A 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. - Nithyanandapedia

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A 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.

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