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Photograph of a ritual offering display in a temple-like room with a deep red curtain backdrop. Rows of small brass bowls on a multicoloured cloth hold food offerings such as sweets, fruits, grains, leaves, and coloured powders, with mangoes at the front. Behind them stands a gilded deity murti under a decorated canopy, on a blue silk cloth with gold border, beside a tall brass trident. Small painted clay figurines sit on a blue cloth at left and on a white platform at right. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a large spread of food offerings laid out in rows on a striped cloth over the floor of a temple hall. Dozens of polished brass bowls hold sweets, fruits, puffed grains, banana slices, cooked rice and lentil dishes, several arranged on green leaves. Brass lamp stands and small flower-and-lamp arrangements sit at the top, with a row of painted clay deity murti figures on a platform at the upper left. An orange cloth lies at the right edge beside a woven rag mat. No people are visible, and the scene suggests an annadan-style food offering.KAILASA SINGAPORE on 1/7/20212021-01-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual offering display for a puja. On the left, murti figures of deities are dressed in yellow and red silk with white flower garlands, placed on an orange cloth-covered platform and a silver pedestal. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and brass bells stand nearby. On the right, a long white cloth holds rows of small metal bowls filled with many dishes of food, fruit, sweets and grains, including corn cobs, plantains, fresh coconut and a pile of fruit in a bowl at the top. No people are visible.2021-01-23 +1 copiesDecember 26 20152015-12-26January 24 20162016-01-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple offering ritual. A woman in a red saree with floral embellishment and gold bangles sits on the floor at lower left, arranging food on a silver thali with banana-leaf plates, flower garlands nearby. A large mat with pink and green stripes holds rows of food offerings in small bowls, decorated with yellow marigolds, with fruit at the centre. Behind, a figure in white dhoti stands at the top edge, and a red-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp.A photograph of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth in front of a draped red altar. Dozens of small brass and steel bowls hold colourful dry offerings such as powders, grains and spices in yellow, orange, green and brown. A large brass tray in the centre holds a lit oil lamp, a green leaf plate, bananas and small brass items. Trays of white and yellow flower garlands and pink petals sit at the sides, and a brass pot with flowers stands in front. Garlanded green and gold fabric decorates the altar above. No people are visible.A photograph taken from above of a large grid of stainless steel bowls on the floor, arranged in rows on a red cloth with a striped woven mat at the bottom edge. The bowls hold an array of food offerings for a 108 nivedyam: fried savouries and snacks such as murukku, sev and chakli, sweets and laddus, dried fruits, cut carrots, lemons, boiled rice dishes in yellow and white, and other prepared foods. At the top edge, partly visible, are a red silk garment and draped garlands of white jasmine, with a brass lamp at the left edge. Behind the offerings the floor of a temple shrine is visible. No people are shown.2024-07-21KAILASA Tharamangalam 10 Sep 2021Overhead 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.2021-01-23January 07 20192019-01-07 +1 copiesKailasa in tharamangalam 23 july 2021