Overhead view of a large grid of small clay cups arranged on a woven mat set on bare reddish earth. Each cup holds a different small offering of grains, seeds, dried leaves, spices, roots and powders, in shades of brown, yellow, orange and black. Strings of orange marigold garlands run across the top edge, and a red cloth with a green leaf sits at the left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead view of a large grid of small clay cups arranged on a woven mat set on bare reddish earth. Each cup holds a different small offering of grains, seeds, dried leaves, spices, roots and powders, in shades of brown, yellow, orange and black. Strings of orange marigold garlands run across the top edge, and a red cloth with a green leaf sits at the left. No people are visible.

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