a red and gold brocade cloth and set with several metal bowls of offerings. Visible items include cashew nuts, raisins, a heap of crisp fried sweets, a bowl of orange twisted snack sticks, a bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a bowl of red kumkum powder, and dried yellow turmeric or ginger pieces. A bowl of dark dried fruit sits at the upper left. No people are visible, and no deity, a person or readable text appears in the frame.A photograph of an offering table covered with a red cloth patterned in gold. In the foreground a large brass bowl holds small crisp yellow-orange fried strips, and to the right a heap of orange spiral-shaped savoury snacks sits in a steel plate. Behind them, steel bowls hold raisins, dried fruit pieces, and golden-brown fried pastries. At the top right a brass bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder is visible. No people are visible, and no a person candidate is present.Close-up photograph of several large brass and metal platters piled with food on a cloth-covered table. Heaped orange twisted savoury snacks. A round brass bowl holds roasted chana or dal, and another small bowl holds roasted peanuts. The right platter holds cooked white rice mixed with peanuts. A red cloth lies beneath the platters. No people are visible.2025-12-30A photograph of an offering spread on a table draped with a deep red cloth. In the centre is a large brass platter of plain cooked rice scattered with peanuts. Around it are brass bowls and plates holding orange spiral snack (murukku-style), round brown ladoos, roasted peanuts, and yellow lentils or dal. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible, and no homa or a person is shown.2025-12-30Close-up photo of food offerings on metal trays. Several large round trays hold heaps of crispy orange-brown twisted snacks resembling murukku or chakli, with a pile of similar snack in the upper left on a beige cloth. On the right, a large tray holds cooked white rice or poha mixed with small reddish-brown peanuts or lentils. The trays sit on a red cloth and a beige fabric. No people or a person visible.2025-12-30Close-up overhead photo of offerings laid out on a bright red cloth. Brass plates and bowls hold puffed rice (murmura or pori), round brown sweet balls, dried dates or raisins, and yellow sliced sweets or dried fruit pieces. A small white flower lies on the cloth. No people or deity visible; the offerings suggest a festival prasad or naivedyam arrangement.A photograph of a heaped metal plate of crisp fried savoury snack, bent and curled pieces of golden-brown fried dough, set on a red velvet cloth. Around it are small steel bowls holding yellow sev-style fried noodles with peanuts, split yellow lentils, and a flattened golden fried puri-type bread at the lower left. A green banana leaf with a round savoury cracker sits at the top right. The food appears to be an offering arrangement; no people are visible.2022-12-19Close-up photograph of fried snack food on metal plates resting on a red fabric with gold embroidered pattern. On the left, thin crisp strips of fried dough are piled on a perforated metal plate. On the right, large puffed fried breads with bumpy golden surfaces are arranged on a second metal plate. No people are visible in the frame.Overhead view of a naivedyam spread of many small round steel bowls arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The bowls hold savouries and sweets including fried snacks, twisted and spiral snacks, fried dough pieces, roasted peanuts, cashews, green peas, puffed rice sweets, brown and yellow balls, grapes and papery crisps, with a banana leaf at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2022-12-19A photograph of a festive spread of food laid out on a red cloth. Large brass plates and small brass bowls hold yellow and orange savouries, fried spiral snacks, round fried balls, puffed poori bread, and several rice dishes with vegetables and peas, many set on green leaves. No people are visible.Overhead view of an offering spread on a red cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold a block of brown jaggery, blue rock sugar candy, white sesame or puffed grain, crisp fried snack strands, and round sesame or puffed-grain balls, with brown chikki-style sweets at the top right. No people, deity or throne is visible, so this is a close-up of prasadam-style food offerings.Overhead photograph of a festive food spread on a red cloth at a Navaratri Durga Puja offering. Brass platters hold yellow fried snacks, crisp puris, and dishes of savory rice or grain with green herbs and vegetables in small woven baskets lined with green leaves. Round fried dumplings and crisp fried strands sit on a leaf in the upper area. No people are visible.