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Close view of a naivedyam offering on a bright orange cloth. In the foreground, a wooden plate holds a large yellow-green papaya, two red pomegranates, a red apple, an orange tangerine and a pale pinkish fruit. On the right, a metal plate holds a mound of yellow flattened rice dish with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Small steel bowls with fried golden shreds sit at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and a woven basket are visible in the background. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth. In the foreground are two large papayas, one orange-ripe and one green with a blue-green tint. Behind them are small reddish fruits in a brass bowl, and at lower right a cluster of green and yellow limes sits on a metal tray. A brass bowl of the same reddish fruit appears at the upper right. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of a heaped offering of flattened rice (poha) mixed with green curry leaves, red peanuts and split lentils, arranged on a brown leaf-lined plate on a deep red cloth. Behind it, crisp round papads and fried snacks sit on banana leaves, with a small bowl of yellow lentils at the left edge. No people are visible; the scene reflects a festival food offering such as annadan at a Kailasa celebration.2022-12-19A table spread of food offerings on a red cloth under palm fronds. Central silver platter holds white rice mixed with red pulses. Left side has orange savory snack piled on plates and round white-coated sweet balls on a tray. Center bowls hold roasted peanuts and a golden grain. Right side has a basket of green limes, a basket of dark purple grapes, a basket of orange mandarins, a basket of pale green guavas, and pomegranates at the bottom. No people are visible.2025-12-30Close-up photograph of a ritual offering arrangement. Several pineapples with spiky green crowns are piled together, with a brass bowl of whole red pomegranates on the left and bright green and orange citrus fruits at the right edge. A red and gold textile lies beneath the fruit. No people are visible; the scene is a fruit offering of the kind placed before a deity during worship.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.April 14 20242024-04-14Overhead photo of a red cloth spread with a set of small glass bowls filled with rice dishes in varied colours: vegetable pulao with peas, carrot and green beans, cauliflower rice, beetroot-tinted rice, and a plain rice with nuts. Below them sits a large round stainless steel plate heaped with bananas, cashews, peanuts, dried fruit strips and a dark sweet paste, arranged as a naivedyam offering. No people are visible.2021-12-27Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08December 07 2022 Sripuram2022-12-07Close-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.A photograph of an offering spread on a table draped with a deep red cloth. In the centre is a large brass platter of plain cooked rice scattered with peanuts. Around it are brass bowls and plates holding orange spiral snack (murukku-style), round brown ladoos, roasted peanuts, and yellow lentils or dal. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible, and no homa or a person is shown.2025-12-30KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/16/20212021-06-16