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Offerings laid out on banana leaves before a deity murti draped in white cloth with a red-and-gold bordered shawl and a garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. On the left leaf are ripe yellow bananas and a small heap of puffed rice; at centre a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits on a round tray; on the right leaf are two mounds of cooked rice and sweet dishes garnished with red roses and marigold petals. A coconut half and a metal bowl with incense sticks and pink flowers sit on the stone platform behind.

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Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a gold-and-brown patterned cloth. A brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a small brass vessel, with pink and white flowers nearby. A steel plate of cooked food includes rice, dal-like dishes and small bowls, and another steel plate holds ripe bananas. A brass lamp stand with a lit flame sits to the right. At the bottom edge, a seated person in white clothing rests folded hands near the tray.2021-11-05July 19 20092009-07-19January 16 20072007-01-16 +1 copiesOverhead view of an offering arrangement on a stone floor. Two banana leaves on white cloths hold rice, vegetable curry, fried snacks and small bowls of sweets. A brass tray of flowers and leaves sits on an orange-draped low platform at upper right, beside brass oil lamps with flame-shaped tops and red flower arrangements in metal vessels. A bunch of ripe bananas rests on green leaves in the centre. Orange cloth drapes into the frame at right. A partly visible seated figure in orange sits at the upper left edge. Possibly a food offering ritual, though no event is confirmed.Overhead view of a ritual offering spread on a blue and maroon checkered cloth. Banana leaves hold heaps of fruit including bananas, apples, limes, oranges, guavas and a whole coconut, alongside grains, lentils, chopped vegetables, a sweet and a yellow sweet mound. A brass thali holds bananas, limes and bowls of food. Brass oil lamps with flames, a brass bell, a small bowl of coconut and a tray with burnt incense sticks in a sand-filled dish sit nearby. A red cloth lies at the top edge. No people are visible.July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a temple puja on a polished reddish-brown wooden floor. A silver tray holds bananas, a coconut half, flower petals, a small plastic-wrapped item and a bowl of white offering. To the right, a bronze deity murti is draped in pink and red garlands and white flower strands, with glass jars of sweets wrapped in pink ribbon placed around it. Bare feet and white-clad legs of attendants are visible at the top edge, and a hand gestures at right. No face is visible.2006-10-23A photograph of food served on large green banana leaves laid end to end on a concrete floor. A pile of white rice mixed with yellow and orange vegetables sits on the central leaf, with a block of yellow sweet or cake and a piece of pale food beside it. A small brass oil lamp with a spout stands among the leaves, and a long bamboo stick rises from the left. Several people in plain white clothing are partly visible at the edges, including arms and bare feet on woven mats near the top. Their hands are reaching toward the leaves.2006-10-21A black stone Shiva linga on a raised marble platform is decorated with a white and orange flower garland and pink flower strands, with a rudraksha-style bead ornament and a gold cloth draped behind. In front, brass and steel plates hold offerings of cooked rice, yellow dal, sliced orange fruit, a small copper cup, and a brass aarti lamp with a handle. Pink and purple flower petals are scattered on the platform. At right, the bare legs and white dhoti with a golden border of a standing priest are visible, and a brass thali sits on a side table. Oil lamps, plates of food and offerings suggest a puja setting, and no faces are visible.2024-06-19KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A traditional South Indian sadya-style meal is arranged on a large green banana leaf laid over a clear plastic sheet on the floor. Servings of vegetable curries, a yellow dish, a thick pale chutney-like paste, rice, a tangy orange relish and a small mound of pickle are placed along the leaf. Two small white paper cups sit beside it. The leaf is bordered by strings of white jasmine flowers and red and orange roses, with more roses clustered on the right. Blurred figures in white clothing and a sitting person in white are in the background, but no one is clearly in focus. No a person candidate is visible.2009-07-19A table of ritual offerings in close view. Bananas in bunches, bowls of cooked rice and grains, a silver dish of pink-white sweets, and a brass kalasha with a pineapple-topped arrangement. A red cloth bundle with gold border sits on a white jasmine garland as the central offering, with a brass lamp stand at left and a small red kumkum bowl. Some blue and pink cloth, sliced fruit and yellow flower garlands complete the offering. No people are clearly visible; the frame shows only the table and offerings.2010-10-15