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Photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on a multicoloured woven cloth at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Mandagapadi. In the foreground, a green and gold embellished kalasha topped with green leaves and a coconut stands beside brass bowls filled with spices, grains and seeds. Behind them, woven baskets hold white shell-like items and a bundle of rudraksha malas, with a golden peetha and oil lamps visible in the background. No people are visible.

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November 04 20212021-11-04A photograph of a ritual offering setup on a colourful striped woven mat in a dim interior. Dozens of small brass bowls are arranged in a large triangular pattern filled with grains, seeds, dried leaves, powders and small stones, with a red-powder bowl at the lower left. Trays of dried twigs, white shell-like pieces and yellow grains sit at the left edge, and a wooden stand holds metal vessels and a brass lamp. A figure in orange robes is seated behind the arrangement, with a white-clothed person partly visible at the top left. A rock wall glows warm at the left, and a small clear-glass lamp sits on the floor. Such arrangements suggest a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01September 19 20152015-09-19A photograph of a temple shrine room where a deity murti is seated on a red cloth-draped throne between two gold-painted pillars carved with lions. The murti is dressed in red and white with a long floral garland of marigolds and white flowers, and gold ornaments. In front, a large number of brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, sweets, fruits and other food offerings are arranged in dense rows on the floor and a striped cloth. No people are visible. Stage lighting, a microphone stand, cables and a potted plant sit at the right edge.2018-12-31Close view of many small brass or gold-toned plates arranged in neat rows on a red and green cloth, each holding a small mound of offerings such as grains, seeds, pebbles, flower or leaf bits and possibly sweets. No people are visible; the rows of plates suggest a ritual offering arrangement in a temple or ashram setting. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-12-24December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a ritual setup on a red floor covering. Several round metal plates hold heaps of dried herbs, leaves, roots, nuts and small items arranged in rows. Beside them stand a brass pot filled with thin sticks, coconuts, bananas, a small brass vessel and a bowl of colourful food with fruit. In the background a seated priest wears a white dhoti and a cloth draped over his shoulder, and a decorated deity murti stands on a golden platform with flower garlands. Offerings for a ritual are displayed, with no clearly visible person identifiable as a person.2016-12-07February 15 20212021-02-15A photo of many stacked brass bowls filled with varied raw offerings for a naivedyam display. Each bowl holds a different food: white rice, grains, lentils, dried fruit, cubes of jaggery, sugar, nuts and cut vegetables. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2018-12-31A photograph of many polished brass bowls arranged in rows, each filled with a different dry offering ingredient for the mandagappadi offering. Visible contents include yellow turmeric powder, orange-red powder, puffed white grains, pale ground powder, bark or root pieces, dried red chillies, cloves and seeds. A caption along the bottom reads 'mandagappadi for rajarajeshwari brahmotsava' with a copyright line. No people are visible.2021-02-15December 20 20172017-12-20A photograph of a homa offering arrangement laid on a white cloth. Brass and silver plates hold limes, bananas, a bundle of green leaves wrapped in cloth, dried coconuts, red dried chillies, grains, roasted nuts, round rice or sesame balls, and bundles of dry wood sticks. Above, a white stone fire pit or kunda is visible, and two people in white dhotis sit at the edge of the frame, with brass lamps and vessels behind them.2010-10-13 +1 copies