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Close overhead photo of offerings arranged on a low table draped in beige cloth, with a red cloth below. Round brass bowls hold round laddu-style balls, one coated in golden-brown powder and one lighter-coloured with a sprinkled crust; another bowl holds split yellow and brown lentils or chana dal. A blue-rimmed plate of raw peanuts sits at the right edge, and palm leaves appear at the top. No people are visible.

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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.2025-12-30Overhead photo of sweets arranged on a bright red and gold patterned cloth. In the foreground, a brass bowl with a scalloped, pierced rim holds brittle clusters of puffed grain and pulses bound with golden jaggery. Another pierced brass bowl at right holds several round, brown, rustic laddus. At the top, a pierced bowl holds rice-puff balls coated in golden syrup, and a dark metal vessel sits at the upper right corner. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of two perforated brass bowls on a red and gold brocade cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of orange twisted savoury snacks resembling murukku. The right bowl holds many round, pale pinkish-beige sweet balls studded with white and pale nuts or seeds, possibly laddus, with a few darker pieces visible at the bottom edge. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.Overhead photo of three round blue ceramic bowls on a red velvet cloth, filled with spherical sweets or laddus. The left bowl holds pale grey-beige balls studded with small white seeds or grains. The top bowl holds brown balls with visible nuts or grains and a few pale pieces. The bottom bowl holds golden-brown balls made of peanuts or chickpeas in a caramelised coating. A fourth bowl is partly visible at the right edge. No people, deities or a person are visible.Overhead photo of sweets and snacks arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold round laddus in yellow, cream, grey and brown tones, and a heap of pale spiral snack. Blue ceramic bowls contain more laddus in brown, grey, cream and golden shades, and a blue bowl holds puffed rice-type balls. No people or deity visible; the arrangement looks like food offerings laid out for a ritual.December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Photograph of a large steel platter heaped with round, pale golden-beige balls made of puffed grain or lentil dough. A second bowl at right holds crisp, curled fried strands in orange-brown tones, and smaller steel plates with fried chips and condiments sit around the edges on a dark red cloth. No people are visible.2022-01-03Close-up photograph of food offerings on a red and gold cloth. On the left, a brass bowl with a pierced, scalloped rim holds round balls of a pale, grainy sweet, studded with nuts and bits of coconut or dried fruit. On the right, a second brass bowl with a similar pierced rim is heaped with golden raisins. No people are visible.A close-up photograph of a heaped brass bowl of round sweet balls coated in sesame seeds, set on a red and gold brocade cloth. The bowl has a scalloped rim with pierced heart-shaped cutouts. Smaller brass dishes with nuts or seeds are partly visible at the left edge. No people are shown.December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19A close overhead photograph of many round, golden-brown sweet balls arranged in rows on a polished stainless steel tray. The balls look like laddoos with visible nut pieces pressed into them. Behind the tray, stainless steel containers hold a savoury dish and a sauce, set on an ornate embroidered cloth. No people are visible.2021-08-29A table spread of food offerings on a red cloth under palm fronds. Central silver platter holds white rice mixed with red pulses. Left side has orange savory snack piled on plates and round white-coated sweet balls on a tray. Center bowls hold roasted peanuts and a golden grain. Right side has a basket of green limes, a basket of dark purple grapes, a basket of orange mandarins, a basket of pale green guavas, and pomegranates at the bottom. No people are visible.2025-12-30