Close-up photograph of a shallow silver or steel tray filled with dried fruit and nuts: whole almonds, cashews, and sliced dried figs, some whole ring-shaped figs. The offering is heaped across the tray with no people visible. No physical people or a person candidate are visible; the tray of dry fruit and nuts is the sole subject. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a shallow silver or steel tray filled with dried fruit and nuts: whole almonds, cashews, and sliced dried figs, some whole ring-shaped figs. The offering is heaped across the tray with no people visible. No physical people or a person candidate are visible; the tray of dry fruit and nuts is the sole subject.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/28/2021

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