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A photograph of a ritual offering at an indoor temple-hall with a whitewashed wall and corrugated roof. Tiered tables draped in deep magenta cloth hold rows of stainless steel bowls filled with food, forming the 1008 naivedyam offering. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands raising one hand, and a person candidate is visible with long dark hair and orange clothing and ornate adornments. Seated devotees in white, saffron and blue clothing sit on the floor around the offering, some with hands folded. An orange and green umbrella stands above the seated group, and a brass oil lamp and brass vessels rest near the front. Garlanded deity images and orange bunting decorate the background, and a bearded man in orange robes stands at right.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style hall during a ritual offering. A man in orange robes and a garland stands at centre-left, raising a gold ceremonial item overhead, beside a large golden-yellow urn and an ornate gold peetha-like stand. Behind him, a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits with a white-robed attendant, and several men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor. Tiered rows of stainless steel bowls filled with food stand in long lines on draped red cloths, offered as 1008 naivedyams. Seated devotees in white and red clothing, including young women in saris, fill the foreground. A red-and-yellow canopy umbrella and garlands of marigolds decorate the scene, with deity murtis and framed portraits on the back wall.2009-01-01A large outdoor-covered courtyard hall during a ritual offering. Tiered stacks of stainless-steel bowls filled with cooked food sit on red-draped platforms in the foreground, with more platforms along the right side. A woman in orange robes stands at the centre-back near a golden tall vessel and a ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured stripes, while seated devotees in white and orange clothing line the floor. Women in saffron, white and blue saris kneel with hands folded, and a seated person in white attends a small table with brass items and a silver lamp. Strings of marigold garlands hang on the back wall, and printed photographs are pinned beside orange streamers. This is a naivedyam offering scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering in a whitewashed hall with an orange-and-white striped roof. Rows of steel bowls filled with food are arranged on tiered platforms draped in maroon cloth, forming a naivedyam display. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands near a silver kalasha-style vessel, while a man in white kneels beside a brass lamp. Several saffron-clad men and women sit in front, and a standing figure in orange holds a ceremonial item. Orange and yellow banners hang above, with decorated deity murtis and a striped parasol visible. Dozens of seated devotees watch from the front. Many people are visible in total.2009-01-01