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Overhead photo of fruit and flower offerings laid on a woven striped mat on a grey floor. Silver and gold-rimmed trays hold red apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas and a red-and-gold bowl of orange and magenta roses. A brass lamp stand sits at the upper left, and a person in a red garment is partly visible at the right edge. No faces are shown. This is a puja offering arrangement consistent with the event's pada puja and naivedyam.

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Overhead photo of a ritual offering laid out on a red cloth. Steel bowls hold fresh fruit: pears, a mango, a bowl of dark plums, strawberries, yellow bananas and lemons. Bowls of flowers include magenta orchids, bright red blossoms, deep red roses and pink petals. Thin grass blades are scattered across the fruit. A folded maroon and teal cloth lies at the right edge. No people are visible.2024-03-01A photograph of fruit offerings arranged on a round polished metal tray with a lobed rim. Steel bowls hold strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and lychees, while bananas, apples, lemons and red fruit sit behind them on a warm wooden surface with a fringed orange cloth at the edge. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears; this looks like a fruit offering or annadan-style spread.2024-01-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/29/20212021-08-29A photograph of a ritual fruit offering arranged on a red velvet cloth and banana leaves in front of a deity murti. Brass trays hold bananas, strawberries and apples, red and green grapes, mangoes, lemons, green and red bell peppers, carrots, and cilantro. Brass oil lamps stand behind the offering, and a dark-robed deity figure with a gold crown and red-and-purple draped garment is partly visible at the top. A small placard sits at the left edge. No people are visible.2024-07-07KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 7/22/20212021-07-22January 24 20242024-01-24Overhead photo of a wooden table laid with offerings on steel plates for a ritual. Plates hold bananas arranged in a ring, apples, red pomegranates, guavas, oranges, black jamun-type berries, red bananas, a heap of white grated coconut, and whole brown coconuts. Pink rose petals are scattered across the table and plates, with a plate of petals at upper right and a bundle of pink flowers and green leaves beside small paper packets. The offerings suggest puja or annadan food offering, but no people or deities are visible.2006-10-28Feb 13 2022 sripuramPhoto 82859172021-02-27 +1 copiesA close overhead photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. Stacked folded silks in red, grey-green and cream with gold paisley embroidery sit at the top. Bananas, red and green apples, kiwis, a dark green squash and bright oranges are heaped beside small steel bowls holding pink, white and red roses, orange roses, pink gerbera daisies, purple chrysanthemums and rosemary sprigs with green leaves. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like an offering of fruit, flowers and cloth.2024-07-07Close-up photo of a ritual fruit offering laid on a bright red cloth. Steel bowls hold strawberries, blackberries, dark purple plums and a single orange-red fruit, while bananas, pale yellow pears and a golden-brown fruit sit in the foreground. A pink flower cluster appears at the bottom edge and a red and gold embroidered fabric is at the top. No people are visible.2024-03-01A photograph from above of an ornate oval silver tray with gold-embossed scrolled rim and handles, holding a heap of fresh red strawberries and two red apples with green-yellow streaks. The tray rests on a gold-bordered cream silk cloth with woven gold patterns. No people are visible.2022-04-22 +2 copies