Close-up food photograph of a perforated metal tray lined with a green banana leaf. Three clusters of peanut and jaggery brittle, glossy and amber-brown, sit in the lower left and centre. Large, pale, crisp puffed wafers, possibly prasadam snacks, rest at the top, with a little white rice visible in the upper left corner. No people, deity, or event setting is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up food photograph of a perforated metal tray lined with a green banana leaf. Three clusters of peanut and jaggery brittle, glossy and amber-brown, sit in the lower left and centre. Large, pale, crisp puffed wafers, possibly prasadam snacks, rest at the top, with a little white rice visible in the upper left corner. No people, deity, or event setting is visible.

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