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A photograph of a large banana leaf laid on a grey and white checked tablecloth, filled with a festive vegetarian offering. Mounds of coloured rice in yellow, orange, white, green-flecked and red-speckled varieties sit across the top, with fried vegetable and plantain slices and crisps on the left. Whole fruits include a red apple, green apple, lemon, limes, tangerines, bananas, a mango and a papaya, alongside cucumber, bok choy and cubes of sweet. A copper tumbler stands at the upper right beside pink flowers and a woven tray. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a festive food offering laid out on a large green banana leaf on a tiled floor. Rows of small clay or coconut-shell bowls hold rice preparations in white, yellow and brown, along with lentil dishes, dark sweets and round balls. Fried snacks sit in a woven basket and on a white bowl, with a cup of white sauce, a few whole fruits and a wedge of yellow sweet. Several small oil lamps with lit wicks and brass bowls surround the leaf, and a brass spoon and a metal dish appear at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the scene shows naivedhyam food offering arranged for a ritual.2021-01-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead 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.Overhead photo of a festive vegetarian meal served on a green banana leaf on a bright yellow cloth. The leaf holds rice, golden turmeric rice, flatbreads, fried potato pieces, pickles, vegetable curries, a mound of white sugar-coated sweets and dates, with a pink flower. To the left, a silver tray holds fresh fruit including grapes, strawberries, mango, orange, apple, papaya and longan, with pink flowers. Behind them, steel tumblers and a small steel cup of drink or offering sit on a green tray. No people are visible.2021-04-14A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth-covered table in front of a gold and yellow draped backdrop. Silver and brass plates hold fresh fruit including bananas, a pineapple, apples, grapes, a green coconut, pomegranates, papaya and guava. Small bowls contain cooked rice dishes, lentil preparations, sugarcane pieces, nuts and seeds, decorated with red flowers. A deity murti or decorated figure is partially visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene. This appears to be a naivedyam offering arrangement.KAILASA SINGAPORE on 5/26/20212021-05-26KAILASA PUDUVAI 07 SEP 2021HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Overhead photo of a Diwali naivedyam offering laid on a red cloth on a stone floor. Many dishes sit on silver trays and in bowls and plastic containers: rice preparations, bananas, apples, oranges, pomegranate, pears, pecans, walnuts, dates, dried fruit, sliced vegetables, and a green pumpkin and yellow squash. Small terracotta oil lamps with lit wicks surround the arrangement. Behind it, a red cloth is draped on a table, with a brass plate of red and yellow flowers and a blue embroidered cloth at the left edge. No people are visible.2020-11-14KAILASA SINGAPORE on 4/11/20212021-04-11Mahashivaratri 2021A photograph of a traditional South Indian banana-leaf meal laid out on a large green and yellow banana leaf. Visible dishes include a mound of white rice, a small pile of grated carrot, a fried papad, a golden doughnut-shaped vada, a block of orange sweet, a stuffed rice ball, pearl-sized white sago balls, spiced red and brown vegetable preparations, and dark chutney. Two paper cups of liquid sit at the right and left edges. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-01 +1 copies