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A photograph of a large stainless steel tray filled with many small round steel containers of food offerings, including white rice, colourful rice dishes, vegetable preparations, fried items and a brown curry-like dish. Behind the tray stand bananas, a pineapple, red apples and small brass vessels on a red cloth, with a partially visible person in a purple garment at the upper left and another in green at the upper right. A caption on the banner reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji, indicating a ritual offering. The scene suggests a food offering for a ritual, with the banner text naming the occasion.

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December 19 20222022-12-19A photograph of an offering table set up for an abhishekam in a temple-style room. Two large stainless steel trays hold fruit: bananas, apples, a melon, a pineapple, limes and a halved coconut, with rows of small covered steel containers. A green and gold brocade cloth covers the table. Brass oil lamps stand on the right, and a person in a white sari with a gold border is partly visible at the edge. A mobile phone lies on the table, and a dark altar with a green-draped object sits in the background. A caption reads 'Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji'.2022-12-19A three-panel collage of photographs from a Kailasa Toronto abhishekam for a person. Left panel: two women in saris prepare offerings, one in a maroon blouse and green sari, the other in white, beside a green gold-brocade covered table with pineapples, bananas, apples, limes, a melon and a coconut, and a row of steel vessels. Centre panel: women in cream and yellow saris arrange bananas, melon, apples and steel bowls on a silver tray near a black stone yoni-shaped abhishekam base and a small brass deity murti. Right panel: a woman in a cream sari and gold bangles holds a lit aarti lamp over a tall brass oil lamp beside a brass thali with flowers, kumkum and vibhuti, and a gold-draped altar. Collage text reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji. No a person candidate is visible in any panel.2022-12-19A photograph of a shrine with a seated deity murti adorned with a trident, silver necklaces, red and orange flower garlands, and a red garment, set against gold curtains and gold-painted guardian statues. In front, a large pineapple, bananas, apples, a white gourd and many steel bowls of sweets, fruit and flower petals form an offering for abhishekam. Two standing deity statues in pink and red saris with ornate jewellery flank the right side, and brass oil lamps burn on the left. No people are visible.2022-12-19Overhead view of a large round grey metal tray with a red rim holding a ritual food offering. Around the edge sit many small stainless steel cups filled with varied dishes: rice preparations in yellow and orange tones, a greenish leafy rice dish, orange-red vegetable rice, a dark fried snack, sweet orange pudding, and roasted orange peanuts. A ripe yellow banana and a yellow-green apple rest on the tray, with white jasmine garlands and a yellow flower at the edge. Red and white floral garlands lie along the bottom. No people are visible.2025-10-02November 05 20062006-11-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/16/20222022-02-16Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a large round silver thali tray on a wooden surface, edged with green ruffled fabric and white jasmine garlands. Around the rim sit many small stainless steel bowls holding vegetarian food: lentil dal, coloured rice dishes, corn and vegetable rice, plain white rice, a red chutney, a clear broth, spinach rice and a yoghurt-based dish, with a green apple and purple flowers placed on the tray. A small covered steel vessel sits at the centre. No people are visible. Orange and red cloth lies at the edges.2025-01-20Overhead photo of a ritual food offering laid on a magenta cloth with a green gold-bordered edge. Center-right, a large white round plate holds many small stainless steel cups of rice dishes, lentil preparations, a curry, yogurt and sweets. Lower right, a steel thali holds more rice and vegetable dishes beside a small cup of rice. Left, a bowl of dark figs, a glass of orange, and a green plate of apples and bananas complete the naivedhyam. No people are visible.2024-08-16September 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copies