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A large floor covered with a striped multicolour woven rug in red, green, blue, purple and yellow, laid out with many small brass or gold-coloured ritual vessels and plastic containers with pink, blue, teal and orange lids arranged in rows. Brass plates and small bowls lie among the containers. In the background, two people in white dhoti-style clothing stand near the top left and a child in green and red moves near the middle, beside hanging banners and a large poster of a circular temple structure on the upper right wall. The scene appears to be preparation at a convention hall, with the photograph slightly blurred.

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June 18 20082008-06-18Interior of a large hall prepared for a gathering, with rows of striped rugs in red, blue, green and yellow laid across the floor. On the rugs sit many brass plates, small brass lamps and stacks of translucent plastic containers with blue, orange and pink lids, arranged in long lines. White plastic chairs are set along the left wall, and a white canopy structure hangs overhead with colourful woven banners. A banner on the upper right displays a portrait and Tamil script. One person in a white outfit walks through the far left of the hall. No seated devotees are visible.2008-06-18June 18 20082008-06-18A photograph of a vast grid of hundreds of small round steel bowls covering a long mat on the ground, each filled with food offerings such as grains, lentils, sweets, fruits, eggs and colourful powders in red, yellow and pink. Behind the offerings, several people in white and cream dhotis and saris and a few in saffron or red robes stand along a rope barrier beneath festoons of green banana leaves and a hanging decorated banner. The scene suggests a ritual offering display such as an annadan or puja arrangement. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the frame.2008-01-01A large outdoor offering of many covered metal plates laid in rows across a light-coloured cloth on the ground, filled with food and sealed under clear plastic wrap. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange and white garments, kneel and reach over the plates to arrange them, one man in a white shirt and white dhoti gesturing near the front. Strings of white jasmine and orange marigold garlands hang along the back wall beneath a maroon canopy. Hands and bangles of the people handling the plates are visible at the edges.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a large arrangement of metal bowls and small silver-foil dishes laid in curving rows on a floor, filled with offerings such as grains, spices, sweets, fruits, coloured sugar, seeds and dried items. Two people in white clothing kneel at the top left edge of the frame, partly cut off, and a white-painted brick or stone structure with scattered yellow and orange flowers sits in the foreground. Garlands of yellow flowers are placed on the stonework. Copyright and source text appear over the image lower right.2007-01-01A temple hall with a striped multicolored rug laid out in rows, holding wooden trays with brass plates, small oil lamps and framed pictures. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti stands with bare chest and a rudraksha-style necklace beside a woman in a yellow and red sari near a deity murti on an altar. A woman in a purple sari kneels at left tending the trays, with a second kneeling figure in dark clothing. Colourful garlands hang from pillars, and a stack of wooden blocks sits at right.2022-07-10 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/10/20222022-07-10 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 07 20092009-11-07A photograph inside a gold-pillared temple hall showing a large offering spread on the floor: hundreds of small brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, dried fruits, sweets, nuts and leafy greens arranged in neat rows on a red cloth and striped woven mats. To the left, a seated figure in red and gold clothing with a garland sits beside a golden lion-form seat. In the centre background, a standing deity murti in white and gold garments is visible. A black stone pedestal with a carved serpent form appears on the right. No clearly identifiable person is shown among the people visible, and the offering dominates the frame.2020-07-05