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Top-down photo of a festival food offering on a wooden table. In the centre, a round metal plate holds a mound of yellow rice garnished with orange and purple flowers, halved coconut shells and green leaves, encircled by a thick garland of yellow and red flowers. To the left, small steel bowls hold a pale chutney, a dark mixture and flatbread pieces. Beside the plate, a bowl of golden-brown sweet balls is decorated with flowers. On the right, a steel tray holds bananas, oranges, a mango, lemons and green leaves with seed pods. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual offering arrangement laid out on a white cloth, decorated with a garland of pink and white flowers strung across the top. Heaped on silver trays are a pile of whole brown coconuts with a red hibiscus flower on top, a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas, a plate of yellow round sweet balls, and a bowl of golden sweet with nuts. Brass and copper vessels include a brass plate holding a small lamp, a brass kalasha-style pot, a small brass lamp stand, and a copper cup of petals. Small white bowls hold turmeric, red kumkum, and white powder. A plate of marigold and yellow flowers with leaves sits in the lower left, and a brass bell-shaped lamp with a wooden handle stands in front. An orange cloth lies folded beside a small stack of blue packets. The scene resembles a puja offering prepared for a Ganesha festival.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/5/20212021-02-05January 15 20122012-01-15KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/16/20212021-06-16KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 12/27/20212021-12-27Overhead photo of two ritual food offerings on a wooden table with orange marigold garlands. A large white-rimmed round tray holds about eleven small stainless steel bowls of rice dishes, colourful vegetable preparations including carrot and pumpkin, a dark broth, a few round sweet balls, and a bowl of clear water. Below, a teal round plate holds two dates in a glass dish, a whole orange, small bowls of spiced legumes, and sweet balls in another glass. A white jasmine garland lies at the upper left and a rug with floral pattern sits below. No people are visible.2024-08-30A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth-covered table in front of a gold and yellow draped backdrop. Silver and brass plates hold fresh fruit including bananas, a pineapple, apples, grapes, a green coconut, pomegranates, papaya and guava. Small bowls contain cooked rice dishes, lentil preparations, sugarcane pieces, nuts and seeds, decorated with red flowers. A deity murti or decorated figure is partially visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene. This appears to be a naivedyam offering arrangement.A photograph of a festive food offering spread on a maroon satin cloth. Brass and steel bowls hold a white creamy porridge, a thick golden-brown sweet dish, a seasoned rice with mustard seeds and curry leaves, and a yellow lemon-style rice. A brass plate holds round brown laddus, and steel bowls hold crisp savoury snacks, fried spiral murukku and papadum. Red, orange and yellow marigold garlands sit at the top, and a teal cloth with white flowers lies at the lower left. No people are visible.Top-down photo of a ritual offering on an orange and gold bordered silk cloth. A round metal tray holds halved white coconuts, a bunch of small yellow bananas, a leaf-wrapped packet, red and white flowers and green leaves. Two plastic bottles of orange liquid stand at the top, and a steel tiffin carrier holds a pale yellow rice dish with curry leaves. Scattered petals and a flower lie on the cloth. No people are visible.2024-06-09KAILASA CHENNAI, INDIA on 3/20/20212021-03-20A photograph of a stainless steel thali on a red, weathered tabletop. Three steel containers hold food: one with white creamy rice or porridge topped with green curry leaves, one with yellow lemon or tamarind rice garnished with green herbs, and one with yellow rice with peanuts. A brass bowl of ripe bananas sits above the thali, with a small terracotta cup at the upper right and a folded pink-and-gold cloth at the top left. No people are visible.2024-09-30Kailasa Hosure 30 August 2021