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Overhead photo of a floor-laid feast arranged in rows of brass and steel plates and bowls on a white floor. Plates hold white cooked rice, cut sugarcane pieces, sliced carrots and cucumbers, fried snacks, puffed rice, sweet balls, chutneys, pickles and yellow turmeric-coloured dishes, many placed on green leaves. At the top, a silver-legged structure and a patterned rug are visible. At the lower left, a hand in an orange cloth sleeve pours grains or salt from a steel vessel. Setting suggests an offering or annadan arrangement.

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November 17 20172017-11-17November 17 20172017-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20172017-11-17A photograph of a food offering arranged on the floor of a temple hall. Many round metal plates hold rice, lentils, fried snacks, sliced vegetables, a dark green pumpkin, red pomegranates, a bunch of green bananas, and a plate of yellow turmeric or spice powder, set on a white marble floor in front of a patterned red and gold carpet. Behind the arrangement a gold-coloured carved wall and a golden deity murti's feet are visible. No people are visible.2017-11-17A photograph of a large ritual food offering laid out on a white tiled floor in rows of round and oval silver-toned plates and leaf-lined trays. The dishes include red bell peppers, pomegranates, a green pumpkin, bowls of rice, yellow turmeric paste, fried snacks, sweets, flatbreads, fruit pieces, nuts and green chillies. A gold-and-yellow draped deity murti or ceremonial figure sits at the top of the frame behind the spread, with a patterned rug along the edge. No people are visible.2017-11-17A photo taken from above of a floor laid with a row of stainless steel serving vessels filled with South Indian foods, including idli, sambar, coconut chutney, pongal-style rice, vegetable curries and fried snacks, on a striped cloth and orange-tinted floor. Behind them a seated woman in a yellow and orange sari with a teal blouse sits on a mat, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge. Marigold petals and a plate of bananas appear at the top left. The scene suggests a communal offering or annadan meal.2011-11-06November 17 20172017-11-17July 07 20172017-07-07Photograph of many brass bowls arranged in tiers on an orange cloth, each filled with food offerings such as rice mixed with herbs and nuts, sweet balls, puffed grains, lentils, and whole almonds. A hand in a red sleeve is visible at the upper left pouring or placing something into one bowl. No people's faces are shown. The setting suggests a ritual food offering.2019-01-08A photograph of rows of food offerings arranged on a stone floor, laid out on individual leaf-lined bowls and paper plates. The dishes hold grains, pulses, rice, dried fruit, vegetables, chillies and small heaps of coloured powders such as red kumkum, with some covered in plastic wrap. A pile of bananas is visible at upper right. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a long offering table covered with many metal bowls and plates of food, including rice, lentil and vegetable dishes, sweets, bananas, orange carrots and coconuts, wrapped with foil and placed before a dark red velvet curtain. Two people in orange clothing stand at the table: a child in an orange top leans over the far end, and an adult in an orange dhoti and shirt bends forward arranging the bowls. A seated person's head is visible in the lower right corner. The scene suggests a food offering for prasad, and the page links it to Deepavali and Kaali pooja, though the offering itself is not clearly labelled.2006-10-21