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Overhead photograph of food offerings arranged on large green banana leaves on a dark surface. The top leaf holds a row of round yellow sweets (laddus) and a row of white, flaky savoury pieces with black seeds and cashews. The lower leaf holds a row of golden spiral-shaped snacks (murukku) and a row of brown fried dumplings. Yellow and orange flower petals and a few yellow flowers are scattered across the leaves and dark surface. No people are visible.

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Photo 82861802022-08-30Photo 99197132022-08-30 +1 copiesOverhead view of a naivedyam offering laid out on fresh green banana leaves over a deep red velvet cloth. On a brass plate at left are round brown laddu-style sweets, several apples or peaches, and a whole pineapple. The center leaf holds more round sweets, and a leaf at right carries a yellow sweet rice preparation with green garnish and crisp fried snacks. Small brass bowls hold dried fruit, orange lentil or sweet grains, and fried snack pieces. No people are visible.2022-12-19Close overhead photo of food offerings arranged on a large green banana leaf. Three small piles of pale white and cream-coloured pieces sit on the leaf: sliced flat pieces at top, speckled crumbled pieces with dark seeds in the middle, and round white pieces at bottom. A yellow flower petal appears at top, a dark stone surface edged in brown wood lies at right, and dark brown seeds are on a second leaf at left. No people are visible.2022-08-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive spread of food laid out on a red cloth. Large brass plates and small brass bowls hold yellow and orange savouries, fried spiral snacks, round fried balls, puffed poori bread, and several rice dishes with vegetables and peas, many set on green leaves. No people are visible.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.2021-01-23July 13 2022 Sripuram2022-07-13Close-up photograph of festival snacks served on green banana leaves on a brass tray. Upper left shows a heap of white net-patterned crisps on a leaf. Upper centre holds a large puffed, pale golden wafer. Centre right shows a pile of white, flaky puffed crisps. Lower left has curled orange-brown spiral fried snacks in a leaf-shaped dish. A decorated brass plate and a red cloth edge appear at the right. No people are visible.Overhead view of a naivedyam spread of many small round steel bowls arranged on a deep red velvet cloth. The bowls hold savouries and sweets including fried snacks, twisted and spiral snacks, fried dough pieces, roasted peanuts, cashews, green peas, puffed rice sweets, brown and yellow balls, grapes and papery crisps, with a banana leaf at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2022-12-19A photograph of a large ritual food offering spread across a purple cloth on the floor. Dozens of small metal plates hold fried snacks, sweets, sev-like noodles, laddus and fried savouries arranged in rows. A heap of cooked rice and a mound of yellow pongal sit on a large round plate with a green banana leaf. Bananas, apples, a mango and cucumbers fill brass plates in the foreground, and brass tumblers and a small brass tray stand at the edges. Brass kalasha vessels sit at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2022-07-13Overhead photograph of a festive food spread on a red cloth at a Navaratri Durga Puja offering. Brass platters hold yellow fried snacks, crisp puris, and dishes of savory rice or grain with green herbs and vegetables in small woven baskets lined with green leaves. Round fried dumplings and crisp fried strands sit on a leaf in the upper area. No people are visible.Photograph of a red velvet-draped table laden with an offering of savouries and sweets arranged in silver bowls and plates, many set on green banana leaves. Varieties include fried noodle-like snacks, crisp chakli, murukku, sev, puffed rice chivda, chips, round crackers, peanuts, small balls of sweets, jaggery-style sweets and fried pastries. A yellow upma-style dish sits in a bowl at centre. Upper left, a brass bowl holds a deity murti or stone object encircled by yellow and pink flower garlands, set on a striped wooden stand. Gold-toned carved architecture is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2022-12-19