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A photograph of a ritual food offering arranged on a round brass tray covered with orange and gold embroidered fabric. Around the rim sit nine small brass bowls holding white rice dishes, some tinted with turmeric or garnished with curry leaves, plus a yellow vegetable preparation and a green herb rice. A brass cup of liquid stands in the centre near a bowl of reddish-brown sweet porridge garnished with a red ixora flower. Behind the tray, a golden ornamented deity murti dressed in a yellow cloth with layered jewelled necklaces is decorated with purple flowers and red ixora blossoms, beside a smaller standing figure of a crowned deity murti wearing a rudraksha-like bead necklace and pearl-and-gem ornaments, set on ornate wooden stands with red flowers. Sheer gold curtains fill the background. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual food offering arranged on a round brass tray in front of two deity murti on ornate silver-bordered wooden pedestals draped with orange and gold cloth. Around the tray are about twelve small brass bowls holding plain white rice, yellow rice, orange carrot rice, green herb rice, and other preparations, with a brass cup of liquid at the centre. Red ixora flowers and green leaves decorate the pedestals and the tray edge. The deity on the left wears a red and gold garment with jewelled ornaments; the figure on the right wears a yellow garment with heavy gold necklaces. No people are visible.2024-02-10A photograph of a round copper-toned thali tray arranged with about ten small bowls of vegetarian food offered as a naivedyam: yellow turmeric rice with curry leaves, white rice, a grated coconut or lemon rice, a brownish chutney, a dark green herb rice, eggplant curry, a small cup of liquid, and red flowers placed among the dishes. 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