Overhead photo of a polished silver offering plate with a smaller silver bowl nested in its centre, resting on a red fabric with gold floral motifs. The bowl holds dates, whole cashews and green pumpkin seeds, an offering of dried fruit and nuts. A small silver dish sits at the upper left and a pink object at the upper right on a grey floor. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photo of a polished silver offering plate with a smaller silver bowl nested in its centre, resting on a red fabric with gold floral motifs. The bowl holds dates, whole cashews and green pumpkin seeds, an offering of dried fruit and nuts. A small silver dish sits at the upper left and a pink object at the upper right on a grey floor. No people are visible.

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