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Overhead photo of a ritual offering on a red and white kolam floor decorated with red roses, orange and yellow flowers, and scattered petals. A metal tray holds split white coconut halves, a whole pineapple, a large pale yellow fruit, a dark green melon and another pineapple top.

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December 21 20132013-12-21Close-up photograph of a ceremonial offering arranged on a dim floor with a yellow cloth at the left edge. Fruits and coconuts are heaped together: a split coconut showing white flesh, whole coconuts, a ripe pineapple in the foreground, and yellow and pale melon-like fruits. Red decorative lines are painted on the floor behind them, and a silver-toned edging runs along the right. No people are visible.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21May 28 20182018-05-28KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 3/1/20222022-03-01 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesClose photo of a round steel tray heaped with fresh fruit: several pineapples with spiky green crowns and a mix of round citrus fruits, mostly green-yellow limes or sweet limes plus a few bright orange ones. Green cloth is spread beneath. At the right edge, a blurred arm in a brown sleeve and an orange cloth edge suggests a devotee or priest handling the offering. Fruit offerings like this are typical of temple puja or prasad preparation. No faces are visible.2011-12-20Close-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.Close photo of a brass offering plate on a red velvet cloth, piled with fresh fruit: a pineapple, pomegranates, oranges or mandarins, bananas and pale green guavas. Two more brass plates with round sweets sit at the top edge. No people are visible. This is a fruit naivedyam arrangement for worship.2023-01-03A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a striped woven cloth in red, blue, green and orange. Brass plates hold fresh fruit including papaya, mangoes, bananas, apples, a pineapple and small kiwi-like fruit. Another brass plate holds a heap of red flower petals with white blossoms. Smaller bowls hold cooked grain or rice, chopped nuts or seeds, sliced fruit and whole red apples. White painted blocks and marigold petals sit behind the offering. No people are visible.2009-07-01Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08January 24 20242024-01-24