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Close-up photo of a heaped brass or bronze plate filled with crisp, golden-brown spiral murukku, a deep-fried savoury snack with a rough, sesame-speckled texture. The plate sits on a surface draped with orange and black tiger-stripe patterned fabric, with a dark carved wooden panel and a metallic vessel edge visible at the right. No people are visible; the image shows food offered for a ritual, consistent with naivedyam offerings.

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December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Jan 3 2023 sripuram2023-01-03November 25 2022 sripuram2022-11-25Jan 3 2023 sripuram2023-01-03Close-up photo of a large heap of crisp, curled, golden-brown fried savoury strips piled on a round brass or bronze platter. Pale ribbon-like snacks with seasoning specks fill the frame. Behind the tray, a dark wooden surface with orange and black striped fabric and a pink cloth edge are partly visible. No people or ritual actions are shown, so this appears to be an offering of prasad snack food.2022-01-10Close overhead photo of a pile of crisp, curled golden-brown savoury snack strands. Small white seeds are visible in the dough. No people, text or a person depiction is visible.2023-01-03Close overhead photo of a large brass plate heaped with crisp, golden-brown fried savoury snack pieces, irregular curled strips with a crinkled texture. A red cloth lies beneath the plate, and a few more brass dishes with round snacks are partly visible at the lower left edge. No people are visible; this appears to be food offered as naivedyam or annadaan.2023-01-03Close overhead photograph of two large round metal trays heaped with crisp, deep-fried savoury snack, a golden-brown curled and twisted murukku-style sev or chakli, piled densely. The upper tray sits on a pale cloth and the lower tray rests on a red cloth. No people, deity, or ritual objects are visible.2025-12-30December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19Close-up photograph of a pile of crisp, orange-brown savoury snack twists, possibly murukku or a similar fried snack, heaped on a shallow ridged metal plate over a red cloth. At the left edge, a second metal dish holds white and pale roasted nuts or puffed grains with bits of brown sugar or jaggery. No people are visible, and there are no visible ritual objects beyond the food offering on the plates.Close-up photo of a heaped pile of reddish-brown twisted savoury snack. Behind it stands a gilded, ornately carved pedestal or altar base with scrolling floral relief, and a red cloth lies beneath. Offerings of food like this are typical of naivedyam, though the image itself shows only the food and no visible people or ritual activity.2023-01-03Overhead photo of food offerings on a red velvet cloth. A central grey metal bowl holds a heap of crisp, curled, ridged savoury snacks. Adjacent bowls hold other snacks, a sweet with dried fruit pieces, and a mixed grain or flake offering with white and brown bits. No people, deities or a person visible.2023-01-03