Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a neivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a beige carpet. Six white paper bowls along the top hold grapes, a kiwi and a red fruit, a green pear, a ripe banana, a green apple with a red apple, and green grapes. Below, leaf boats hold prunes, almonds, a mix of nuts, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, strawberries, raisins, dates and mandarins. Steel bowls at the bottom hold a yellow curry, fried savoury balls, round sweet balls and white rice. Pink flower petals are scattered across the cloth, and a brass lamp and a brass tray sit at the lower left edge. No people are visible.

More like this

Open the gallery
KAILASA ROTORUA, NZ on 11/14/20202020-11-14HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photo of a large ritual spread of food offerings laid out in rows on a white cloth over a red and gold patterned mat. Dozens of small stainless steel and brass bowls hold naivedyam items such as sweets, nuts, dried fruits, seeds, savouries, rice, fried snacks and vegetable dishes. A green coconut and a golden tray of mixed fresh fruits sit at the upper right. A brass plate and lamp are visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2021-11-04HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photo of a festive vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf on a bright yellow cloth. The leaf holds rice, golden turmeric rice, flatbreads, fried potato pieces, pickles, vegetable curries, a mound of white sugar-coated sweets and dates, with a pink flower. To the left, a silver tray holds fresh fruit including grapes, strawberries, mango, orange, apple, papaya and longan, with pink flowers. Behind them, steel tumblers and a small steel cup of drink or offering sit on a green tray. No people are visible.2021-04-14Overhead photo of a ritual food offering spread on a red and gold embroidered cloth. Many small steel bowls hold fruits including grapes, red apples, blueberries, cherries, lemons, almonds, dates, dried figs, pecans and sweets, with stainless steel plates of bananas, a whole papaya, yellow sweet balls and fried dough pieces, a yellow curry, and orange-yellow fruit garnished with yellow flowers. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a naivedyam offering.2024-06-09A photograph of a table laid with an offering of food, not people. A silver tray in the foreground holds oranges, kiwis, bananas, apples, grapes, a persimmon, a mango, a coconut, a sugar apple and a melon. Behind it, small brass dishes and bowls hold dried fruits and nuts, blueberries, sliced pineapple, a watermelon, rice pilaf with cranberries, a sweet dish and a bowl of gulab jamun-like sweets, with a glass of water and a yellow flower arrangement on a brass plate. The white cloth-covered table sits on a carpet. No people are visible.2021-01-23Overhead view of a large naivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a green banana leaf, with a red and gold patterned runner beside it. Dozens of small steel bowls hold sweets, savouries, nuts, dried fruits, puffed snacks, and fried items in yellow, orange, brown and white tones. Larger steel bowls and a wooden tray hold whole fresh fruits including apples, oranges, pears, pomelo, dragon fruit, mangosteen, lychee, grapes and bananas. No people are visible, and no person in the image is identified.2021-07-23Mahashivaratri 2021KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13Photo 66793262021-03-11 +2 copiesOverhead photo of a long table covered with a grey and white floral patterned cloth, laid out with many small round bowls and cups holding assorted food offerings: sweets, sauces, pickles, dal, rice, fruit, nuts and fried snacks. Pink and orange flower petals are scattered between the bowls, and a larger steel bowl holds a sweet dish at the right end. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits at the upper left corner and an ornate brass puja tray at the upper right, on a tiled floor. No people are visible.2022-04-14