A close-up food offering on an orange cloth: a steel plate of golden fried round cakes. Red pomegranate halves sit at the left edge, fresh green betel-type leaves at the right, and scattered red petals lie on the cloth. Packaged snacks appear at the far left. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a ritual food offering. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close-up food offering on an orange cloth: a steel plate of golden fried round cakes. Red pomegranate halves sit at the left edge, fresh green betel-type leaves at the right, and scattered red petals lie on the cloth. Packaged snacks appear at the far left. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a ritual food offering.

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November 27 2014

Close view of sweets and snacks on steel plates set on an orange cloth. Two large spiral-shaped golden fried sweets. Orange jalebi-like sweets fill a plate in the lower left, and a packet of mixed namkeen snack sits at left. Scattered red flower petals lie on the cloth. A clear plastic bag is at the right edge. No people are visible.

2014-11-27 +1 copies

November 27 2014

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Close photo of a silver tray lined with green leaves, piled with golden-brown fried snacks, possibly vadas or pooris. A hand in a gold bangle reaches in to take one. Beside it, a sleeve in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and orange beads is visible on a second person. Another person in a maroon and gold garment stands at right, and a cream cloth hangs beside them.

A close photograph of two polished stainless steel bowls filled with prepared food offerings. The left bowl holds a smooth orange-yellow sweet. The right bowl holds flat, round savoury fried items with green herb flecks, resembling vadas or thepla. Other fried snacks are partly visible at the bottom right, and a green leaf edge appears at the lower left on a white cloth. No people are visible.

A close view of a large stainless steel bowl filled with fried, golden-brown flat snacks, possibly fried fruit or vegetable slices with dark specks, heaped together. A gloved hand in clear plastic reaches in to lift one piece from the pile. The bowl sits on a floral patterned cloth. No people's faces or a person are visible; the scene is food preparation or serving, such as annadan or prasadam distribution.

Close photo of a hand with a gold ring and a gold bangle pressing into a round steel plate of fried flatbread or vada-like cakes resting on green banana leaves, dusted with a light sprinkle of powder. Beside it, a person in a maroon garment and gold-patterned sari-like cloth points with a finger, and a rudraksha mala with beads is visible at upper left. Hands and food only; the wrist and body are partly cut off by the frame. The scene suggests an offering of prasadam.

Overhead photo of a wooden table laid with offerings for a ritual. Metal bowls hold sweets and fried snacks, including ring-shaped fried items and a rice-based dish, alongside plates of bananas, red apples, oranges and green guavas. Bright red flowers and a white flower garland sit near a brass lamp and a small deity murti at the upper right. A person in white clothing stands at the top edge of the frame, partly visible. Scattered flower petals decorate the food.

A photograph of a food offering spread on a red cloth in a temple or ashram setting. Steel bowls hold white rice with vegetables, a yellow-orange tempered rice dish, a pale creamy porridge-like dish, and crisp fried snacks. Two red apples, a coconut and a plate of green betel or leaves sit at left. Behind the food are brass and silver vessels, a small ritual tray, a silver lamp, incense sticks in a cup, and a folded orange cloth. A person in white garments is partly visible at top left, so the scene is an offering arranged before a ritual.

A photograph of steel bowls of prepared food set on a red cloth in the foreground. A large bowl holds fried golden snacks, with a bowl of pale porridge-like food in front, white rice-style dish at left and yellow-orange spiced rice at the right edge. Behind them, smoke rises near a metal vessel with a long spout, orange cloth and flower offerings, and red-brown stone or brick structures. No people are visible; the offerings suggest a ritual food offering setting.

A close-up photograph of a large stainless steel bowl filled with fried puris, golden-brown flatbreads with puffed, blistered surfaces. A small red-handled serving spatula rests against the rim of the bowl. The bowl sits on a table covered with a floral-patterned cloth, and a blue patterned fabric is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.

Top-down photo of an offering spread on a reddish-brown wooden table: bowls of sweets and savouries, orange and yellow pulses, bananas, round green fruits, pomegranate-red fruit, a steel plate of dark brown bananas, and red flowers and white garlands near a brass vessel. Only a person's white-trousered legs are visible at the left edge, so one person is partly in frame. Food offerings suggest a puja or annadan setting, but no clear figure is shown. Scattered petals lie on the wood.