Close-up photo of offerings arranged on a table in brass bowls. Pink dragon fruit halves sit in a shallow brass bowl at left, and round green and yellow fruits, possibly limes or small citrus, fill a brass bowl at top. A bright yellow fried snack of tubular shapes is piled at right, and a bowl in the foreground holds cooked brown meat pieces with a reddish glaze. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of offerings arranged on a table in brass bowls. Pink dragon fruit halves sit in a shallow brass bowl at left, and round green and yellow fruits, possibly limes or small citrus, fill a brass bowl at top. A bright yellow fried snack of tubular shapes is piled at right, and a bowl in the foreground holds cooked brown meat pieces with a reddish glaze. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of offerings arranged in copper bowls on a draped cloth. Pink dragon fruit with green scale tips fills the lower left bowl, yellow bananas sit in the upper centre bowl, and green-and-yellow citrus fruits crowd the right bowl. Dried nuts or seeds and a bit of yellow powder are visible at the edges. No people are visible.

A top-down view of offerings laid out on a metal tray and in brass bowls. Four whole pink dragon fruits sit in the centre bowl, surrounded by bananas, green-and-yellow citrus fruits, a heap of bright yellow turmeric powder, red kumkum powder, dried dates, cardamom pods, and small piles of grains and nuts. No people are visible.

A close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass bowls hold bright yellow turmeric powder, red apples and pomegranates, and a steel bowl of raisins. Round green limes and yellow lemons fill a plate on the left, and a pineapple with spiky leaves sits at the right edge. Flaky pastry turnovers, nuts, and a dark roasted item are arranged on small mesh trays at the top. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of offerings on a red cloth with gold floral pattern. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds dried dates, with more dates spilled beside it. Behind, perforated metal bowls hold whole almonds and cashews. On the right, puffed rice balls or sweet rice pieces sit on a brass plate, and a bowl of dried fruit or nuts appears at the top right. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene shows food offerings for a ritual.

Top-down photograph of offerings arranged on a red and gold brocade cloth. Four perforated brass bowls hold, clockwise from top left: whole almonds, dark brown caramelised pieces of dried fruit or jaggery sweets, pale round laddu-like sweets, and dried dates with their wrinkled skin. A ring of crisp twisted savory snacks is visible at the upper right corner. No people are visible, and no deity or ritual setting beyond the food offerings can be seen.

A photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red cloth with gold border. Brass bowls and plates hold apples, pomegranates, sliced citrus and whole green limes, two pineapples with leafy crowns, a yellow-orange fruit, sugar cubes or crystal sugar, nuts and dried fruits, a mound of turmeric, and a pink-tinged sweet. Garlands of red flowers appear at the edge. No people are visible.

An overhead view of a ritual offering spread on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold red apples, pomegranates, and dried raisins and dates, alongside heaps of bright red kumkum powder and yellow turmeric. Whole pineapples, green and yellow limes, and crystal sugar lumps are arranged around the bowls. No people are visible in the frame.

Close overhead photo of a ritual offering spread laid on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold apples, cashews, almonds, raisins, dried dates, rock sugar crystals, pale grain, fried snacks, sweets, and fresh fruit. A ripe pineapple and yellow turmeric powder sit in front, with green limes and oranges at the left edge. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.

Close overhead photo of two round perforated metal bowls with heart-shaped cutouts, set on a red cloth. The left bowl holds a heap of dried, sugar-dusted pale brown fruit pieces, possibly dates or dried fruit. The right bowl holds a pile of yellow-green, curled, finger-length sticks. No people are visible.

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.

Overhead photograph of four brass bowls with perforated heart-shaped cut-out rims set on a gold cloth. Clockwise from the top left: dried dates, cashew nuts, golden raisins, and almonds in the bottom bowl. No people, text or signage visible.

A top-down photo of several woven bamboo baskets filled with fresh fruit arranged on a tan cloth-covered table. Front center is a large basket of green and yellow limes and lemons. Upper left shows red and brown apples and pomegranates, and a basket of green guavas sits top center. Upper right holds a basket of bright orange mandarins. Lower left shows a large orange-skinned papaya beside a pineapple, and lower right a basket of dark blueberries. No people are visible; the scene looks like a fruit offering display.